Flavia Vitale, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Core Faculty, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Core Faculty, Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics
Core Faculty, Penn Brain Science, Translation, Innovation, and Modulation Center
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Department of Bioengineering. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Department: Neurology
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Departments of Neurology, Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Departments of Neurology, Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Graduate Group Affiliations
Publications
Links
Search PubMed for articles
Vitale Lab website
Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics, personal page
Search PubMed for articles
Vitale Lab website
Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics, personal page
Education:
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering)
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy, 2005.
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering)
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy , 2008.
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)
Università di Roma "La Sapienza", 2012.
B.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering)
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy, 2005.
M.Sc. (Biomedical Engineering)
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy , 2008.
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)
Università di Roma "La Sapienza", 2012.
Post-Graduate Training
Postdoctoral Researcher, Rice University, Houston, TX. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , 2012-2014.
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, 2016-2017.
Permanent linkPostdoctoral Researcher, Rice University, Houston, TX. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , 2012-2014.
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, 2016-2017.
Description of Research Expertise
Neuroengineering, Neurorehabilitation, Bioelectronics, Nanomaterials, MicrofabricationSelected Publications
R. Garg, N. Driscoll, S. Shankar, T. Hullfish, E. Anselmino, F. Iberite, S. Averbeck, M. Rana, S. Micera, J. R. Baxter, F. Vitale: Wearable high-density MXene-bioelectronics for neuromuscular diagnostics, rehabilitation, and assistive technologies. Small Methods Page: e2201318, 2023.N. Driscoll, B. Erickson, B. B. Murphy, A. G. Richardson, G. Robbins, N. V. Apollo, T. Mathis, K. Hantanasirisakul, P. Bagga, S. E. Gullbrand, M.Sergison, R. Reddy, J. A. Wolf, H. I. Chen, T. H. Lucas, T. Dillingham, K. A. Davis, Y. Gogotsi, J. Medaglia, F.Vitale: MXtrodes: MXene-infused bioelectronic interfaces for multiscale electrophysiology and stimulation. Science Translational Medicine 13(612): eabf8629, Sep 2021 Notes: Cover article.
Driscoll N, Rosch RE, Murphy BB, Ashourvan A, Vishnubhotla R, Dickens OO, Johnson ATC, Davis KA, Litt B, Bassett DS, Takano H, Vitale F.: Multimodal in vivo recording using transparent graphene microelectrodes illuminates spatiotemporal seizure dynamics at the microscale. Commun Biol 4(1): 136, Jan 2021.
C. Weiss, M. Carriere, L. Fusco, I. Capua, J. A. Regla-Nava, M. Pasquali, J. A. Scott, F. Vitale, M. Altay Unal, C. Mattevi, D. Bedognetti, A. Merkoçi, E. Tasciotti, A. Yilmazer, Y. Gogotsi, F. Stellacci, L. G. Delogu: Toward Nanotechnology-enabled approaches against the COVID-19 pandemic. ACS Nano 14(6): 6383-6406, Jun 2020.
Driscoll, N, Richardson, AG, Maleski, K, Anasori, B, Adewole, O, Lelyukh, P, Escobedo, L, Cullen, DK, Lucas, TH, Gogotsi, Y, Vitale, F: Two-Dimensional Ti3C2 MXene for High-Resolution Neural Interfaces. ACS Nano 12(10): 10419-10429, Oct 2018.
F. Vitale, S. R. Summerson, B. Aazhang, C. Kemere, M. Pasquali.: Neural stimulation and recording with bidirectional, soft carbon nanotube fiber microelectrodes. ACS Nano 9(4): 4465-4474, 2015.