Kathryn Montgomery
Bioengineering
Bio-X SIGF Fellow 2012/2013
Profs. Scott Delp (Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering) and Karl Deisseroth (Bioengineering, Psychiatry)

Kate is designing and developing devices to control muscles. She is using optical activation of neurons to achieve better muscle control than electrical stimulation. This project combines the fields of electrical engineering, material science, neuroscience, and molecular biology. Research in this field will improve the available therapies for people with paralysis and movement disorders caused by brain and spinal cord damage.