Trick or Treat on Halloween Night

The Supreme Pumpkin Lord and Ninja Warrior


WIth friends at Sydney's House


Haunted Blow-up House


Mister Pumpkin Head


Nicholas and budy Jack as Harry Potter


Counting the loot

Katie Flower Art...

Cub Scouts Visit the Wellesley Fire Station

Halloween Preparations

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Baci and Jziadjiu


Fang


Frank

Cub Scout Camp

This Saturday was Cub Scout Day Trek 2008 - Nicholas' first time at a Boy Scout camp. Activities includes archery, climbing across a rope bridge, and a bonfire at dusk. (Katie came too.)

Coming Neurotech Related Events

[You can meet up with me at all of these - Paul]

October 23-24, San Francisco
Neurotech Leaders Forum

October 28, Cambridge Massachusetts
MIT: Neurotech Ventures Class on Aleva Neurotherapeutics and DBS Therapies

November 12, Cambridge Massachusetts
MIT Enterprise Forum
Neuroscience Drug Discovery and Development: The Route to Disease-Modifying Therapies

December 4, Lausanne Switzerland
Inaugural Meeting of EPFL Neurotech Group
More information to come

Why CNS Drugs are Hard

My favorite drug development blog, In the Pipeline, recently posted on why developing drugs for central nervous system orders is so challenging:

"A recent correspondence on the topic of “Why aren’t there more drugs for the big CNS disorders” got me thinking about the topic. My take, having worked in the field, is that there is still so much unmet need in that area because we just don’t understand what's going on. It’s hard to come up with disease-altering therapies when you don’t really understand a single disease in the whole field..."

Entire post here.

Return to New Hampshire: Pumpkin People

UPDATE: One more picture...




In the town of Jackson, NH there is an annual Pumpkin People Festival. The pictures explain it.

Return to New Hampshire: The Yule Log Ride at Santa's Village

Return to New Hampshire: Santa's Village

Return to New Hampshire: Exploring the White Mountains

For the long Columbus Day weekend Paul, Nicholas, and Katie took a short trip to White Mountains of New Hampshire for a few days of glorious New England autumn.



Sunset from the top of the White Mountain National Forest


On Friday afternoon we took a hike in White Mountain National Forest past Sabbaday Falls to visit the place where we made "gnome homes" in the summer...












The following pictures are from Jackson Falls in Jackson, Hew Hampshire:








Hiking near the AMC's Highland Center at Crawford Notch...

Nicholas Can Dance!

We just got these pictures from Paul's cousin's wedding in August - Nicholas can dance!

IEEE-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Lecture at MIT

Come here me speak at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology meeting at MIT this Wednesday at 7PM. More info here.

Advances in Neurotechnology and Neuroscience

"Advances in neuroscience are revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. The national economic burden from neurological disorders in the US alone is estimated at $500 billion. However, new research and new products are yielding a vastly improved understanding of brain disease and injuries, human cognition and behavior, creating an unprecedented ability to treat and heal those in need.

"This talk will provide an overview of the application of electrical engineering to neuroscience, focusing on the rapidly growing market for medical devices that use electrical signals to treat neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. These neuromodulation devices are used to treat disorders including Parkinson’s disease, drug resistant depression, chronic pain, and epilepsy. The discussion will include what is known (and not known) about how these devices work, the engineering challenges involved in developing them, and emerging clinical needs. The talk will conclude with a brief summary of other recent cutting edge research topics in neurotechnology."

Amber's Wedding (2)

"You may kiss the bride..."


The wedding party


The newlyweds dance


The bride's father (Uncle Paul) sings a song...

Amber's Wedding (1)

Last weekend Whit's cousin Amber married long time boyfriend Kevin in a ceremony on Cape Cod.


Uncle Paul escorts the bride down the aisle


Kevin and Amber are married!


Sandy (Whit's mom) with the bride


Whit, her mom, her sister Lindsey, cousin Jenna (sister of the bride)

Miscellaneous Photos from September

Nicholas' first Cub Scout hike:




Katie and friend Alexi:




Popsicles at church: