Members
Dr. Casey Rosso
Working in:
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
I am a United States Army sponsored DPhil/PhD student at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences studying cognition in the deep brain.
My Research is supervised by Professors Tipu Aziz and Alexander Green from the Oxford Functional Neurosurgery Group at John Radcliffe Hospital.
I am very interested in understanding the organisational mapping of sub cortical pain network circuits, and the corresponding cortical functional connectivity hubs e.g. the Salience Network’s dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex (dACC) and Anterior Insular Cortex (aINS) which are consistently co-activated in experimental pain and rsfMRI.
Understanding this network underpinnings allows for a more optimal deep brain stimulation target location selection and precise depth electrode placement with favourable outcome prediction in neuromodulation of neuropathic pain suffered by thalamic stroke patients in the United Kingdom.
Pruthvi Mehta
Working in:
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Neurofeedback
- Data science and biomarkers
My main interest is in neurophysics and computational neurology. I have a background (PhD) in particle physics, but am looking to pivot to neuroscience. I have used computational neurology tools such as BRIAN (used to simulate spiking neural networks), and have used Python and Tensorflow as part of my machine learning projects and PhD research. I would love to contribute in any way to chronic pain research, and it is a topic close to my heart as I suffered from chronic pain throughout my PhD and continue to do so.
Georgios Zilidis
Working in:
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Peripheral stimulation
Pain associated with metastatic spinal diseases.
Catherine Moran
Working in:
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Neurofeedback
My main research area is chronic pain and interplay with CPTSD.
Physiological presentations in relation to Trauma.
Non- pharmaceutical interventions.
Sudipta Chowdhury
Working in:
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Prosthetics and robotics
- Biomechanics
- Pumps and infusion devices
- Digital Health
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Peripheral stimulation
- Neurofeedback
- Invasive recording systems
- Virtual reality
- Data science and biomarkers
- Optogenetic systems
- Other
Current student – I am still exploring my interests in health and med tech
Harriet Downing
Working in:
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Prosthetics and robotics
- Biomechanics
- Pumps and infusion devices
- Digital Health
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Peripheral stimulation
- Neurofeedback
- Virtual reality
- Data science and biomarkers
The Bath Institute for the Augmented Human is led by Prof Damien Coyle and Dr Ben Metcalfe, and brings together 60+ academics at Bath with expertise in neurotech, wearables/sensors, robotics, VR/AR, Virtual Digital Assistants, assistive communications devices, haptics, implantables, brain-computer interfaces. The Institute’s focus is on the development of technology to improve human physical and cognitive performance, in a safe and ethical manner, for societal benefit and ensuring no harm is done in the field.
Victoria Marks
Working in:
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Neurofeedback
- Invasive recording systems
- Data science and biomarkers
I work in neurostimulation device development. Disease modalities I’ve worked with include epilepsy, chronic pain, MSA, and TBI. Current work is looking for a biomarker of pain.
Kshitij Kumar
Working in:
- Animal models
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Invasive recording systems
- Data science and biomarkers
I am engaged in the study of the intricate relationship between affective disorders and their associated comorbidities, particularly chronic pain. To delve into this complex interplay, I employ a multi-faceted approach. For human subjects, I utilize behavioral tasks and non-invasive imaging methods to unravel the neural and behavioral foundations of these conditions. When working with animal models, I employ in-house developed, customizable polyimide-based flexible electrodes. These specialized tools enable me to gain deeper insights into the neural underpinnings of these disorders.
Dr Rebecca Ward
Working in:
- Computational and dynamical brain models
- Bioelectronics and sensor systems
- Prosthetics and robotics
- Biomechanics
- Digital Health
- Non-invasive brain stimulation
- Invasive brain or spinal stimulation
- Peripheral stimulation
- Neurofeedback
- Invasive recording systems
- Virtual reality
- Data science and biomarkers
Network manager for the N-CODE network+ which aims to develop technologies that enable diagnosis and management of neurological conditions in the community.