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Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory
Helping improve performance with prosthetic devices
About
The Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory studies how people perform and control repetitive movements, specifically using orthotic and prosthetic devices. Through various collaborations on and off campus, we are working to improve devices, test their effectiveness, and ultimately make controlling them more intuitive for users.
Learn more at rehab-biomech-lab.kines.umich.edu.
Contact Info
Member(s)
Staff
Bekah Perlin
Research Biomechanist, RBL
PhD Student(s)
Kristin Perrin
PhD Student
Postdoctoral Fellow(s)
Silke Kerstens, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, RBL
PhD Students mentored by Dr. Gates, but in different programs
- Jake Kanetis (Robotics)
- Martin Kilbane (Mechanical Engineering)
- Mira Mutnick (Biomedical Engineering)
Collaborator(s)
- Cindy Chestek, PhD, U-M Biomedical Engineering
- Brian Kelly, DO, U-M Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Jeff Wensman, BSME, CPO, U-M Orthotics and Prosthetics Center