Updates

We kindly welcome our new team member joined the CNAlab during Fall 2025. Welcome Marina (the third PhD student in the CNAlab), Jeremie, Youssef, Michael, Megan, Dhyani, Monica, Randa, and Rayan! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

This review paper provided insights into motor impairment assessment using myographic signals with artificial intelligence (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Sohn at Northwestern University. Wonbum did a nice job. Congrats!

This review paper provided insights into motor impairment assessment using myographic signals with artificial intelligence (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Sohn at Northwestern University. Wonbum did a nice job. Congrats!

Team 8 (Marina Samuel, Ines Varela, Sophia Starzynski, and Beshoy Sefen) and Krish Poudel presented at the BME Senior Capstone Reception and Undergraduate Research Symposium. Team 8 won first place! Congrats all! Well done!

This study tested an effect of tibialis anterior neuromuscular electrical stimulation-induced eccentric contraction training on a single-leg standing performance (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Hwang at Hoseo University. Congrats!

Sriparna, the first PhD student in the CNAlab did a poster presentation at NEBEC 2025 in Brooklyn, NY! Well done!

Very good job, Krish! Congrats! 😄

We had a very successful pilot testing of a novel ultrasound-transparent high-density EMG electrode! Luis has developed many important details and finally made a very nice prototype. Thank you all and congrats! 😄

We kindly welcome our new team member joined the CNAlab during Spring 2025. Welcome Fabliha (the second PhD student in the CNAlab), Wonbum, Arena, Jian, Krish, Kermena, Jordan, and Jonathan! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

This study introduced a novel, controlled extrusion process to produce amyloid nanofibrils with uniform lengths (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Park at Konyang University and Dr. Lee at Korea University. Congrats!

We had a very successful lab meeting! Jobelle, my first Master's student, presented her journey at NJIT and her research in the CNAlab. Thank you all and Congrats! 😄

We kindly welcome our new team member joined the CNAlab during Fall 2024. Welcome Sriparna (the first PhD student in the CNAlab), Adeola, Annie, James, Enzo, and Juli! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

Jobelle, the first Master's student in the CNAlab, Nick, and Luis did a poster presentation at ASB 2024 in Madison, WI! Well done! We also had a wonderful gathering with Dr. Zhou's lab. :)

We kindly welcome our new team member joined the CNAlab during Summer 2024. Welcome Semih! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

Dr. Son joined Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences an Associate Editor (click here). Congrats!

This study proposed a deep learning model that predicts an average plantar flexion torque from a single 3-axis accelerometer during a sustained isometric contraction of plantar flexors in neurologically intact individuals (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Fandi Shi and Dr. Rymer at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University. Congrats!

Team 4 (Disha Patil, Ruchi Shah, Michael Patel, and Tahiyah Brinkley), Team 13 (Josh Failla, Devon Ford, Garrett Muscatella, and Semih Nazli), and Addison Montemayor presented at the BME Senior Capstone Reception and Undergraduate Research Symposium. Team 13 won first place! Congrats all! Well done!

Jobelle (the first Master's student in the CNAlab), Nick, and Luis did a poster presentation at NEBEC 2024 in Hoboken, NJ! Well done!

This study investigated the potential relationships between muscle mass and muscle architectural properties in human skeletal muscles (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Ward at University of California San Diego and Dr. Lieber at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University. Congrats!

This editorial on the research topic of sensorimotor stimulations as a potential intervention tool is to compile a collection of scholarly articles that offers insight into neuromuscular adaptation (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Sohn at Northwestern University and Dr. Thompson at Temple University. Congrats!

We kindly welcome our new team member joined the CNAlab during Spring 2024. Welcome Aisha, Rohan, and Angelhaine! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

The team (Nicholas Volpe, Oluwaseun Abiona, and Luis Paulino) achieved one of the two best senior design projects of Fall 2023! Congrats all! Well done!

Addison and Harichandana, BME undergraduate students, received the Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Student Seed Grant! They will continue their projects in support by the URI program. Congrats Addison and Harichandana! Well done!

This study reviews the recent research articles that demonstrated the acute/chronic effects of static stretching on neuromuscular properties in neurologically intact individuals (click here). This work was done by my students, Ruchi Shah and Marina Samuel in CNAlab. Congrats and well done!

