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Institute for Neural Engineering (INEM)
We are an interdisciplinary research institute with a mission to catalyze translational neuroscience research at the University of Miami and transform our understanding of brain, its functions and pathology to improve human health.

The Institute engages faculty, students and research staff across colleges and schools, with complimentary expertise and facilitates building interdisciplinary programs in translational neuroscience and neural engineering. Our teams of internationally and nationally recognized engineers, scientists, physicians and trainees are carrying out cutting-edge discovery, translational, and clinical investigations targeting all levels of nervous system function, and pathology. These discoveries, made possible by interdisciplinary collaborations and team science, provide the building blocks that form the foundation for improvements in human health, through development of novel technologies, approaches and interfaces for improved and early diagnosis and new therapies for disease.

W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D. 
Scientific Director, 
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis 
Associate Dean for Discovery Science 
Co-Director, Institute for Neural Engineering 
Associate Director, Miami CTSI
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, 
Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology

 

Suhrud Rajguru, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Biomedical Engineering & Otolaryngology
Co-Director, Institute for Neural Engineering
Assistant Director, University of Miami 
Clinical and Translational Science Institute