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SUMMARY:Chemistry & Engineering Seminar: Dr Alexander Boys (Dartmouth College)
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Abstract: The nervous system is fractal in nature, moving from large ordered structures like the brain and central nervous system to increasingly smaller formats, including small nerve fibers, neuromuscular junctions, and plexi. Current implantable neural interfaces are typically designed to access the proximal portions of the nervous system, often fabricated as conformable microelectrode arrays, designed to interface with the spinal cord or large nerves, as well as with the surface of the brain. These formats are typically incompatible with the distal portions of the peripheral nervous system, leaving information that originates at these terminals inaccessible. Here, I will discuss strategies to build alternative implant formats that are capable of residing inside of different tissues, while still achieving neural access. I will demonstrate a variety of recording capabilities for detecting different neural phenomena in peripheral tissues as well as methods for controlling neural activity in the context of the enteric nervous system.=0D=0A=
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Dr Alexander Boys is a materials scientist and biomedical engineer focused on the development of implantable bioelectronic interfaces for autonomic neuroengineering applications. He received his BS from Lehigh University and his PhD from Cornell University both in Materials Science and Engineering, where he worked with Profs. Lara Estroff and Lawrence Bonassar on engineered tissue interfaces and regenerative medicine as an NIH F31 Fellow. He subsequently joined the University of Cambridge, working with Profs. Róisín Owens and George Malliaras as a Human Frontier Science Program Cross-Disciplinary Fellow. There, he developed in vitro and in vivo bioelectronic systems for real-time cellular monitoring and neural interfacing. During this period, he expanded into the enteric nervous system, engineering devices capable of accessing and recording from intricate peripheral neural plexi in preclinical models. Prof. Boys is now an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College and an NIH K12 Green Scholar, where he leads the Regenerative Bioelectronics Lab. His research focuses on the fundamental interactions between electronic materials and living tissues and the development of next-generation implantable technologies for autonomic and peripheral neural interfacing and organ-level neuromodulation.=0D=0A=
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A. Boys webpage
LOCATION:Laws Building. Room 207
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