# Integrated Engineering and Rehabilitation Training

> **NIH NIH T32** · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $316,588

## Abstract

This proposal describes our “Integrated Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation Training” program that
produces biomedical engineering Ph.D. graduates who combine state-of-the-art expertise in neural engineering
(an area of bioengineering) with a genuine appreciation of the practice and challenges of clinical rehabilitation.
This T32 is centered in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, but also
includes the strong participation of several of our local medical centers. Our T32 is focused exclusively on
predoctoral training - having trained 59 students since 1999. We are requesting funding for 8 predoctoral
positions per year for five years, and have institutional commitment to match with two additional students. We
expect to train a total of ~20 BME Ph.D. students for two years each over the proposed 5 years. Trainees enter
with undergraduate training in engineering or a closely related discipline. They satisfy the rigorous requirements
of the BME Ph.D. program and benefit from its existing features, while our T32 program adds value through
highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects, a clinical immersion experience, and unique access
to visiting seminar speakers. Over the next 5 years, we will create and pilot a virtual reality-based Neural Anatomy
course (exploiting our unique relationship with the Microsoft HoloLens program), include formal diversity training,
and implement our newly formed external Advisory Committee comprised of academic leaders in rehabilitation
and neural engineering, representatives of large and small companies in the stimulation and rehabilitation
commercial space, practicing neural/rehabilitation physicians, and a student diversity professional.
 The specific objectives of our training program are: (1) Prepare our trainees for productive careers in
rehabilitation and neural engineering; (2) Provide a rigorous engineering education that forms the basis for future
innovation; (3) Provide specific expertise in the development and application of neural stimulation and
interventions for overcoming neurological disorders; (4) Provide specific expertise in modeling and simulation;
(5) Provide an extensive, hands-on clinical immersion experience that prepares each trainee for a translational
career; (6) Provide specific expertise in the deployment and integration of Brain Computer Interfaces; and (7)
Provide real-world professional development training to enhance post-graduation success.
 We have assembled a distinguished group of mentors who serve in one of three roles: Research Training
mentors (17) who are the primary research advisors of the trainees, Associate Research Training Mentors (5)
who are content experts on T32 trainee committees, and Clinical Training Mentors (12) from rehabilitation and
surgical disciplines who insure the clinical relevance of each trainee research project. Trainee project topics
include electrode development; stimulation pattern design; neura...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10490255
- **Project number:** 5T32EB004314-23
- **Recipient organization:** CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Jeffrey R Capadona
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $316,588
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1999-07-01 → 2025-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10490255

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10490255, Integrated Engineering and Rehabilitation Training (5T32EB004314-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10490255. Licensed CC0.

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