Lab — American
University of Utah — Neural engineering & neurotechnology ecosystem (lab brief)
Official site → Salt Lake City, UT, USA
The University of Utah is one of the historically important institutions in neural engineering and neurotechnology, with ongoing work spanning neural interfaces, biomaterials, implantable devices, and translation through clinical partners.
This entry is intentionally a hub: we can later break it into specific labs (e.g., electrode development, visual prostheses, biohybrid interfaces) as we build out the directory.
Evidence of active neurotech hiring/priority
Utah BME explicitly advertises neurotechnology/BCI faculty hiring and lists neural engineering as a major research area.
- Utah Biomedical Engineering (research areas + neurotechnology faculty search): https://www.bme.utah.edu/
Why it belongs in the directory
- Strong cross-disciplinary environment (engineering + medicine).
- Longstanding contributions to neural interface hardware.
TODO (citation upgrades)
When we do a deep pass, we should add:
- specific Utah labs (PI + lab page) for:
- microelectrode arrays / fabrication
- stimulation and neuroprosthetics
- retinal / cortical prosthesis work
- 2–4 flagship peer‑reviewed publications per thread.