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Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Medical Writing,
Technical Writing,
General Proofreading & Editing
Research
Meta-Research,
Technology Scouting,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review,
Secondary Data Collection
Consulting
Healthcare Consulting,
Scientific and Technical Consulting,
Regulatory Consulting,
Manufacturing Consulting
Data & AI
Predictive Modeling,
Statistical Analysis,
Algorithm Design-ML,
Data Visualization,
Big Data Analytics,
Text Mining & Analytics,
Data Mining,
Data Cleaning,
Data Processing,
Data Insights
Product Development
Prototyping,
Device Fabrication
Work Experience
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Stevens Institute of Technology
September 2015 - Present
Research Scientist
Duke University
January 2009 - August 2014
Education
PhD | Bioengineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
September 2003 - December 2008
Master's | Biomedical Engineering
Drexel University
September 2002 - August 2003
Bachelor's | Biomedical Engineering
Drexel University
September 1998 - August 2002
Certifications
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Valerie DeAngelo, Arianna Gehan, Siya Paliwal, Katherine Ho, Justin D Hilliard, Chia-Han Chiang, Jonathan Viventi, George C McConnell (2024). Cerebellar activity in hemi-parkinsonian rats during volitional gait and freezing . Brain Communications.
Valerie DeAngelo, Justin D Hilliard, Chia-Han Chiang, Jonathan Viventi, George C McConnell (2024). Cerebellar activity in PINK1 knockout rats during volitional gait . Brain Communications.
VM DeAngelo and JD Hilliard and GC McConnell(2022). Dopaminergic but not cholinergic neurodegeneration is correlated with gait disturbances in PINK1 knockout rats . Behavioural Brain Research. 417. p. 113575. Elsevier {BV}
Sabato Santaniello and George C. McConnell and John T. Gale and Rose T. Faghih and Caleb Kemere and Justin D. Hilliard and Martin Han(2021). Editorial: Towards the Next Generation of Deep Brain Stimulation Therapies: Technological Advancements, Computational Methods, and New Targets . Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15. Frontiers Media {SA}
Hanyan Li and George C. McConnell(2020). Intraoperative Microelectrode Recordings in Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata in Anesthetized Rats . Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. Frontiers Media {SA}
So, R.Q., McConnell, G.C., Grill, W.M.(2017). Frequency-dependent, transient effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on methamphetamine-induced circling and neuronal activity in the hemiparkinsonian rat . Behavioural Brain Research. 320. p. 119-127.
McConnell, G.C., So, R.Q., Grill, W.M.(2016). Failure to suppress low-frequency neuronal oscillatory activity underlies the reduced effectiveness of random patterns of deep brain stimulation . Journal of Neurophysiology. 115. (6). p. 2791-2802.
So, R.Q., McConnell, G.C., August, A.T., Grill, W.M.(2012). Characterizing effects of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation on methamphetamine-induced circling behavior in hemi-parkinsonian rats . IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 20. (5). p. 626-635.
McConnell, G.C., So, R.Q., Hilliard, J.D., Lopomo, P., Grill, W.M.(2012). Effective deep brain stimulation suppresses low-frequency network oscillations in the basal ganglia by regularizing neural firing patterns . Journal of Neuroscience. 32. (45). p. 15657-15668.
McConnell, G.C., Butera, R.J., Bellamkonda, R.V.(2009). Bioimpedance modeling to monitor astrocytic response to chronically implanted electrodes . Journal of Neural Engineering. 6. (5).
McConnell, G.C., Rees, H.D., Levey, A.I., Gutekunst, C.-A., Gross, R.E., Bellamkonda, R.V.(2009). Implanted neural electrodes cause chronic, local inflammation that is correlated with local neurodegeneration . Journal of Neural Engineering. 6. (5).
He, W., McConnell, G.C., Schneider, T.M., Bellamkonda, R.V.(2007). A novel anti-inflammatory surface for neural electrodes . Advanced Materials. 19. (21). p. 3529-3533.
Lemay, M.A., Bhowmik-Stoker, M., McConnell, G.C., Grill, W.M.(2007). Role of biomechanics and muscle activation strategy in the production of endpoint force patterns in the cat hindlimb . Journal of Biomechanics. 40. (16). p. 3679-3687.
McConnell, G.C., Schneider, T.M., Owens, D.J., Bellamkonda, R.V.(2007). Extraction force and cortical tissue reaction of silicon microelectrode arrays implanted in the rat brain . IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 54. (6). p. 1097-1107.
He, W., McConnell, G.C., Bellamkonda, R.V.(2006). Nanoscale laminin coating modulates cortical scarring response around implanted silicon microelectrode arrays . Journal of Neural Engineering. 3. (4).
Lemay, M.A., McConnell, G.C., Kao, T., Joyce, D.M., Grill, W.M.(2002). Endpoint forces obtained during intraspinal microstimulation of the cat lumbar spinal cord - Experimental and biomechanical model results . Bioengineering, Proceedings of the Northeast Conference. p. 113-114.
PREPRINT
Valerie DeAngelo, Arianna Gehan, Siya Paliwal, Katherine Ho, Justin D Hilliard, Chia-Han Chiang, Jonathan Viventi, George C McConnell (2023). Cerebellar Activity in Hemi-Parkinsonian Rats during Volitional Gait and Freezing .
Valerie DeAngelo, Justin D Hilliard, Chia-Han Chiang, Jonathan Viventi, George C McConnell (2023). Cerebellar Activity in PINK1 Knockout Rats during Volitional Gait .
VM DeAngelo, JD Hilliard, GC McConnell (2021). Dopaminergic but not Cholinergic Neurodegeneration is Correlated with Gait Disturbances in PINK1 Knockout Rats .
BOOK CHAPTER
Hanyan Li and George C. McConnell(2020). Deep Brain Stimulation for Gait and Postural Disturbances in Parkinson’s Disease . Advances in Motor Neuroprostheses. p. 101--122. Springer International Publishing
BOOK
Bozkurt, A., McConnell, G.C.(2016). Bionanotechnological advances in neural recording and stimulation . Novel Advances in Microsystems Technologies and Their Applications. p. 437-460.
CONFERENCE PAPER
McConnell, G.C., Grill, W.M.(2013). Stimulation location within the substantia nigra pars reticulata differentially modulates gait in hemiparkinsonian rats . International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER. p. 1210-1213.
So, R.Q., McConnell, G.C., Hilliard, J.D., Grill, W.M.(2011). Irregular high frequency patterns decrease the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in a rat model of Parkinson's disease . 2011 5th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER 2011. p. 322-325.
McConnell, G.C., Schneider, T.M., Bellamkonda, R.V.(2007). Acute spatiotemporal changes in neuronal density surrounding microelectrode arrays implanted in rat motor cortex . Proceedings of the 3rd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. p. 137-140.
Zhong, Y., McConnell, G.C., Ross, J.D., Deweerth, S.P., Bellamkonda, R.V.(2005). A novel dexamethasone-releasing, anti-inflammatory coating for neural implants . 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. 2005. p. 522-525.
Bhowmik, M., Boyce, V., McConnell, G., Joyce, D.M., Grill, W.M., Lemay, M.A.(2003). Experimental and biomechanical model force fields produced by intraspinal microstimulation of the cat lumbar spinal cord . Bioengineering, Proceedings of the Northeast Conference. p. 37-38.
Bhowmik, M., Boyce, V., McConnell, G., Joyce, D.M., Grill, W.M., Lemay, M.A.(2003). Experimental and biomechanical model force fields produced by intraspinal microstimulation of the cat lumbar spinal cord . Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC. 2003-January. p. 37-38.
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