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We are pleased to announce that Caroline Lambert has joined the Laboratory for Translational Neurorecovery as a Clinical Research Coordinator! Caroline holds a BA in Public Health and Psychology from Wheaton College, Massachusetts. Her expertise and background will be invaluable to our research efforts, particularly in advancing the study of upper limb motor function following …

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Dr. Liqi Shu has been awarded the NIH StrokeNet fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year. This fellowship will supports his research on improving prognostic accuracy for stroke patients by integrating neuroanatomical injury data with functional movement analysis. His innovative work aims to enhance patient outcomes and rehabilitation strategies

The Laboratory for Translational Neurorecovery is honored to welcome Alkis Hadjiosif to our team! Alkis is a T32 research fellow, who prior to joining the lab, obtained a PhD in Bioengineering from Harvard University, has been a research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, and a research associate at Harvard University. His research uses a combination …

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Congratulations to Richard Hardstone, MEng, Ph.D. on receiving a MGH ECOR Fund for Medical Discovery Clinical Research Fellowship Award for his project, “Establishing real-time, mechanistic biomarkers of vagus nerve stimulation for stroke motor rehabilitation.”

Congratulations to LTNr members for their new publication in the American Academy of Neurology entitled, “Distinguishing Distinct Neural Systems for Proximal vs Distal Upper Extremity Motor Control After Acute Stroke”, which examines the disparate impact of acute stroke on proximal and distal upper extremity motor systems. This study highlights the diverse clinical manifestations of post-stroke …

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Galina Gheihman, MD presented at the AAN Annual Meeting Poster Presentation. Her presentation, “Psychosocial Needs, Challenges, & Coping Strategies of Stroke Survivors with Upper-Extremity Motor Deficits in the First Two Years: A Qualitative Study”, uses data from the SMaHRT study, a study examining the natural history of arm and hand motor recovery after stroke.