Barry S. Myers, Anderson-Rupp Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director Duke CERC, and Senior Associate Dean

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Teaching (Spring 2024):

• BME 788.01, INVENTION TO APPLICATION Synopsis

  Hudson 218, TuTh 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

Education:

MBA	Duke University	2005
PhD	Duke University	1991
MD	Duke University	1991
BASc	University of Toronto	1985

Specialties:

Technology Transfer
Injury and Orthopedic Biomechanics
Entrepreneurship

Research Interests:

Dr. Myers is an expert in head and neck impact injury biomechanics. He is also interested in translational research innovation overseeing programs to advance faculty research to market.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. A. T. Dibb and R. W. Nightingale and J. F. Luck and V. C. Chancey and L. E. Fronheiser and B. S. Myers, Tension and Combined Tension-Extension Structural Response and Tolerance Properties of the Human Male Ligamentous Cervical Spine, Journal Of Biomechanical Engineering-transactions Of The Asme, vol. 131 no. 8 (August, 2009), ISSN 0148-0731  [abs]
2. G. P. Siegmund and M. B. Davis and K. P. Quinn and E. Hines and B. S. Myers and S. Ejima and K. Ono and K. Kamiji and T. Yasuki and B. A. Winkelstein, Head-turned postures increase the risk of cervical facet capsule injury during whiplash, Spine, vol. 33 no. 15 (July, 2008), pp. 1643 -- 1649, ISSN 0362-2436  [abs]
3. J. D. Finan and R. W. Nightingale and B. S. Myers, The Influence of Reduced Friction on Head Injury Metrics in Helmeted Head Impacts, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol. 9 no. 5 (2008), pp. 483 -- 488, ISSN 1538-9588  [abs]
4. V. C. Chancey and D. Ottaviano and B. S. Myers and R. W. Nightingale, A kinematic and anthropometric study of the upper cervical spine and the occipital condyles, Journal Of Biomechanics, vol. 40 no. 9 (2007), pp. 1953 -- 1959, ISSN 0021-9290  [abs]
5. R. W. Nightingale and V. C. Chancey and D. Ottaviano and J. F. Luck and L. Tran and M. Prange and B. S. Myers, Flexion and extension structural properties and strengths for male cervical spine segments, Journal Of Biomechanics, vol. 40 no. 3 (2007), pp. 535 -- 542, ISSN 0021-9290  [abs]