SCI Thermoregulation Capston Team VA Meeting

The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Thermoregulation capstone team conducted an initial meeting with collaborators at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in New York City. The purpose of this meeting was to interact with research collaborators and individuals with SCI to establish pertinent design criteria and layout the structure of the project. Cadets William Bowers, Daniel O’Conor and Nicholas Paneral spoke with Dr. James Post, Dr. Jesse Lieberman (telecon), Dr. Anne Spurgeon, and Ms. Tishina Tittley about the effects SCI has on the human body’s ability to regulate temperature in various environments. The goal of this capstone project is to develop a device that senses body temperature and is able to safely apply energy to automatically regulate body temperature. Drs. James Post and Jesse Lieberman are both tetraplegic physicians, who provided invaluable insight on the impact of regulating body temperature on day-to-day life.