Dr. Bergman was the Chief of Neurosurgery at Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS) where his career flourished for over 35 years.  He was also an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota. 

He graduated from Princeton University in 1978, finished medical school and neurosurgery residency at the University of Minnesota, and has been faculty at HHS since 1988.  He has a long history with HHS, as he was a student researcher in the Department of Neurosurgery starting in 1978.  He appreciates the intellectual challenges that problem solving poses and, therefore, holds research to be a vital part of advancing medical practices.  He is proud of the research and innovation that RNL is continuously working on and is looking forward to growing the lab with more restorative studies that better the quality of life for people.

Dr. Bergman enjoys spending time at his cabin, fishing, upland bird hunting, and family activities in his free time and even finds time to still lace up the skates.

Ahmed received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University, quantifying human motor control by system identification methods. He completed two postdoctoral fellowships at the Maryland Robotics Center and the Dept. of Physical Therapy at the University of Maryland, focusing on rehabilitation robotics. His vision is to develop engineering solutions to improve the quality of life in human subjects with pain or movement impairments. Ahmed contributed to SCI and TBI research until fall of 2023. He is now working at the FDA to continue making change.

Reginald Oblitey is an international student from Ghana. He is currently a post bac doing research with the University of Minnesota under the minds program. His goal is to apply to medical school next year with hopes of being a neurosurgeon. Research is exciting because there is the chance to learn a bunch of new things and making new discoveries. Getting the chance to also work with a team towards a common goal also makes research exciting. Reggie is continuing to expand his knowledge and work towards applying to medical schools.