Principal Investigator -Neurosurgeon

Principal Investigator - Neurosurgeon

RNL Research Manager

Research Coordinator

Background: Dr. Netoff is a professor in the the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Minnesota. The Netoff lab focuses on developing tools for optimization of therapies for treatment of epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and autonomic and volitional control with spinal cord stimulation. The lab currently has 7 graduate students and has graduated 5 students with over 19 papers published by graduates students from the lab.

Dr. Elizabeth Bottorff is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota. After attending high school in Indiana, Dr. Bottorff obtained her BS in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Afterward, she attended the University of Michigan where her thesis work focused on peripheral neuromodulation for female sexual dysfunction (FSD). She utilized animal and clinical models to better understand the genital hemodynamic response to tibial and genital nerve stimulation before and after neurological damage. Currently in Minneapolis, she is furthering this work by using the same techniques from her thesis to investigate the effect of spinal cord stimulation on sexual arousal in people with spinal cord injuries.

Emily is a Biomedical Engineering PhD student at the University of Minnesota. She earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University with a major in Biomechanics and a concentration in Innovation Leadership. Her research interests are rooted in her mission to improve quality of life for individuals living with spinal cord injury. These include neuromodulation, neurorehabilitation, and patient-centered solutions.

Disa is a neuroscience PhD student at the University of Minnesota and is excited to be working with the RNL team. She received her B.A. in Biology with concentrations in biomolecular science & neuroscience from St. Olaf College in 2020. Her interests include the neuroscience underlying neuromodulation. Disa is excited for the opportunity to explore how neuromodulation is applied to restore movement following spinal cord injury.