Rebecca Frederick

Rebecca Frederick is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, University of Oregon. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas, where she also completed postdoctoral research in the Neural Interfaces Lab. Her current work in the Deku Lab and Gardner Lab focuses on developing and testing neural and neuromuscular devices, particularly wireless microelectrode arrays and iridium oxide-based electrodes for chronic neural stimulation applications.

Her research spans neural engineering, biomedical materials, and neuroprosthetics, with an emphasis on improving device stability and selectivity for clinical applications like stroke rehabilitation. Recent studies include machine learning models for predicting neurostimulation-induced tissue damage and chronic implant performance analysis.

Key projects involve advancing wireless neural interfaces and optimizing pulse parameters for precise nerve stimulation. Though no formal academic awards are listed, her contributions to NeurostimML and AIROF electrode research highlight innovative approaches to biomedical device design.

Her interdisciplinary background bridges biomedical engineering, materials science, and clinical neurorehabilitation, with prior work extending to contact lens materials and developmental biology imaging techniques.