About the NEIMO Lab
The Neural Engineering, Interfacing, Modulation and Optimization Laboratory employs a combination of neurophysiology, optogenetics, viral gene therapy, and optical imaging techniques to develop novel neuroprosthetic and gene therapy approaches to alleviate motor deficits caused by conditions such as spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Research
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Jordan J. Williams, MD, PhD
The NEIMO Lab is directed by Dr. Jordan Williams, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Williams received both of his terminal degrees from Washington University—St. Louis in 2013 and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh's Systems Neuroscience Institute in 2019. He joined the Marquette University-Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering in August of 2019, founding the NEIMO Laboratory shortly thereafter.
Investigative Collaborators
Dr. Jordan Williams and investigators at the NEIMO Laboratory work closely with collaborative investigators from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Medical College of Wisconsin specializing in Biomedical Engineering, Neurosurgery, Neurobiology, and Ophthalmology.
Facilities
Housed on the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Campus, the NEIMO Laboratory has access to a wealth of technical and clinical resources designed to support basic science and translational investigations into electrophysiological and optogenetic applications to spinal cord injury and disease.
Funding
Research at the Neural Engineering, Interfacing, Modulation and Optimization Laboratory is supported on an ongoing basis by Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin and receives additional support on an ad hoc basis from such institutions as the National Institutes of Health.
Get Involved!
Advanced Degrees
Students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in neural engineering, optogenetics, viral gene therapy, and brain-computer interfaces are invited to explore educational opportunities provided by the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, as well as the Neuroscience Doctoral Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Research Opportunities
The NEIMO Lab is proud to sponsor graduate, undergraduate, and high-school students in research programs designed to expose the next generation of physicians, scientists and engineers to the world-class research practices employed by Marquette and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Medical School Summer Research Program
Open Positions
The team at the Neural Engineering, Interfacing, Modulation and Optimization Laboratory is always looking for individuals with an interest in working to develop science and technologies that advance our understanding and treatment of spinal cord injury and disease. For more information on joining the NEIMO Lab, contact Dr. Jordan Williams.