RERC:National Advisory Panel

National Advisory Panel

James Abbas

Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Arizona State University

James Abbas, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering in the Fulton School of Engineering and is co-director of the Center for Adaptive Neural Systems (http://ans.asu.edu/) at Arizona State University. Dr. Abbas received his B.S. in bioelectrical engineering from Brown University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Abbas is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, has served as an officer of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society.

His research interests are in applications of neural engineering techniques and technology in the area of medical rehabilitation. Current projects include the development and assessment of systems that use electrical stimulation for therapy after spinal cord injury, systems to improve neuromotor control in children with CP, systems to restore sensory capabilities to amputees, and techniques to improve sensorimotor function in people with Parkinson’s Disease.

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