ROAR Lab makes multiple presentations at New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Symposium at Rockfeller University

October 18, 2018

ROAR Lab makes multiple presentations at New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Symposium at Rockfeller University, Oct 16-18, 2018. 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 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