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Research Interests
pathophysiogy, stroke, spinal cord injury, spinal circuits,biomedical engineering, neural signal processing
neural mechanisms underlying motor impairment in stroke and spinal cord injury
neurologic rehabilitation
Training Experience
1967 | Residency, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia |
1971 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Monash University |
1974 | Fellowship, NINDS/NIH |
1976 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University |
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Neurophysiology, Monash University
… → 1973
Medicine, MD, University of Melbourne
… → 1962
Research interests keywords
- Bioengineering
- Movement Control
- Neurology
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Grants
- 35 Finished
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Novel Actions of Acute Intermittent Hypoxia in Hemispheric Stroke
Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI)
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
2/23/24 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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A Multi-Center Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Intermittent Hypoxia Therapy in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI) & Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI)
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
2/23/24 → 9/29/24
Project: Research project
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Sensor Technology Applied to Rehabilitation in Stroke - STARS
Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI), Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI), Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI) & Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI)
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
11/15/21 → 9/29/24
Project: Research project
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Development of a new approach to quantify muscle mechanical properties in stroke survivors
Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI)
4/1/20 → 3/31/22
Project: Research project
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Sensor Technology Applied to Rehabilitation in Stroke - STARS
Rymer, W. Z. (PD/PI)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, NIDILRR
9/30/19 → 9/29/24
Project: Research project
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Acute intermittent hypoxia increases maximal motor unit discharge rates in people with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury
Pearcey, G. E. P., Afsharipour, B., Holobar, A., Sandhu, M. S. & Rymer, W. Z., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of physiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pilot study: effect of somatosensory loss on motor corrections in response to unknown loads in a reaching task by chronic stroke survivors
Oh, K., Rymer, W. Z. & Choi, J., May 2024, In: Biomedical Engineering Letters. 14, 3, p. 523-535 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BiLSTM-Based Joint Torque Prediction From Mechanomyogram During Isometric Contractions: A Proof of Concept Study
Son, J., Shi, F. & Rymer, W. Z., 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 32, p. 1926-1933 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterizing 3D Force Vectors to Improve the Assessment of Spasticity
Kibria, Z., Bae, S., Chandra, S., Chardon, M., Rymer, W. Z. & Suresh, N., 2024, 2024 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2024 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Combining Neuromodulation Strategies in Spinal Cord Injury Gait Rehabilitation: A Proof of Concept, Randomized, Crossover Trial
McKenzie, K., Veit, N., Aalla, S., Yang, C., Giffhorn, M., Lynott, A., Buchler, K., Kishta, A., Barry, A., Sandhu, M., Moon, Y., Rymer, W. Z. & Jayaraman, A., Oct 2024, In: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 105, 10, p. 1930-1937 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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