Full Name
Martina Mancini
Job Title
Associate Professor of Neurology
Company
OHSU Balance Disorders Laboratory
Speaker Bio
Dr. Martina Mancini studies how to improve everyday functional mobility and prevent falls with rehabilitation interventions by investigating the pathophysiology of motor impairments and objectively characterizing them with new technologies. Using a variety of body-worn sensors (e.g. EMG, inertial sensors, fNIRS) to characterize movement and brain activity, this line of research will help to determine how the central nervous system integrates sensory information in healthy individuals and those with movement disorders, with a particular focus on Parkinson's disease. These novel, objective metrics of movement, combined with neurophysiological information, allows for the determination of optimal variable(s) to integrate with biofeedback, resulting in more effective rehabilitation interventions. This approach will bring new possibilities to monitor and condition functional mobility on a daily basis directly at home.
Full Name
Joe Quinn
Job Title
Director, OHSU Parkinson Center
Company
Oregon Health & Science University
Speaker Bio
Dr. Quinn specializes in general neurology and dementia. The professor of neurology received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1990. He completed his residency training at OHSU, and his fellowship in geriatric neurology at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Quinn received his board certification in neurology in 1997. Dr. Quinn's research focuses on cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. His research interests include assessing biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease, developing improved model systems for screening potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, and testing new compounds that target Alzheimer’s disease.
Full Name
Emily Leonard
Job Title
TI Senior Clinical Research Assistant
Company
OHSU Parkinson Center
Speaker Bio
Emily Leonard is a TI Senior Clinical Research Assistant who joined the Parkinson Center team in 2021. In her role, she coordinates research activities for both observational and interventional studies across multiple patient populations. Emily enjoys working with patients to find the research opportunity that best fits their interests, so she welcomes patients and families to connect with her to learn more about research at OHSU.
Full Name
Graham Harker
Job Title
TI Clinical Research Associate
Company
OHSU Balance Disorders Laboratory
Speaker Bio
Graham has worked in the OHSU Balance Disorders Laboratory since 2015 when he joined the group as a Research Assistant. He has extensive experience coordinating rehabilitation-focused research studies for people at various stages in their Parkinson's disease journey. These days Graham oversees efforts across roughly a dozen ongoing trials and is otherwise kept busy by his 2.5 year-old daughter.
