Engineering foundational neuroscience discoveries to improve lives

Neural Engineering

Neural Engineering RNEL

Neural Engineering Cross-Translation 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

Three Bioengineering PhD Students receive NIH F31 Fellowships

Three Bioengineering PhD Students receive NIH F31 Fellowships

NIH Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) Recipients Camila Garcia Padilla Garcia Padilla is a...

A Pittsburgh discovery about learning comes full circle

A Pittsburgh discovery about learning comes full circle

Why are some skills easier to learn than others? Aaron Batista and his team found part of the answer to this central...

Engineering enters the operating room

Engineering enters the operating room

Until he stepped into an operating room for the first time, Aaron Batista thought he knew a lot about the...

Hunter Family Foundation Funds Novel Approach to Optimizing Parkinson’s Therapy

Hunter Family Foundation Funds Novel Approach to Optimizing Parkinson’s Therapy

Parkinson’s Disease is characterized by a progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons in a region of the brain...

Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect

Jonathan Vande Geest distinctly remembers the exact moment he knew he needed a two-photon microscope. A colleague had...

Events

Oct 29

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....

Nov 03

Bioengineering PhD Open House

Join our Associate Chair for Graduate Education Dr. Kurt Beschorner for more information on our PhD program! Attendees...

Nov 10

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....

Nov 12

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....

Dec 09

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....

May 17

Bridging Species and Modalities in Intracortical Microstimulation (BRIDGE - STIM) Workshop

This workshop aims to provide a platform for leaders in experimental and computational neuroscientists studying mice,...