As one of our initial trainees, Collin Kaufman joined the program as a third-year graduate student January 1, 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2021. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience with a focus on neuroengineering, neuromuscular junctions, …
Collin Kaufman Develops Spinobot
MBM Trainee Collin Kaufman has recently explanted an intact rat’s spinal cord into a biobot with a 3-D muscle system made of engineered tissue. The biological-robot hybrid could pave the way to major medical advances.
“When we looked more deeply …
Collin Kaufman Presents on a Locomotor Spinobot at Beckman Institute
MBM Trainee Collin Kaufman delivered a presentation at the Beckman Institute’s Graduate Student Seminar on September 5, 2018. His topic was “A Locomotor Spinobot: Engineering a Functional Spinal Cord-Skeletal Muscle Bioactuator.”
Kaufman’s research has determined that coopting preexisting motor circuits …