Startup Spotlights

Paul Harris, Ph.D., receiving an award from Linda Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., president of ACTS. Photo credit: VUMC. In the early 2000s, Paul Harris, Ph.D. was finishing his biomedical engineering degree at Vanderbilt University, when a part-time job fixing computers at the VUMC’s Clinical Research Center unexpectedly launched… Read More

Professor Karl Zelik, Vanderbilt University. Karl Zelik, Ph.D. is a biomechanical engineer specializing in wearable technology, prosthetics, and exoskeletons to assist people with disabilities, reduce injuries, and improve human performance. “I was always fascinated by testing the limits of the human body, initially as a kid through playing sports… Read More