CIMIT Consortium Institution: Northeastern University

Consortium Institution: Northeastern University

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a research university with a defining focus on use-inspired research and a strong record of collaboration with colleagues in the clinic and in industry. Grounded in its signature cooperative education program, or co-op, the University's rapidly growing research enterprise engages the talents of its faculty and student body in developing solutions to real world problems. Northeastern's research infrastructure includes six national research centers designated by federal agencies, including centers of excellence in sensing and imaging, translational nanomedicine, nanomanufacturing and healthcare systems engineering. Northeastern joined CIMIT's Consortium in 2010. This collaboration offers state-of-the-art technology and engineering research resources for clinically-based innovators in the Boston area.

Recent CIMIT-Funded Projects Awarded to Northeastern Investigators

YEAR	PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR	PROJECT TITLE	PROGRAM AREA
2012	Bickmore, Timothy	Optimizing Hospital Workflow and Quality through Patient Engagement	Integrated Clinical Environments
2012	Sipahi, Rifat	Building Handheld Devices to Accommodate Essesntial Tremor	Neurotechnology
2012	Mavroidis, Constantinos	Smart Orthoses for Home Based Tele-Rehabilitation Systems	Neurotechnology

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PRESIDENT:
Joseph E. Aoun, PhD

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Site Miners

Dana Brooks, PhD
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

CIMIT RESPONSIBILITIES
Site Miner, Northeastern University

Heather Clark, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences

CIMIT RESPONSIBILITIES
Site Miner, Northeastern University

Shashi Murthy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering

CIMIT RESPONSIBILITIES
Site Miner, Northeastern University

Site Miners are unique to the CIMIT network. They seek out, encourage and engage emerging innovators who show a passion for transforming patient care through technology.

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

10.14.11
news@Northeastern: A Firm Grasp on Engineering Solutions
Northeastern University engineering researchers are developing new sensing technology that would provide doctors with dynamic tools to measure the progress of patients undergoing physical therapy from stroke and other injuries. Under a separate grant from CIMIT, they will apply this technology to designing a customizable orthosis brace with embedded sensors to fit around the Achilles tendon and stabilize the ankle and foot, so patients who have just suffered a stroke can more safely walk and move around.

10.20.10
Northeastern University Joins CIMIT Consortium
Adds strengths in healthcare systems engineering, nanotechnology and use-inspired research

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