News
March 31, 2023
Publication looks at heart rate and laryngeal muscles during vagus nerve stimulation
Complementary in vivo and computational modeling study evaluates the effects of amplitude and temporal patterns on heart rate and muscle activity
March 17, 2023
Dr. Grill on the Journal of Neurophysiology Podcast: "The cortical evoked potential corresponds with deep brain stimulation efficacy in rats"
Dr. Grill discusses with Editor in Chief Prof. Nino Ramirez
October 19, 2022
Dr. Grill Wins NANS Clinical and Basic Science/Engineering Innovator Award
"Professor Grill's work has contributed greatly to the advancement of the field"
September 16, 2022
Congratulations, Kay!
Congrats to Kay Palopoli for receiving a 2022 Trainee Professional Development Award from the SFN!
September 6, 2022
Congrats to Minhaj Hussain
Congrats to Minhaj Hussain for winning Poster Prize at the Whitaker Neuroengineering Meeting in Cambridge, England
July 13, 2022
Grill Team Wins Competitive Neuromod Prize
The Grill team is one of eight to win the first phase of this prestigious Neuromod Prize competition.
July 11, 2022
Grill Elected to IAMBE College of Fellows
Distinction recognizes outstanding contributions to the profession of medical and biological engineering
July 5, 2022
Brain Stimulation Journal's Most Cited List
Two of the top five most cited papers in Brain Stimulation over the the past 3 years are from the Grill Lab! (Huffman et al., 2019; Aberra et al., 2020)
March 28, 2022
PRIDE Foundational Training with Duke's Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity
We aim to provide an inclusive climate for students, staff, and faculty with marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
March 8, 2022
Grill Lab Outing
At the Nasher Museum of Art we immersed ourselves in visual art to develop our powers of observation and description.
February 3, 2022
~Four~ Grill Lab papers make Neuromodec's list of most impactful neuromodulation articles for 2021
The selected papers spanned topics of VNS, TMS and DBS and were authored by WJ Huffman, AS Aberra, B Wang, C Yu, IR Cassar, J Sambangi, and WM Grill.
January 21, 2022
The Grill Lab discusses Actions for an Inclusive Work Environment
The Grill Lab had a session with Pamela Bivens, Duke Office of Institutional Equity, to discuss Actions for an Inclusive Work Environment.
January 5, 2022
Publication uses models to harmonize differing views of mechanism behind intracortical microstimulation
Congratulations to Karthik Kumaravelu on publication of his analysis of intracortical microstimulation.
December 21, 2021
Congratulations Dr. Gilbert!
John Gilbert successfully defended his PhD. His research advanced our understanding of the mechanisms of action of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain.
October 29, 2021
Grill Lab Members Participate in DuWell Wellness Session
Session was Lead by QuiAnne’ Holmes from DuWell. We focused on dimensions of wellness and campus resources/support available to students and staff.
September 13, 2021
SPARC Team Featured on Community Spotlight
We are using computers to simulate, optimize, and understand neural responses to electrical signals to treat disease.
September 8, 2021
‘ASCENT’ Makes it Easier to Study Electrical Stimulation of Nerves
ASCENT automates the complex process of modeling stimulation for individual-specific nerves with custom cuff electrodes and electrical waveforms
August 31, 2021
New paper characterizing a novel model of detrusor under activity / underactive bladder
Work led by Duke BME Research Scientist Eric Gonzalez, PhD
August 27, 2021
Publication of our work on chronic monitoring of awake, behaving bladder and bowel function.
Capability developed by and study led by Duke BME Sr Research Scientist Chris Langdale, in collaboration with the team from Galvani Bioelectronics.
August 17, 2021
Grill Featured on Get Healthy 360 Podcast
Get Healthy 360 is a podcast with Kris Ferguson
May 26, 2021
Dr. Grill featured on Neural Implant Podcast
This podcast's purpose is to bring together the field of neuroprosthetics in an understandable conversation about current topics and breakthroughs.
April 28, 2021
Using a fixed amplitude threshold can generate misleading changes in measures of burst dynamics
Fixed amplitude threshold can generate misleading changes in measures of burst dynamics
April 16, 2021
Lab Member Receives National Goldwater Scholar
Grace Dessert, an undergrad research assistant in the Grill Lab, was Nominated for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
April 13, 2021
Control of colonic motility
Fundamental studies to advance the science of sacral nerve stimulation for treatment of fecal incontinence and constipation