| Meet the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Kip Ludwig Professor of Neurological Surgery and Surgery |
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Research area Translating the next generation neuromodulation therapies to hijack the nervous system to treat circuit dysfunction and deliver biomolecules to target areas with unprecedented precision.
What excites you about your work?
“I came from industry to academia to do research that could be paradigm shifting, and now we’ve started a couple of concepts in human studies. I anticipate we will learn and have to adjust to make something that really helps people.”
What do you hope to achieve?
“I got into this to help people, and I’m shooting for something revolutionary. Two of my projects could meet that goal: an injectable electrode that can isolate a nerve and noninvasively stimulating cranial nerves to improve brain clearance. For the first project, if we get rid of the risk, cost and complications and improve our ability to isolate nerves, that could be foundational to treat diseases and disorders. For the second project, we hope to noninvasively stimulate cranial nerves above the eye or in the mouth while sleeping, to promote brain clearance and prevent Alzheimer’s, or prevent secondary injury in TBI patients.”
Kip’s work will support the development of cranial nerve isolation and noninvasive stimulation to optimize neuromodulation therapy. Kip’s overall ambition is to help people, and we look forward to supporting him in reaching that goal.
Want to learn more?
Jeanine Burmania, [email protected], 608.960.9846