Warren M. ***** is the Addy Professor of Biomedical Engineering at ***** University, Durham, NC, USA, with secondary appointments in Neurobiology and Surgery. Dr. ***** received the B. S. degree in biomedical engineering with honors in 1989 from Boston University and the Ph. D. in biomedical engineering in 1995 from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Between 1995 and 2004 he held positions as Research Associate, Sr. Research Associate, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. In 2004 he joined ***** University as Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and was promoted to Professor in 2008.

His research interests are in neural engineering and neural prostheses and include design and testing of electrodes and stimulation techniques, the electrical properties of tissues and cells, and computational neuroscience with applications in restoration of bladder function, treatment of movement disorders with deep brain stimulation, and multi-joint limb movement. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, and is an inventor on 11 issued and 8 pending patents. As well, he is a Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of NDI Medical, LLC. In 2007 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.

Professor ***** teaches courses on circuits and instrumentation, bioelectric engineering, and on the fundamentals and applications of electrical stimulation. In 2008 received the Capers & Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research at ***** University, and in 2009 was inducted into the Bass Society of Fellows at ***** for excellence in teaching and research.

Dr. ***** serves as a Consultant to the Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, on the editorial boards of Brain Stimulation, Journal of Neural Engineering, and Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, and is the current chair of the NIH Neurotechnology Study Section.