Mesut Sahin
Mesut Sahin
Professor, Bio-Medical Engineering
617 Fenster Hall (FENS)
About Me
Mesut Sahin received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey in 1986 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio in 1993 and 1998. He joined Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in 2001. He has been on the faculty of Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ since Fall 2005 with promotion to Associate Professor in 2009 and Full Professor in 2015. His current research interests include Neuromodulation of the cerebellum using transcranial AC Stimulation (tACS) and Focused Ultrasound (FUS). He has developed floating microstimulators for the spinal cord (FLAMES) and studied the activity of the descending pathways of the spinal cord in correlation to the forelimb function in animal models. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, acquired three patents, and written a textbook on bioinstrumentation. He has mentored 17 PhD and 23 Master’s theses. Mesut Sahin is a Senior Member of IEEE/EMBS since 2006.
Education
Ph.D.; Case Western Reserve University; Biomedical Engineering; 1998
M.S.; Case Western Reserve University; Biomedical Engineering; 1993
B.S.; Istanbul Technical University; Electrical Engineering; 1986
M.S.; Case Western Reserve University; Biomedical Engineering; 1993
B.S.; Istanbul Technical University; Electrical Engineering; 1986
Website
2025 Spring Courses
BME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
BME 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BME 492 - RESEARCH & INDPNDNT STUDY II
BME 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BME 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BME 494 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS II
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
BME 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BME 492 - RESEARCH & INDPNDNT STUDY II
BME 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BME 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BME 494 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS II
Teaching Interests
Biomedical Instrumentation
Neuromodulation
Neuromodulation
Past Courses
BME 301: ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
BME 301: INTRO BIOMEDICAL ENG I HONORS
BME 301: INTRO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING I
BME 301: INTRO BIOMEDICAL ENGINRNG HONOR
BME 310: BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING
BME 386: BIOINSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
BME 386: BIOSENSOR AND DATA ACQUISITION LAB
BME 498: ST:BIO INSTRUMENTATION LAB
BME 687: MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
BME 698: ST: NEURAL PROSTHETICS
BME 698: ST: SPECIAL PROJECTS
BME 788: ST: NEUROMODULATION
BME 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
BME 301: INTRO BIOMEDICAL ENG I HONORS
BME 301: INTRO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING I
BME 301: INTRO BIOMEDICAL ENGINRNG HONOR
BME 310: BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING
BME 386: BIOINSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY
BME 386: BIOSENSOR AND DATA ACQUISITION LAB
BME 498: ST:BIO INSTRUMENTATION LAB
BME 687: MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
BME 698: ST: NEURAL PROSTHETICS
BME 698: ST: SPECIAL PROJECTS
BME 788: ST: NEUROMODULATION
BME 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
Research Interests
• Neuromodulation of the Cerebellum using Focused Ultrasound and tACS
• Stimulation of Neural Tissue with Optically Activated MicroStimulators
• Carbon Fiber Electrode Array and Bundles
• Spinal Cord - Computer Interface
• Stimulation of Neural Tissue with Optically Activated MicroStimulators
• Carbon Fiber Electrode Array and Bundles
• Spinal Cord - Computer Interface
Conference Abstract
“ID: 341296 Transient Effects in Transsynaptic Modulation of the Cerebellar Nuclear Cells during theta-gamma Stimulation”
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2024.
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2024.
Other
“Pathway to recovery: understanding the plastic changes in neural circuits leading to recovery”
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2024.
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2024.
Journal Article
Mesut Sahin. 2024. “Sensorimotor content of multi-unit activity recorded in the paramedian lobule of the cerebellum using carbon fiber microelectrode arrays.” .
Mesut Sahin, Qi Kang. 2023. “Transsynaptic entrainment of cerebellar nuclear cells by alternating currents in a frequency dependent manner.” Frontiers in Neuroscience.
Mesut Sahin, Saikat Pal, Ozan Cakmak. 2023. “Improving the stimulation selectivity in human cochlea by strategically choosing the current return electrode.” Frontiers in Audiology and Otology, vol. 1.
Mesut Sahin. 2023. “Modulation of cerebellar cortical, cerebellar nuclear and vestibular nuclear activity using alternating electric currents.” .
Bemin Ghobreal, Farzan Nadim, Mesut Sahin. 2022. “Selective neural stimulation by leveraging electrophysiological differentiation and using pre-pulsing and non-rectangular waveforms.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience.
Mesut Sahin, Qi Kang. 2023. “Transsynaptic entrainment of cerebellar nuclear cells by alternating currents in a frequency dependent manner.” Frontiers in Neuroscience.
Mesut Sahin, Saikat Pal, Ozan Cakmak. 2023. “Improving the stimulation selectivity in human cochlea by strategically choosing the current return electrode.” Frontiers in Audiology and Otology, vol. 1.
Mesut Sahin. 2023. “Modulation of cerebellar cortical, cerebellar nuclear and vestibular nuclear activity using alternating electric currents.” .
Bemin Ghobreal, Farzan Nadim, Mesut Sahin. 2022. “Selective neural stimulation by leveraging electrophysiological differentiation and using pre-pulsing and non-rectangular waveforms.” Journal of Computational Neuroscience.
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Conference Paper
“Entrainment of Cerebellar Nuclear Cells via AC Stimulation of the Cerebellar Cortex”
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023.
April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023.
Book
Mesut Sahin, Howard Fidel, Raquel Perez-Castillejos. 2020. “ Book Instrumentation Handbook for Biomedical Engineers.” 216 pp. Boca Raton, : Taylor and Francis Group, 2020. ISBN 9780429193989.
Conference Proceeding
“A Sub-Millimeter Spatial Resolution Ultrasonic Beamforming System for Brain Stimulation in Behaving Animals”
Int. Conf. of IEEE EMBC, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
“Modulation of Multiunit Spike Activity by Transcranial AC Stimulation (tACS) in the Rat Cerebellar Cortex”
Int. Conf. on IEEE EMBC, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
“Electric Fields Induced by Transcutaneous and Intracranial Current Injections in the Rat Brain”
Int. Conf. of IEEE EMBC, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2018.
“Assessment of Cerebellar Injury in Rats Using Evoked Potentials and a Behavioral Task”
Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society,
“Carbon Fiber Electrodes for Recording Spinal Cord Activity in Rats”
Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society,
Int. Conf. of IEEE EMBC, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
“Modulation of Multiunit Spike Activity by Transcranial AC Stimulation (tACS) in the Rat Cerebellar Cortex”
Int. Conf. on IEEE EMBC, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019.
“Electric Fields Induced by Transcutaneous and Intracranial Current Injections in the Rat Brain”
Int. Conf. of IEEE EMBC, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2018.
“Assessment of Cerebellar Injury in Rats Using Evoked Potentials and a Behavioral Task”
Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society,
“Carbon Fiber Electrodes for Recording Spinal Cord Activity in Rats”
Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society,
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Chapter
David S. Freeman, Mesut Sahin, Bruce Towe. 2013. “Wireless Stimulators.” , International: Springer, 2013.
Professional
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Editor, Associate Editor, 2024
IEEE Tran. on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
Guest Editor, 2019
Editor, Associate Editor, 2024
IEEE Tran. on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
Guest Editor, 2019