Symposium Presentations

"The talks were just exceptional; it was an extremely rich day. The mix of creative clinical work, where physicians are addressing real-world problems and doing fantastic things to help people, combined with the scientists who are coming up with new solutions that are changing the landscape, made for a very rich symposium. I heard things that I think are very influential."

Buddy Ratner, PhD
Director, University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials
Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering

Neuroprosthetics 2009 was a daylong symposium that featured plenary presentations, followed by smaller roundtable discussions that focused on specific areas of prosthetic and neuroprosthetic development. The opening remarks and plenary presentations at the symposium were webcast and are presented here:

	Welcoming Remarks Dennis D. Berkey, PhD President and CEO Worcester Polytechnic Institute Watch
	Introduction Grant McGimpsey, PhD Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, ad interim Director, of WPI Bioengineering Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute Watch
	Rehabilitation and Recovery Challenges Facing Severely Injured Service Members Col. Paul Pasquina, MD Chief, Integrated Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Walter Reed Army Medical Center Abstract \| Watch
	New Thinking on the Healing and Integration of Implanted Electrodes Buddy Ratner, PhD Director, University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Abstract \| Watch
	Engineering the Interface for Percutaneous Biomaterials John E. Olerud, MD George Odland Professor Head, Division of Dermatology University of Washington Abstract \| Watch
	The Development of a Sheep Amputation Model to Investigate Aspects of Transcutaneous Osseointegrated Exoprosthetic Attachment James Peter Beck, MD Adjunct Professor Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah Bone and Joint Research Lab, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center Abstract
	Stability of Percutaneous, Osseointegrated Implants: A 12-Month Study Using an Amputated Ovine Model Kent N. Bachus, PhD Research Associate Professor Director, Harold K. Dunn Orthopaedic Research Laboratory University of Utah Abstract
	Development of a neural interface for artificial limbs Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD Associate Dean and Associate Professor Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Abstract \| Watch
	Digit and Limb Injury, Repair, Regeneration Christopher Allan, MD Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Harborview Medical Center University of Washington School of Medicine Abstract \| Watch
	Designing Biomaterials Surfaces to Direct Keratinocyte Functions at the Skin-Implant Interface George Pins, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute Abstract \| Watch

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	Welcoming Remarks Dennis D. Berkey, PhD President and CEO Worcester Polytechnic Institute Watch
	Introduction Grant McGimpsey, PhD Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, ad interim Director, of WPI Bioengineering Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute Watch
	Rehabilitation and Recovery Challenges Facing Severely Injured Service Members Col. Paul Pasquina, MD Chief, Integrated Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Walter Reed Army Medical Center Abstract \| Watch
	New Thinking on the Healing and Integration of Implanted Electrodes Buddy Ratner, PhD Director, University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Abstract \| Watch
	Engineering the Interface for Percutaneous Biomaterials John E. Olerud, MD George Odland Professor Head, Division of Dermatology University of Washington Abstract \| Watch
	The Development of a Sheep Amputation Model to Investigate Aspects of Transcutaneous Osseointegrated Exoprosthetic Attachment James Peter Beck, MD Adjunct Professor Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah Bone and Joint Research Lab, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center Abstract
	Stability of Percutaneous, Osseointegrated Implants: A 12-Month Study Using an Amputated Ovine Model Kent N. Bachus, PhD Research Associate Professor Director, Harold K. Dunn Orthopaedic Research Laboratory University of Utah Abstract
	Development of a neural interface for artificial limbs Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD Associate Dean and Associate Professor Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Abstract \| Watch
	Digit and Limb Injury, Repair, Regeneration Christopher Allan, MD Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Harborview Medical Center University of Washington School of Medicine Abstract \| Watch
	Designing Biomaterials Surfaces to Direct Keratinocyte Functions at the Skin-Implant Interface George Pins, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute Abstract \| Watch

Symposium Presentations

Welcoming Remarks

Introduction

Rehabilitation and Recovery Challenges Facing Severely Injured Service Members

New Thinking on the Healing and Integration of Implanted Electrodes

Engineering the Interface for Percutaneous Biomaterials

The Development of a Sheep Amputation Model to Investigate Aspects of Transcutaneous Osseointegrated Exoprosthetic Attachment

Stability of Percutaneous, Osseointegrated Implants: A 12-Month Study Using an Amputated Ovine Model

Development of a neural interface for artificial limbs

Digit and Limb Injury, Repair, Regeneration

Designing Biomaterials Surfaces to Direct Keratinocyte Functions at the Skin-Implant Interface