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Bin Feng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
Neuroengineering, neuromodulation, electrophysiology, experimental and computational neuroscience, soft tissue biomechanics Email: fengb@uconn.edu
Address:
260 Glenbrook Rd Unit 3247
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-3247
Office Phone: 860-486-6435
Office Fax: 860-486-2500
Education:
BS in Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University at West Lafayette
Post-doc in Visceral Pain & Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh
Research Summary: Dr. Feng’s research is focused upon the sensory encoding and processing of the peripheral nervous system. Particular interests are given on 1) how the sensory afferent neurons detect and transmit pain-related sensory information, 2) the peripheral mechanisms that underlie the sensory aberrations in chronic pain and 3) translating scientific discoveries into next-generation neuromodulatory strategies and devices that target peripheral nerves/neurons for the better management of chronic pain. A multidisciplinary approach has been taken including ex vivo and in vitro electrophysiological recordings and stimulations, molecular biology and transcriptome analyses, nerve-electrode interface via micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), optogenetics, biomechanics at the nerve – tissue interface, and together with rigorous computational simulations of neural encoding and tissue biomechanics. Details about ongoing research projects can be found at the lab website, i.e., Neuroengineering & Pain Research (NPR) Lab Honors and Awards
Selected publications
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