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Andy at Literature garten — **Andrew J. Fuglevand, PhD** – Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience

Andy received his undergraduate degree from Montana State University, his master’s degree from the University of Washington, and his PhD from the University of Waterloo, Canada, with David Winter. He did post-doctoral training with Roger Enoka (University of Arizona) and Brenda Bigland-Ritchie (John Pierce Lab and Yale University). His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health. He was the recipient of the Delsys Prize for Innovation in Electromyography and has received teaching recognition awards at the University of Arizona.

**Shine Chin, B.S.** Doctoral Student in Neuroscience

Shine did her undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Macalester College in Minnesota. She is in her 2nd year in the Neuroscience doctoral program. Shine is studying the influence persistent inward currents play in shaping motor unit firing patterns in awake behaving rats.

**Jean Dill**, B.S., M.S., Doctoral Student in Neuroscience

Jean did her undergraduate and master’s degree studies in Physiology at the University of Arizona. She is presently a doctoral student in Neuroscience. She is examining the neural basis of emotional facial expressions in non-human primates.

Jehad Alfaleh, BS, MS – PhD student in Biomedical Engineering

Jehad completed a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology—with concentrations in Biomedical and Electronics —at East Tennessee State University, and a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland State University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D., where his research focuses on developing methods that enable individuals with tetraplegia to control assistive robotic arms. Outside the laboratory, Jehad enjoys spending quality time with his children.

**Isra Athar,** BS – Doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering

Isra did her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona. She is now a doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering. She is not an ‘official’ member of the lab but has provided substantial assistance with our project to restore movements in paralyzed hands.

Kayla McCabe, BS – Master’s student, Biomedical Engineering

Kayla received her undergraduate degree in Physiology from the University of Arizona. She is presently a master’s student in the Biomedical Engineering program. Kayla work focuses on restoring movement in paralyzed hands using wireless stimulation.

Dorian Noriega is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering and a McNair Scholar. He is working on a project to enable high-level tetraplegics to use assistive robotic arms.