Cynthia Chestek, PhD

Professor
University of Michigan

Cynthia A. Chestek received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2005 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 2010. She is an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, where she joined the faculty in 2012. She runs the Cortical Neural Prosthetics Lab, which focuses on brain and nerve signals from implantable electrodes to control precise hand movements. Her lab also develops carbon fiber electrodes smaller than neurons that could enable even higher density interfaces to the nervous system. She is the author of 89 full length manuscripts and has advised 19 PhD students.

Presentation(s):

• Open-Source Neuromodulation: Driving Innovation & Accessibility

  Thursday, June 12, 2025
  3:15 PM - 4:30 PM ET

• (62) The Cleveland Open Source Modular Implant Innovators Community (COSMIIC)

  Friday, June 13, 2025
  4:30 PM - 5:10 PM ET