Robert J. Webster

  • Vanderbilt University

    New $2 million NIH grant advances less invasive procedure for TLE

    A steerable, MRI-guided needle-size robot would access the hippocampus through the foramen ovale, a natural opening in the cheek. A team of engineers and neurosurgery faculty is taking the next steps to develop this less invasive procedure for treating temporal lobe epilepsy. A Vanderbilt research team has received a $2… Read More

    Feb. 16, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Webster named Richard A. Schroeder Chair in Mechanical Engineering

    A steerable, MRI-guided needle-size robot would access the hippocampus through the foramen ovale, a natural opening in the cheek. A team of engineers and neurosurgery faculty is taking the next steps to develop this less invasive procedure for treating temporal lobe epilepsy. A Vanderbilt research team has received a $2… Read More

    Feb. 28, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two engineering faculty receive NSF CAREER awards

    A steerable, MRI-guided needle-size robot would access the hippocampus through the foramen ovale, a natural opening in the cheek. A team of engineers and neurosurgery faculty is taking the next steps to develop this less invasive procedure for treating temporal lobe epilepsy. A Vanderbilt research team has received a $2… Read More

    Feb. 15, 2011