Fall 2021 Archer Fellowship
Huge congratulations to Arjun Mehendale, a Fall 2021 Archer Fellow. Arjun is currently completing an internship in Washington DC.
23rd International Congress on Acoustics
The 23rd International Congress on Acoustics in Aachen, Germany.
Nerve Stimulation + Repetitive Sounds Help Improve Hearing
Thank you American Physiological Society for supporting the important research being conducted at the Texas Biomedical Device Center.
2019 Carolina Neurostimulation Conference
Dr. Engineer attended the second annual Carolina Neurostimulation Conference (CNC) in Chapel Hill, NC in June. The conference featured talks from experts in network dynamics, brain stimulation, and modeling and analysis.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards Over $13 Million in Young Investigator Grants to 200 Scientists Pursuing Innovative Mental Health Research (pdf)
Crystal T. Engineer, Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, will explore a potential treatment for auditory symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. People with autism often struggle to process speech, and experience hearing deficits even after training to strengthen their auditory skills. Using an established rat model of autism, Dr. Engineer will test whether such training has stronger effects when paired with stimulation of the vagus nerve, which contributes to sensory processing. She hopes to point toward better treatment for auditory deficits among people with autism, and to identify brain networks involved in the improvement of sound processing.
Dr. Crystal Engineer and graduate fellow Jonathan Riley present their work at the 6th International Conference on Auditory Cortex
The 2017 meeting of the International Conference on Auditory Cortex (ICAC), which consists of nearly 300 scientists of diverse expertise all of whom work on the auditory cortex, took place on September 10-15, 2017 at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada, to discuss and debate new findings in hearing-research and auditory-cortex function.
Vagus nerve stimulation as a potential adjuvant to behavioral therapy for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
Many children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders undergo expensive, time-consuming behavioral interventions that often yield only modest improvements. The development of adjunctive interventions that can increase the benefit of rehabilitation therapies is essential in order to improve the lives of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Rocking Out Rett
Rett Syndrome is neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a mutation in the MECP2 gene that mainly affects girls. TxBDC researchers Dr. Crystal Engineer, and Dr. Seth Hays discuss our research funded by Rettsyndrome.org in this video. Watch the Video
Raashi Thakkar awarded an Undergraduate Research Scholar Award
Congratulations to Raashi Thakkar for being awarded a UT Dallas Undergraduate Research Scholar Award. The Undergraduate Research Scholar Award program supports students who are conducting their own research project during the spring semester. Raashi was awarded a $500 stipend, and will have a chance to win additional prizes at the end of semester Undergraduate Research Poster Contest. Best of luck Raashi!
Roshni Ray selected for the prestigious Green Fellowship
A big congratulations to Roshni Ray for being awarded the prestigious Green Fellowship. The Green Fellowship program supports students who seek research positions at UT Southwestern Medical School for one semester during their junior year. Roshni will gain 12 hours of research credit, a one-time stipend of $4,000, and placement in a UT Southwestern Research lab. Best of luck Roshni!