Projects

Selected Initiatives & Programs

A curated look at translational research programs, clinical trials, open-source tools, and ventures shaping the next generation of neurotechnology.

Principal Investigator

tFUS for Coma Recovery

First-in-human clinical trial applying transcranial focused ultrasound to induce recovery from disorders of consciousness.

  • IRB-approved, first-in-human protocol
  • Subject-specific acoustic simulations
  • Behavioral + neuroimaging endpoints
Clinical TrialNeuromodulationtFUS

Lead Developer

Open Neuromodulation Toolkit

Field-enabling, open-source software for planning, targeting, and analyzing focused-ultrasound neuromodulation experiments.

  • End-to-end targeting + planning pipeline
  • Skull segmentation from MRI
  • Adopted across multiple labs
SoftwareOpen SourceImaging

C-Suite Advisor

Translational Neurotech Ventures

Scientific and operational leadership across multiple early-stage neurotechnology companies, from R&D to regulatory strategy.

  • R&D roadmap + IP strategy
  • Regulatory and clinical pathway
  • Scientific advisory across portfolio
StrategyBiotechLeadership

Study Lead

Human Neuroimaging Studies

Multi-site MRI + neuromodulation studies characterizing causal circuits underlying attention, memory, and consciousness.

  • 7T + 3T multimodal MRI
  • Causal circuit perturbation designs
  • Cross-institution collaborations
NeuroimagingMRICognition

Founding Scientist

Lab Establishment & Training

Established tFUS laboratories and trained a generation of investigators now driving the field forward across institutions.

  • Stood up new tFUS facilities
  • Trained PIs, postdocs, engineers
  • Protocols now in use field-wide
MentorshipInfrastructure

Method Developer

Computational Methods

Statistical and computational pipelines for high-dimensional neuroimaging and neuromodulation datasets.

  • Reproducible analysis pipelines
  • High-dimensional statistics
  • Open, versioned tooling
StatisticsPipelines

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