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SUMMARY:From a “jolt to the head” to the gift of hearing: taking neura
 l prostheses to the clinic
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DESCRIPTION:Prof R. K. Shepherd PhD\, FAHMS\, University of Melbourne\, AU
 S\nNeural prostheses are engineered devices that record from and/or electr
 ically stimulate excitable tissue in order to improve health outcomes. Sin
 ce the introduction of the first heart pacemaker in the 1950s\, there have
  been a number of devices approved for clinical use\, resulting in a drama
 tic impact on the quality of life of millions of people around the world. 
 These technologies depend on fundamental biomedical engineering principles
  and a thorough understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the target 
 neural population. This talk will provide an overview of the design princi
 ples of bionic devices\, using examples from our research including cochle
 ar implants and retinal prostheses. I will also provide an overview of the
  potential preclinical studies required to evaluate device safety and effi
 cacy and detail some of our current research examining stimulation safety 
 and drug delivery in concert with neural prostheses. \n\nBio\nProfessor R
 ob Shepherd is the Principal Scientist of The Bionics Institute and Head o
 f the Medical Bionics Department at the University of Melbourne. He was Di
 rector of the Bionics Institute from 2005-2017. In the 1980’s he led the
  preclinical team that demonstrated the safety and efficacy of Cochlear's 
 bionic ear in both adults and children\, and more recently his team develo
 ped a prototype bionic eye as part of an Australia-wide collaboration – 
 Bionic Vision Australia – to develop a commercial bionic eye. A phase 1 
 clinical trial of this device was completed in 2014. He has published over
  200 peer-reviewed papers\, given more than 100 invited international keyn
 ote conference presentations and received over $95m of research funding as
  chief investigator. Prof Shepherd directed the expansion of the Bionic Ea
 r Institute into the Bionics Institute\, broadening its research portfolio
  and introduced a contract research organisation specialising in in vitro 
 and in vivo R&D associated with neural prostheses. In 2014 he was awarded 
 the Garnett Passe Medal at the Royal Society of Medicine\, London\; in 201
 5 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical 
 Sciences and the “Knowledge Nation 100” of Australia’s top innovator
 s\; and in 2017 the bionic eye was commercialised through Bionic Vision Te
 chnologies with a capital investment of $24m. He was recently appointed th
 e inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the journal Bioelectronics in Medicine.
LOCATION:Campus Biotech\, H8 Auditorium https://plan.epfl.ch/?room=H81144.
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