The symposium featured presentations by leading investigators from the U.S. and abroad on their latest basic and translational SCI research in this active field. ROAR Laboratory is supported by multiple research grants from NY State SCIRB.
The program included an invited oral presentation by Dr. Agrawal entitled "Robotics to Facilitate Training of Human Gait and Posture" and five posters from our researchers in ROAR labgroup.
1. Development of a Pelvic-Assisted Stair-mill Trainer
Authors: Biing-Chwen Chang, Ningjia Yang, Jianghao Ou, Moiz I. Khan, Antonio Prado, and Sunil K. Agrawal
2. Development of a Stand-Trainer for SCI Patients
Authors: Moiz Khan, Isirame Omofuma, Tatiana Luna, Dario Martelli, Joel Stein, Enrico Rejc, Susan Harkema, and Sunil K. Agrawal
3. Improving Locomotor Function after Spinal Cord Injury with a Perturbation Based Balance Training
Authors: Dario Martelli, Moiz Khan, Isirame Omofuma, Matha Sliwinski, Sunil K. Agrawal
4. Training Upper Body using a Trunk-Supported Trainer (TruST)
Authors: Victor Santamaria, Moiz Khan, Tatiana Luna, and Sunil K. Agrawal
5. Whhelchair Robot for Active Postural Support for SCI Patients
Authors: Chawin Ophaswongse, Rosemarie C. Murray, Victor Santamaria, and Sunil K. Agrawal