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Event Title
From Laboratories to Life: Using Regulatory Science to Advance Neural Interfaces for Sensorimotor Control
March 13, 2025

Date:
March 13, 2025

Johns Hopkins University CERSI

Thursday, March 13, 2025
3:00 – 4:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Presented By

Francesco V. Tenore, PhD

Francesco V. Tenore, PhD
Principal Professional Staff,
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

About the Presentation

Neural interfaces hold promise for restoring lost sensory and motor functions for individuals with a wide variety of debilitating conditions. In this talk, Dr. Tenore will provide an overview of the history of implanted human sensorimotor neural interface technologies, their investigation via clinical trials, and their potential for restoring function in people affected by spinal cord injury and motor neuron diseases. The talk will also delve into the challenges that are still outstanding for these technologies to become ultimately usable by the population they are intended to serve, and provide a glimpse into what new capabilities lie ahead.

About the Presenter

Dr. Francesco V. Tenore is Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).  At APL, he serves as the Section Supervisor of the Neural Interfaces Section, where he leads a team of nine neuroengineers who are developing and researching next-generation implanted and noninvasive neural interfaces. His research expertise is in the development and testing of implanted closed-loop neural interfaces in the brain and spinal cord to control and perceive prostheses and to restore function to individuals with spinal cord injuries. His research is currently supported by NIH, the SPARC Neuromodulation Prize, and the Department of Defense.

Dr. Tenore holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He earned his B.S. in Electronics Engineering from the University of Trieste in Italy.

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