Steven Schiff
Director of the Center for Neural Engineering; Brush Chair Professor of Engineering; Professor of Neurosurgery; Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
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W311 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802 - sjs49@psu.edu
- 814-863-4210
Research Summary
Neural engineering, neurosurgery, epilepsy, Parkinsons Disease, wave mechanics, brain machine interfaces, EEG, electrical fields, and control theory.
Huck Affiliations
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
- Center for Neural Engineering
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience Institute
- Microbiome Center
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Publication Tags
Brain Seizures Hydrocephalus Therapeutics Epilepsy Neurons Control Theory Africa South Of The Sahara Magnets Parkinson Disease Ventriculostomy Uganda Economics Choroid Plexus Cautery Controllers Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Resonators Magnetometers Whispering Gallery Modes Membranes Incidence Growth Infection PotassiumMost Recent Papers
The Incidence of Postoperative Seizures Following Treatment of Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in Ugandan Infants
Maria Punchak, Edith Mbabazi Kabachelor, Michael Ogwal, Esther Nalule, Joyce Nalwoga, Peter Ssenyonga, John Mugamba, Abbas Rattani, Michael C. Dewan, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Steven J. Schiff, Benjamin Warf, 2019, Clinical Neurosurgery on p. E714-E721
Control of Spreading Depression with Electrical Fields
Andrew J. Whalen, Ying Xiao, Herve Kadji, Markus A. Dahlem, Bruce Gluckman, Steven Schiff, 2018, Scientific reports
Design of a sustainable prepolarizing magnetic resonance imaging system for infant hydrocephalus
Johnes Obungoloch, Joshua R. Harper, Steven Consevage, Igor M. Savukov, Thomas Neuberger, Srinivas Tadigadapa, Steven J. Schiff, 2018, Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine on p. 665-676
A brain–heart biomarker for epileptogenesis
Fatemeh Bahari, Paddy Ssentongo, Steven J. Schiff, Bruce J. Gluckman, 2018, Journal of Neuroscience on p. 8473-8483
Learning based segmentation of CT brain images
Venkateswararao Cherukuri, Peter Ssenyonga, Benjamin C. Warf, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Vishal Monga, Steven Schiff, 2018, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering on p. 1871-1884
Chip-scale high Q-factor glassblown microspherical shells for magnetic sensing
Eugene Freeman, Cheng Yu Wang, Vedant Sumaria, Steven Schiff, Zhiwen Liu, Srinivas A. Tadigadapa, 2018, AIP Advances
Normative human brain volume growth
Mallory Peterson, Benjamin C. Warf, Steven J. Schiff, 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics on p. 478-485
Economic burden of neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa
Sylvia L. Ranjeva, Benjamin C. Warf, Steven J. Schiff, 2018, BMJ Global Health
Endoscopic Treatment versus Shunting for Infant Hydrocephalus in Uganda
Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Steven J. Schiff, Edith Mbabazi-Kabachelor, John Mugamba, Peter Ssenyonga, Ruth Donnelly, Jody Levenbach, Vishal Monga, Mallory Peterson, Michael MacDonald, Venkateswararao Cherukuri, Benjamin C. Warf, 2017, New England Journal of Medicine on p. 2456-2464
Expansion of C9ORF72 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis correlates with brain-computer interface performance
Andrew Geronimo, Kathryn E. Sheldon, James R. Broach, Zachary Simmons, Steven J. Schiff, 2017, Scientific reports
Most-Cited Papers
Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa
Benjamin C. Warf, Blake C. Alkire, Salman Bhai, Christopher Hughes, Steven Schiff, Jeffrey R. Vincent, John G. Meara, 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics on p. 509-521
Towards model-based control of parkinson's disease
Steven Schiff, 2010, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences on p. 2269-2308
Observability and controllability of nonlinear networks
Andrew J. Whalen, Sean N. Brennan, Timothy D. Sauer, Steven J. Schiff, 2015, Physical Review X
Unification of neuronal spikes, seizures, and spreading depression
Yina Wei, Ghanim Ullah, Steven J. Schiff, 2014, Journal of Neuroscience on p. 11733-11743
Assimilating seizure dynamics
Ghanim Ullah, Steven J. Schiff, 2010, PLoS computational biology on p. 1-12
Controversies in epilepsy
Mark G. Frei, Hitten P. Zaveri, Susan Arthurs, Gregory K. Bergey, Christophe C. Jouny, Klaus Lehnertz, Jean Gotman, Ivan Osorio, Theoden I. Netoff, Walter J. Freeman, John Jefferys, Gregory Worrell, Michel Le Van Quyen, Steven J. Schiff, Florian Mormann, 2010, Epilepsy and Behavior on p. 4-16
Seizures as imbalanced up states
Jokubas Žiburkus, John R. Cressman, Steven J. Schiff, 2013, Journal of neurophysiology on p. 1296-1306
Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants
Benjamin C. Warf, Ariella R. Dagi, Brian Nsubuga Kaaya, Steven J. Schiff, 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics on p. 502-508
Model-based rational feedback controller design for closed-loop deep brain stimulation of Parkinson's disease
P. Gorzelic, Steven Schiff, Alok Sinha, 2013, Journal of neural engineering
Rapid eye movement sleep and hippocampal theta oscillations precede seizure onset in the tetanus toxin model of temporal lobe epilepsy
Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Godfrey I. Thuku, Sridhar Sunderam, Anjum Parkar, Steven L. Weinstein, Steven Schiff, Bruce Gluckman, 2014, Journal of Neuroscience on p. 1105-1114
News Articles Featuring Steven Schiff
Sep 30, 2020
Bacteria virus combo may be cause of neonatal brain infections in Uganda
A newly identified bacteria and a common virus may be the underlying cause of infection-induced hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to an international team of researchers.
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Dec 18, 2019
LiveB1G: Infectious Disease Forecasting
As part of its LiveB1G series, the Big Ten Network has featured Penn State professor Steven Schiff, who leads an interdisciplinary team that applies weather forecast modeling to forecast infection risk in infants, providing the opportunity to diagnose diseases in children that cannot be diagnosed with existing technology.
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Jul 02, 2019
Forecasting infectious diseases: Improved prediction could transform treatment
By applying the same predictive strategies used in weather forecasting, Penn State’s Steven Schiff is changing the way we approach treatment of infectious diseases worldwide.
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Apr 30, 2019
Five Huck Researchers Featured In Penn State's "Impact" Campaign
The Huck Institutes is well-represented among this collection of exciting work being done by members of the University community.
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