The Inaugural Medtronic Lecture, "Neuroprostheses for Restoration of Movement," will be presented by P. Hunter Peckham, professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedics at Case Western Reserve University, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, in 210 Hodson Hall on the Homewood campus. The lecture is sponsored by Medtronic Inc. and hosted by the Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute at Johns Hopkins.

Peckham's research focuses on neural engineering and neuroprostheses to restore function to paralyzed extremities.

He and his collaborators have developed implantable neural prostheses that utilize electrical stimulation to control neuromuscular activation and control. These prostheses have been used clinically to provide hand and arm function in individuals with cervical level spinal cord injury. In his lecture, Peckham will discuss examples of upper and lower extremity neuroprostheses to restore arm mobility, standing and ambulation and describe likely future advances.

In addition to his professorship, Peckham is director of the Veterans Affairs Center of Excellence in Functional Electrical Stimulation, a consortium involving the Cleveland VA Medical Center, Case and MetroHealth Medical Center. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson College of Technology and his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Case.

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