Curriculum Vitae

Education

• B.S. in Biology, Stanford University, 2011
  • 2-time All-American (Fencing)
• Ph.D in Bioengineering, University of Kansas, 2020
  • Thesis: Neurophysiological mechanisms of sensorimotor recovery from stroke

Skills

• Full stack neurophysiology engineer
  • CAD for physical device design
  • FPGA/microcontroller for closed-loop
  • C/C++ real-time GUI
  • Simulink for simulation and state control
  • Matlab/Python/Tableau for analysis
  • CSS/JS for web design
• Rat pellet retrieval motor model

Work experience

2014 - 2020: Graduate Research Assistant, KUMC

• Cortical Plasticity Lab
  • PI: Randy Nudo
  • Supervisor: David Guggenmos
• Developed data pipelines from “the edge” to “the cloud.”
• Applied control systems models to cortical activity in relation to motor rehabilitation.

2013 - 2014: Research Technician, Lawrence KS

• Identigen North America
  • Supervisor: Stacie Eliades-Becker
• Assisted in installation of high-throughput tape-based liquid-handling system.
• Day-to-day involved conducting SNP-genotype array tests for bovine heritage.

Publications

Effects of tDCS on spontaneous spike activity in a healthy ambulatory rat model

Milighetti, S., Sterzi, S., Fregni, F., Hanlon, C. A., Hayley, P., Murphy, M. D., Nudo R. J., Guggenmos, D. J. (2020). Effects of tDCS on spontaneous spike activity in a healthy ambulatory rat model. Brain Stimulation, 13(6), 1566-1576.

Differential effects of open-and closed-loop intracortical microstimulation on firing patterns of neurons in distant cortical areas

Averna, A., Pasquale, V., Murphy, M. D., Rogantin, M. P., Van Acker, G. M., Nudo, R. J., Guggenmos, D. J. (2020). Differential effects of open-and closed-loop intracortical microstimulation on firing patterns of neurons in distant cortical areas. Cerebral Cortex, 30(5), 2879-2896.

Chronic stability of single-channel neurophysiological correlates of gross and fine reaching movements in the rat

Bundy, D. T., Guggenmos, D. J., Murphy, M. D., Nudo, R. J. (2019). Chronic stability of single-channel neurophysiological correlates of gross and fine reaching movements in the rat. PloS one, 14(10), e0219034.

Improving an open-source commercial system to reliably perform activity-dependent stimulation

Murphy, M., Buccelli, S., Bornat, Y., Bundy, D., Nudo, R., Guggenmos, D., Chiappalone, M. (2019). Improving an open-source commercial system to reliably perform activity-dependent stimulation. Journal of neural engineering, 16(6), 066022.

Assessing Perturbations to Neural Spiking Response Dynamics Caused By Electrical Microstimulation

Murphy, M. D., Dunham, C., Nudo, R. J., Guggenmos, D. J., Averna, A. (2018, May). Assessing Perturbations to Neural Spiking Response Dynamics Caused By Electrical Microstimulation. In 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.

Comprehensive spatial analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteome reveals a compartmentalization bias toward the bacterial surface

Dowdell, A. S., Murphy, M. D., Azodi, C., Swanson, S. K., Florens, L., Chen, S., Zuckert, W. R. (2017). Comprehensive spatial analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteome reveals a compartmentalization bias toward the bacterial surface. Journal of bacteriology, 199(6).

Current challenges facing the translation of brain computer interfaces from preclinical trials to use in human patients

Murphy, M. D., Guggenmos, D. J., Bundy, D. T., Nudo, R. J. (2016). Current challenges facing the translation of brain computer interfaces from preclinical trials to use in human patients. Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 9, 497.

Talks

Mechanisms of Recovery from Motor Stroke

November 10, 2020

Talk at Carnegie Mellon University (Zoom), Pittsburgh PA, USA

Doctoral Defense

October 09, 2020

Talk at Global (Zoom), Kansas City KS, USA

State Machine for Low-Latency High-Fidelity Spike Detection

January 21, 2019

Talk at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS, USA

Capitol Graduate Research Summit

June 21, 2017

Poster at State Capitol Building, Topeka KS, USA

Neuroplasticity and Neurorehabilitation

June 08, 2017

Talk at Rockhurst, Kansas City MO, USA

Service

See my thoughts on service here. In general, I am happy to assist those who come to me with honest questions or to collaborate and assist in any capacity that I am able given constraints of time and bandwidth.