Gail F. Forrest
Gail F. Forrest is an associate director of Human Performance and Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation and an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at New Jersey Medical School.[1] She has also conducted more than 20 federal, state, and national clinical trials for patients with spinal cord injury.[2] She is also part of the research team winning the Neuromod Prize in 2022 for new collaborative work on the development of neuromodulation therapies.[3]
Education[edit]
Gail Forrest received a Ph.D in biomechanics. from Temple University in 2001.[2][1]
Career[edit]
As a postdoctoral fellow at Kessler Foundation Research Center in 2002, Forrest received a grant funding by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Research to evaluate independent walking after incomplete spinal cord injury through body weight support treadmill training.[2][4]
Forrest received state and federal funded grants to research on neuroplasticity, improvement in secondary consequences and restoration of function for individuals after SCI.[2] She has published extensively in the area of neuroplasticity and the use of exoskeleton on posture and walking after SCI.[5][6]
Forrest also collaborates with the Victory over Paralysis organization as part of the Epidural Simulation Program.[7]
Awards and funding[edit]
Forrest is part of the team that won the Neuromod Prize in 2022 for a proposal that presents a pathway for greater independence for people paralysed with spinal cord injury. This is a collaborative project including research teams from the Kessler Foundation, the University of Louisville, Medtronic, and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.[8]
She also received major funding from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation for her ongoing study titled “Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation: Addressing Spasticity and Motor Function.”[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Rutgers New Jersey Medical School". njms-web.njms.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ a b c d "Gail Forrest, PhD". Kessler Foundation. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "New collaborative work wins Neuromod Prize to accelerate the development of neuromodulation therapies". News-Medical.net. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Department of Health | New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research | 2002 Research Directory". www.state.nj.us. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ Ramanujam, A.; Husain, S. R.; Momeni, K.; Garbarini, E.; Augustine, J.; Forrest, G. F. (November 2017). "Effects of longitudinal powered exoskeleton training on overground walking for SCI: A case study". 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation (WeRob). pp. 1–2. doi:10.1109/WEROB.2017.8383822. ISBN 978-1-5386-4377-8. S2CID 49193867.
- ^ Saleh, S.; Ramanujam, A.; Momeni, K.; Hoxha, A.; Husain, S. R.; Allexandre, D.; Yue, G.; Forrest, G. F. (November 2017). "Cortical control of walking with and without powered exoskeleton assistance: An EEG pilot study". 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation (WeRob). pp. 1–2. doi:10.1109/WEROB.2017.8383865. ISBN 978-1-5386-4377-8. S2CID 49190831.
- ^ "Epidural Stimulation Program – Victory Over Paralysis". Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Research team wins NIH prize for plan to accelerate advances in spinal stimulation through autonomic neuromodulation". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Kessler Foundation receives major funding from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to advance research in spinal cord injury and fellowship education". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-10-21.