John NeuroBionics Lab
We focus on the research and development of the next generation medical systems that interact with the body. Our lab mainly focuses on neuroprosthetics, neural engineering, brain computer interfaces, and medical devices to diagnose, monitor or substitute lost function.
- Dr Sam John Group leader
sam.john@unimelb.edu.au
Sam is a Biomedical Engineer and leads the Translational Medical Technologies group in the Neural Engineering laboratory. He was involved in development of the bionic eye and the endovascular neural interface (Stentrode). His research spans brain computer interfaces, neural engineering and bionics, and medical devices. He uses a range of techniques including functional imaging, electrophysiology, thin film fabrications, signal processing, image processing, electronics and software development.
Research staff
- Huakun Xin
Research Engineer
huakun.xin@unimelb.edu.au - Dr Thomas Spencer Research Fellow
thomas.spencer@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate researchers
- Jack Drummond
Research Engineer
jddr@student.unimelb.edu.au - JingYang Liu
Research Engineer
jingyangl2@student.unimelb.edu.au - James Qi
Research Engineer
weijieq@student.unimelb.edu.au - Max Kaplan
Research Engineer
mkaplan@student.unimelb.edu.au
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Patents
John, Sam Emmanuel, Nicholas Lachlan Opie, and Thomas James Oxley. “Medical device for sensing and or stimulating tissue.” U.S. Patent 10,512,555, issued December 24, 2019.
Opie, Nicholas Lachlan, Thomas James Oxley, Gil Simon Rind, Stephen Michael Ronayne, Sam Emmanuel John, Clive N. May, and David B. Grayden. “Medical device for sensing and or stimulating tissue.” U.S. Patent Application 16/539,357, filed November 28, 2019.
Opie, Nicholas Lachlan, Thomas James Oxley, Gil Simon Rind, Stephen Michael Ronayne, Sam Emmanuel John, Clive N. May, and David B. Grayden. “Medical device for sensing and or stimulating tissue.” U.S. Patent 10,485,968, issued November 26, 2019.
Opie, Nicholas Lachlan, Thomas James Oxley, Gil Simon Rind, Stephen Michael Ronayne, and Sam Emmanuel John. “Endovascular device for sensing and or stimulating tissue.” U.S. Patent Application 15/955,412, filed October 25, 2018.
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