Team 12 (Cole Bienert, Hayder Khan, William Kroeger, Ashwin Kurian, and Roark McFadden) received the VentureWell Design Excellence Prize in the DEBUT Challenge! They are posted on the the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell DEBUT websites. Congrats! Well done!

We kindly welcome our new team members joined the CNAlab during Fall 2023. Welcome Nicholas, Luis, Rachel, and Riya! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

This editorial on the research topic of electromyography as a diagnostic tool is to compile a collection of scholarly articles that offers insight into the spinal and supraspinal circuits of patients with neuromuscular disorders (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Singh at Northwestern College and Dr. Iqbal at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Congrats!

Team 8 (Aymen Elassa, Oliver Gu, Jobelle Hernandez, Samira Santana, Mariam Sharobim), Team 12 (Cole Bienert, Hayder Khan, William Kroeger, Ashwin Kurian, and Roark McFadden), and Team 15 (Sai Pamula, Jose Manuel Adames Gomez, Lynda Ramos, Sungjun Bae, and Vidit Kabra) presented at the BME Senior Capstone Reception and Undergraduate Research Symposium. Team 12 and Team 15 won third and second places, respectively! Congrats all! Well done!

Marissa, BME undergraduate student, received the NJIT Provost Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Summer Fellowship! She will continue her project in support of the fellowship. Congrats Marissa! Well done!

This study demonstrates the potential effects of muscle mechanics mediated by changes in muscle length on force variability during isometric contraction in neurologically intact individuals (click here). This work was primarily done by Fandi Shi that I am currently co-advising her Ph.D. with Dr. Rymer at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University. Congrats!

We kindly welcome our new team member joined the CNAlab during Spring 2023. Welcome Anthony, Harichandana, Julia, Jobelle, and Denise! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

We kindly welcome our new team member joined the CNAlab during Winter 2022. Welcome Josuel! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

Luke and Nevin, BME undergraduate students, received the Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Student Seed Grant! They will continue their projects in support of the URI program. Congrats Luke and Nevin! Well done!

A simulation study has been published in Clinical Biomechanics, which seeks to understand the contribution of stroke-related changes in neuromuscular factors to gear ratio during isometric contraction of the medial gastrocnemius (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Rymer at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University. Congrats!

Dr. Son (PI) started new project funded by NIH NIAMS R21 grant! This project aims at developing an in vivo ultrasound imaging-based framework to characterize muscle contractile properties and motor unit mechanics. We expect that the proposed framework can be used as a potential tool that clinicians can diagnose disease early, plan a personalized treatment or intervention, and track the progress or recovery of diseases in the time course of treatments or rehabilitation interventions. Congrats!

We kindly welcome our new team members joined the CNAlab during Fall 2022. Welcome Nevin, Samira, Sungjun, and Marissa! Feel free to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄

Dr. Son joined PLOS ONE an Academic Editor (click here). Congrats!

A simulation study has been published in JBJS Open Access, which seeks to evaluate the functional capacity of a novel BRA-to-ECRB tendon transfer in terms of enabling the performance of several activities of daily living (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Lieber at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University and Dr. Fridén at Swiss Paraplegic Centre. Congrats!

A simulation study has been published in Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, which seeks to understand the relative contribution of altered neuromuscular factors after stroke to muscle activation-force relationships (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Rymer at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University. Congrats!

Dr. Son (PI) and Dr. Zhou (co-PI) started a new project funded by NJIT Faculty Seed Grant Awards – FY2022-23! This project aims at developing a real-time muscle-tendon dynamics model for accurate estimation of muscle force and joint torque. We expect that the outcomes of this project can be used as a critical input for devising optimal exoskeleton control strategies. Congrats!

Dr. Son joined Frontiers in Human Neuroscience as a Guest Associate Editor, leading a special issue entitled "From Depth (needle) to Surface: Electromyography as a Diagnostic Tool in Identifying Neuromuscular Changes Associated with Neurological Disorders" (click here). This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Iqbal at University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Dr. Singh at Northwestern College. Congrats!

The Clinical Neuromuscular Adaptation Laboratory (CNAlab) opened with seven undergraduate students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)!

Welcome all team members and hope to enjoy your research in the CNAlab! 😄