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Gerald Loeb

Dr. Gerald Loeb, MD, is Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Medical Device Development Facility in the A.E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at USC, and Deputy Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center on Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems. Dr. Loeb is the PI for three current research grants funded through the NIBIB, NSF, and DARPA, and has an impressive history of funded research dating back to 1976. His current research interests include the sensorimotor control of limb movement and prosthetic technologies such as BION injectable microstimulators to restore movement in paralyzed muscles and limbs. Dr. Loeb has authored or coauthored over 200 publications, issued 42 patents, served on the editorial boards of four journals and regularly referees for several others, and served as Chairman of the MRC Grants Committee for Biomedical Engineering (1989-1992).

Positions & Honors

Positions
2008-present CEO, SynTouch LLC
2008-present Adj. Professor of Neurology, University of Southern California
2006-present Adj. Professor of Pharmacy, University of Southern California
2003-present Deputy Director, NSF Engineering Research Center on Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems
1999-present Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Medical Device Development Facility, A.E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California
1994-1999 Chief Scientist (consulting), Advanced Bionics Corp., Sylmar, CA
1988-2000 Director of Bio-Medical Engineering Unit, Professor of Physiology, Member of the Medical Research Council Group in Sensory-Motor Neuroscience, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
1986-1987 Chief, Neurokinesiology Section, Lab. of Neural Control, IRP, NINCDS, NIH (Sr. Surgeon, USPHS)

Selected Honors & Awards
2002-present Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering
1993-1997 Theme Coordinator, Canadian Neuroscience Network of Centres of Excellence
1992-present Editorial Board, Experimental Brain Research
1985-1995 Editorial Board, Exercise and Sports Science Reviews

International Exchange Fellowship to Bulgaria - National Academy of Sciences
Queen's National Scholar - Queen's University
College of Fellows, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)


Education

University of Arizona, Tuscon 1973 Surgical Internship
The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD M.D. 1972 Medicine
The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD B.A. 1969 Human Biology

Current Research Support

National Science Foundation (Director: Humayan) 09/2003-09/2010
An Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems EEC-0310723
In addition to being the Deputy Director, G.E. Loeb is the P.I. of one of the three three testbeds (Neuromuscular Prosthesis) for biomimetic device development.
Role: Deputy Director

DARPA (PI: Harshbarger) 2006-2010
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Teaming Plan for Revolutionizing Prosthetics
Role: Subcontract P.I.

Selected Publications

  1. Kaplan, H.M. and Loeb, G.E. Design and fabrication of an injection tool for neuromuscular microstimulators. Ann Biomed Eng. 2009 June 24 [Epub ahead of print].
  2. Mileusnic, M.P. and Loeb, G.E. Force estimation from ensembles of Golgi tendon organs. J Neural Eng. 2009 Jun;6(3):035001. Epub 2009 Apr 15.
  3. Loeb, G.E. Taking control of prosthetic arms. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009 Feb 11;301(6):670-1.
  4. Song, D., Hendrickson, P., Marmarelis, V.Z., Aguayo, J., He, J., Loeb, G.E., Berger, T.W. Predicting EMG with generalized Volterra kernel model. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008; 2008:201-4.
  5. Cheng, E.J. and Loeb, G.E. On the use of musculoskeletal models to interpret motor control strategies from performance data. Journal of Neural Engineering, 5:232-253, 2008.
  6. Kaliki, R.R., Davoodi, R. and Loeb, G.E. Prediction of Distal Arm Posture in 3-D Space From Shoulder Movements for Control of Upper Limb Prostheses. Proceedings of the IEEE, 96(7):1217-1225, 2008.
  7. Song, D., Raphael, G., Lan, N. and Loeb, G.E. Computationally Efficient Models of Neuromuscular Recruitment and Mechanics. J. Neural Eng. 5:175-184, 2008.
  8. Wettels, N., Popovic, D., Santos, V.J., Johansson, R.S. and Loeb, G.E. Biomimetic tactile sensor array. Advanced Robotics. 22(8):829-849, 2008.
  9. Zou, Q., Tan, Wei, Kim, E.-S. and Loeb, G.E. Single-axis and Tri-axis Piezoelectric Bimorph Accelerometer. IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 17(1):45-57, 2008.
  10. Song, D., Lan, N., Loeb, G.E., and Gordon, J. Model-based sensorimotor integration for multi-joint control: Development of a virtual arm model. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 36(6):1033-1048, 2008.
  11. Liao, K-C, Hogen-Esch, T., Richmond, F.J., Marcu, L.R, Clifton, W. and Loeb, G.E. Percutaneous Fiber-optic Sensor for Chronic Glucose Monitoring in vivo. Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 23(10):1458-1465, 2008.
  12. Zou, Q., Tan, Wei, Kim, E.-S. and Loeb, G.E. Single-axis and Tri-axis Piezoelectric Bimorph Accelerometer. IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 17(1):45-57, 2008.