NRTL | Neuromodulation Research and Technology Laboratory

Mission Statement

We innovate neuromodulation technologies to improve the quality of life for people with neurological disorders. Our active research projects develop patient-specific computational models and couple them with optimization algorithms to program neuromodulation systems in humans with the goal of personalizing therapy for each individual person.

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Recent News

March 9, 2026

Welcome to Karina Deniz, who recently joined the lab for the doctoral component of her Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD).

May 2, 2025

Congratulations to Mehrta Farsad on winning a poster award at the 2025 Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium. Congrats, Mehrta!

April 24, 2025

Congratulations to Karianne Wong on receiving the 2025-26 University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Congrats, Karianne!

August 27, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Lecy on successfully defending her PhD thesis, "Mechanisms and characterization of upper and lower limb motor pathway activation in people with Parkinson's disease." Way to go Dr. Lecy!

June 4, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Butler on successfully defending her PhD thesis, "Elucidating the pathways underlying action tremor control with deep brain stimulation for Essential Tremor" Way to go, Dr. Butler!