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Joshua Santos, B.A., B.S.
FORMER LAB MEMBER

Joshua Santos, B.A., B.S.

Former Research Fellow
Motor Recovery Laboratory
Burke Medical Research Institute

Biography

Clinically, regaining hand function is a high priority for people who suffer from injury; therefore my current research focuses on the evaluation of rodent forelimb function to assess corticospinal tract injury and repair. The lab has recently developed a device that specifically measures supination, in rodents, and I am working with Anil Sindhurakar, Ph.D. and Thelma Bethea, B.S. to determine the proper timing between motor training and brain stimulation, as a therapeutic. I am also working on a collaborative translational study with Kiki Yang, Ph.D., the Martin Lab at CCNY and the Harel Lab at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. This study uses combined motor cortex and spinal cord stimulation to target spared connections after a partial injury and ultimately improve forelimb function.

Education

Degree: 
B.A., B.S.
Institution: 
Purchase College, SUNY

Recent Publications

PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Butensky SD, Bethea T, Santos J, Sindhurakar A, Meyers E, Sloan AM, Rennaker RL 2nd, Carmel JB.
J Vis Exp. 2017 Sep 28;(127). doi: 10.3791/56341.
Full-text on PubMed
PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Sindhurakar A, Butensky SD, Meyers E, Santos J, Bethea T, Khalili A, Sloan AP, Rennaker RL 3rd, Carmel JB.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2017 Feb;31(2):122-132. doi: 10.1177/1545968316662528. Epub 2016 Aug 20.
Abstract on PubMed