Nitish V. Thakor

Nitish V. Thakor
Born1952 (age 72–73)
Nagpur, India
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materIndian Institutes of Technology Bombay, India
University of Wisconsin, Madison
SpouseRuchira Thakor
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroengineering, Medical Sensors and Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering
InstitutionsThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve
Thesis[http:?? Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Microprocessor-based Arrhythmia Monitor] (1981)
Doctoral advisorJohn G. Webster
Other academic advisorsWillis J. Tompkins

Nitish V. Thakor (koli)[1] (born 1952) is an American biomedical engineer and is a professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University,[2] a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University. He is also the director of the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE)[3] at the National University of Singapore. Thakor is a leading researcher in Neuroengineering, having pioneered technologies for brain monitoring to prosthetic arms and neuroprostheses.

Biography

Thakor graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay.[citation needed] Thakor joined the Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering department in 1983.[citation needed] In 2012 he was invited to lead the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology.[citation needed] Thakor has authored more than 360 refereed journal papers (h-index 68; i10-index 313 as of November 2017[4])

References

  1. ^ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
  2. ^ "Nitish V. Thakor, PhD | Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering". Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Nitish V. Thakor – NUS Sinapse Institute". sinapse.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Nitish Thakor - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.