Partap S. Khalsa Assistant Professor Address Department of Biomedical Engineering Health Sciences Center, T18-030 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-8181 Phone: (631) 444-2457 Fax: (631) 444-6646 E-mail: partap.khalsa@stonybrook.edu Education Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, WPI & Univ. Mass. Medical School, Worcester, MA 1995 M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1992 D.C. in Chiropractic, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Glendale, CA, 1979 Previous Appointments Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA Past and Present Research Interests Muscle & Low Back Pain Spine Biomechanics Transducing Mechanisms in Neural Mechanoreceptors Neural bioMEMS sensors Support by Funding Agencies and Industry National Institutes of Health - Whitaker Foundation - NY Centers for Advanced Technologies Courses Taught BME 303: Biomechanics - BME 504: Biomaterials Honors and Awards: 2003 BME Department Teacher of the Year Award, Stony Brook University 2001 Academy of Teacher-Scholars, SUNY Stony Brook 1999 Recognition Award for Integration of Research and Education, SUNY - Stony Brook 1996 New Investigator Recognition Award, Orthopaedic Research Society, Rosemont, IL 1992 National Research Service Award, The National Institutes of Health, Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Division, Bethesda, MD 1992 Fellow of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, Arlington, VA 1984 President, Boston Chiropractic Society, Boston, MA Publications/Patents: 20 Journal articles 36 Conference papers 1 Books/Book Chapters Research Facilities: Laboratory for Somatosensory Spine Research