Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Novel Modalities for Communicating with the Brain
Discussion Leader: Viviana Rincon Montes (Research Center Jülich, Germany)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Guosong Hong (Stanford University, United States)
"Seeing the Sound: Emerging Neural Interfaces Across Multiple Modalities"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Next Generation Neural Technologies
Discussion Leader: Raghav Garg (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Taylor Cannon (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Multifunctional Fibers for Volumetric Imaging and Modulation of Neuronal Activity In Vivo"
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Marie Jung (Research Center Jülich, Germany)
"Development and Validation of 3D Kirigami Neural Implants"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Vishal Jain (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
"Transcranial Deep Brain Stimulation using Passive Free Floating Implants"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Emilie Revol (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)
"Chronic Stability of Soft Electrocorticography (ECoG) Arrays for Auditory Cortex Recording in Monkeys"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Joshua Woods (Rice University, United States)
"A Network of Battery-Free Neurostimulators Powered by a Single Transmitter"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Electrophysiology, Neuromodulation, and Algorithms
Discussion Leader: Ahmad Shah Idil (University College London, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Eduard Masvidal Codina (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain)
"Switchless Multiplexing System for High-Resolution Cortical Brain Mapping"
9:15 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Gabriella Shull (Duke University, United States)
"Design and Optimization of a Low-Noise Scalable Multiplexed Neural Interface"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Yuhang Ma (Rice University, United States)
"Nanofabricated High-Density Ultra-Flexible Neural Probes for Chronic Populational Neural Recording and Intracortical Microstimulation"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Poppy Oldroyd (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Soft Device for Simultaneous Measurements of Contractility and Electrophysiology of Neuromuscular Tissue"
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Piotr Kucia (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
"Flexible Silicon Micromembranes for Leadless Opto-Electric Modulation of Peripheral Nerves"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Navigating Neurotech Career Pathways: Obstacles, Challenges, and Opportunities
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Frederick (University of Oregon, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Navigating Neurotech Career Pathways
Mark Hettick (Precision Neuroscience Corp., United States)
Doris Lam (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
Vidhi Desai (Abbott, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes