The Doctor Is In

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Dr. Katie Gant received her BS and MS degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University. She received her PhD from The University of Miami in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Gant’s research experiences span from basic science, to translational experiments, and now clinical trials.

Her interest in spinal cord injury started in the neuromuscular physiology laboratory at The Miami Project, where her studies focused on understanding the properties of paralyzed muscles. This led her to explore techniques for driving paralyzed muscles via natural control signals from the brain. Her dissertation research developed a system that monitored event related desynchronization in the motor cortex of people with cervical-level spinal cord injuries via electroencephalographic recordings. Real-time decoding led to stimulation of upper-extremity muscles to enable hand movements. This work contributed to the development of a closed-loop brain-machine interface utilizing subdural electrodes.

As Director of Education and Outreach at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Dr. Gant serves as the Scientific Liason for our research center, promoting interactions between the spinal cord injury community, researchers, and clinicians. She is responsible for informing the public, community partners, and patient groups about spinal cord injury research and resources. Her team oversees the research participant database and intake process for The Miami Project, with aids in the recruitment for our clinical research programs.

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