Representing a broad range of those advancing neurotechnology and translational neuroscience research from the McKelvey School of Engineering, Arts & Sciences and the School of Medicine
If you are interested in finding out more about the TNNT program, please contact Dan Moran.
![Wilson (Zach) Ray, MD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/RayW_Neurosurgery-280x386.jpg)
Wilson (Zach) Ray, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
- Email: rayz@wustl.edu
Advancing treatment for spinal cord injury (SCI)
![Alexandra Rutz, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/RutzA_BME-280x386.jpg)
Alexandra Rutz, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Email: rutzalexandral@wustl.edu
Expertise in bioelectronics, biomaterials, tissue engineering & regenerative medicine, biofabrication & 3D printing, and neural engineering
![Addison Schwamb](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/05/SchwambAddison-280x386.jpg)
Addison Schwamb
PhD Candidate, Electrical & Systems Engineering
- Email: a.l.schwamb@wustl.edu
Faculty Mentor: ShiNung Ching, Electrical & Systems Engineering (ESE)
![Ismael Seáñez, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/SeanezI_BMEjpg-280x386.jpg)
Ismael Seáñez, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Email: ismaelseanez@wustl.edu
Development of neuro-rehabilitation tools and programs that promote the active use of residual mobility to maximize recovery and improve the quality of life of people with neurological disorders
![Lori Setton, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/SettonL_BME-280x386.jpg)
Lori Setton, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Email: setton@wustl.edu
Understanding mechanisms of pain development in arthritis and intervertebral disc disease
![Jon Silva, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/SilvaJ_BME-280x386.jpg)
Jon Silva, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Studies how excitable cell dynamics are linked to the molecular movements of ion channels
![Lawrence Snyder, MD, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/SnyderL_Neuroscience-280x386.jpg)
Lawrence Snyder, MD, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
- Email: lsnyder@wustl.edu
Use of sensory information and past experience in driving motor behavior
![Jon Willie, MD, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/WillieJ_Neurosurgery-280x386.jpg)
Jon Willie, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
- Email: jontwillie@wustl.edu
Expertise in human and animal neurophysiology of sleep, cognition, and emotion
![Lan Yang, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/YangL_ESE-280x386.jpg)
Lan Yang, PhD
Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering
- Email: lyang25@wustl.edu
Fabrication, characterization and fundamental understanding of advanced nano/micro photonic devices with outstanding optical properties or novel features for unconventional control of light flow
![Xuan Silvia Zhang, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/ZhangS_ESE-280x386.jpg)
Xuan Silvia Zhang, PhD
- Email: xuan.zhang@wustl.edu
Robotics, system engineering, VLSI, and computer architecture
![Quing Zhu, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/tnnt/files/2023/04/ZhuQ_BME-280x386.jpg)
Quing Zhu, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Email: zhu.q@wustl.edu
Develops multi-modal instrumentation systems (e.g., ultrasound & near infrared imaging) for clinical diagnosis of brain, ovarian, breast and other cancers