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SUMMARY:EPFL BioE Talks SERIES  "Technological Translation of Soft Neural 
 Interfaces"
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Stéphanie P. Lacour\, Center for Neuroprosthetics and I
 nstitute of Bioengineering\, EPFL\, Lausanne / Geneva (CH)\nWEEKLY EPFL BI
 OE TALKS SERIES\n\n(note that this talk is number two of a double-feature 
 seminar - see details of the first talk here)\n\nAbstract:\nThe design\, m
 anufacturing and implementation of soft neural interfaces are an interdisc
 iplinary venture by essence.  Neuroanatomy guides the topology of the int
 erface.  Neural communication drives transducers modalities and interconn
 ections.  Clinical conditions ultimately lead interfaces’ functions and
  lifetime. \nThe introduction of mechanically compliant polymers and micr
 ofabrication are transforming the approaches used to design and manufactur
 e neural interfaces.  In this talk\, I will review how we engineer these 
 interfaces using thin films\, cleanroom-based processing and programmed el
 asticity. \nThe optimization and validation of the soft interfaces requir
 e careful design and systematic characterization in vitro and in vivo\, an
 d so with specificity across scales.  I will illustrate these concepts wi
 th implants from the lab targeting the brain\, the spinal cord and the per
 ipheral nerves.\n\nBio:\nStéphanie P. Lacour holds the Bertarelli Foundat
 ion Chair in Neuroprosthetic Technology at the School of Engineering at th
 e Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. She received her PhD in Elec
 trical Engineering from INSA de Lyon\, France\, and completed postdoctoral
  research at Princeton University (USA) and the University of Cambridge (U
 K).  She joined EPFL in 2011. Since January 2017\, she is full professor 
 in Microengineering and Bioengineering at EPFL.  She is a co-founding mem
 ber and current director of EPFL Center for Neuroprosthetics\, now located
  at EPFL satellite – Campus Biotech in Geneva.\nShe is the recipient of 
 the 2006 MIT TR35\, the 2011 Zonta award\, the 2014 WEF Young Scientist\, 
 and she was selected as one of the 2015 World Economic Forum Young Global 
 Leaders.\n\nZoom link (with registration) for attending remotely: https://
 go.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks\n\n\nIMPORTANT NOTICE: due to restrictions result
 ing from the ongoing Covid-19 situation\, this seminar can be followed via
  Zoom web-streaming only\, following prior one-time registration through t
 he link above.
LOCATION:via Zoom web-streaming only\, due to Covid-19 situation https://g
 o.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks https://go.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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