Principal Investigator
Felix Deku
Betsy and Greg Hatton Assistant Professor in Neuroengineering, Department of Bioengineering
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Department of Bioengineering
Read more →
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering
B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Dr. Felix Deku is the Betsy and Greg Hatton Assistant Professor in Neuroengineering at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. Dr. Deku graduated first-class honors from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana with a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and biotechnology. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in biomedical engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas. He was the head of electrode engineering at a neurotechnology startup Braingrade, and was formerly the Director of Microfabrication at Neuralink Corp, a company building fully implantable high-density neural interfaces for paralyzed patients. Dr. Deku is interested in the development of chronically reliable neural interfaces for human use. He is also interested in understanding the physiological effects of neuromodulation and their correlations to functional benefit.
Graduate Students
Current Undergraduate Researchers
Yun Craddock
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Bioengineering
Haley Mae Lohf
Majors: Neuroscience, Mathematics, Physics
Minors: Biology and Bioengineering
Ireland Joyce
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Bioengineering
Oyinkansola Tunji-Ogunsanya
Major: Neuroscience
Minors: Bioengineering, Chemistry
Values of the Deku Lab
We acknowledge that academic science suffers from a lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Science does not operate in a bubble, nor is it apolitical. Rather, scientific issues are societal issues; and societal issues, such as racism, bias, and personal safety, are issues that the scientific community must address. We welcome, support, and advocate for community members from diverse backgrounds including those from different socioeconomic backgrounds, races and ethnicities, gender identities and sexualities, religions, disabilities, familial obligations, and other personal identities.