Research:Optical stimulation of
the efferent vagus nerve: a novel treatment for the
suppression of the inflammatory response
My research focuses on applying the benefits of optical
stimulation to evoke and control a physiological response.
I am demonstrating this principle by optically
stimulating the efferent vagus nerve of rats experiencing
lethal endotoxaemia.
Personal Bio:
Austin is currently in his first year of
graduate studies at Vanderbilt.
He was born and raised in Raleigh, NC where he also
attended North Carolina State University (Go Wolfpack!).
When not doing research and coursework, Austin enjoys
playing/watching baseball (Go Yankees!), college basketball,
golf, hunting/fishing (or anything else outside), and
playing guitar and piano.
Austin is currently pursuing his Masters Degree as a
part of the Biomedical Optics team, and plans to continue
beyond the Masters in pursuit of his Ph.D.
Austin will be happily married as of February 28,
2009.
