Engineering foundational neuroscience discoveries to improve lives

Neural Engineering

Neural Engineering RNEL

Neural Engineering Cross-Translation Institute Program (UP NExT)

Paralysis, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, blindness, and chronic pain affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. While the scientific expertise to address these challenges exists, progress has been limited by fragmentation across disciplines. Organized by the Department of Bioengineering, UP NExT is Pitt’s response to that gap, bringing together researchers across engineering, medicine, and the sciences to develop technologies that treat disease, restore function, and improve the lives of those affected by neurological injury.

24
Faculty
$22M+
In Annual Research Funding
5
Research Areas
1 Goal
Delivering Discoveries to Patients

News

Brandon Grainger Named Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Power Electronics Magazine

Brandon Grainger Named Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Power Electronics Magazine

The University of Pittsburgh’s Brandon Grainger has been named Deputy Editor-in-Chief (Academia) of IEEE Power...

Pitt’s G. Paolo Galdi Elected a Foreign Member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic

Pitt’s G. Paolo Galdi Elected a Foreign Member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic

In an age of increasingly powerful computers, G. Paolo Galdi solves complex equations with pencil and paper. A...

Plugging In, Tuning Up, and Taking Third

Plugging In, Tuning Up, and Taking Third

Folk singer Bob Dylan famously took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, plugged in an electric guitar, and...

Vikas Khanna Named Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Pitt

Vikas Khanna Named Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Pitt

Vikas Khanna has been appointed chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of...

Two Suitcases and a Dream

Two Suitcases and a Dream

The first time Prahlad Pant (MS CE ’77, PhD CE ’80) applied for a passport to travel from Nepal to America, it was...

Events

Sep 17

Savio L-Y Woo Lectureship

Join the Department of Bioengineering for the annual Savio L-Y Woo Lecture. Our guest speaker this year is Kam W. Leong,...

Sep 24

Bioengineering Master's Programs Open House

Join the Department of Bioengineering for a virtual open house to learn more about our Master's programs! Hear from Dr....

Oct 01

Bioengineering Seminar Series - Damion Shelton

Damion Shelton, Associate Vice President and Executive Director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie...

Oct 08

Bioengineering Seminar Series - Dr. Vikram Chib

Dr. Vikram Chib will present "Fatigue and the State-Dependent Valuation of Effort in Health and Disease." Abstract Our...

Oct 14

Bioengineering Master's Programs Open House

Join the Department of Bioengineering for a virtual open house to learn more about our Master's programs! Hear from Dr....

Oct 15

Bioengineering Seminar Series - Dr. Shalini Prasad

Dr. Shalini Prasad, Head of Department of Bioengineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, will present "Wearable...