Lucy Panagos
Clinical Neurotechnology Research Assistant
Massachusetts General Hospital
As a Clinical Neurotechnology Research Assistant for Massachusetts General Hospital, Lucy’s role involves coordinating with the multidisciplinary BrainGate team to support the development and implementation of BCI technologies to rescue mobility and communication in patients with paralysis. A significant component of her role involves visiting participants at their residences to collect neural signal data to evaluate device connectivity and functionality.
Lucy graduated from the University of Southern California in the spring of 2024 with a B.S. in Human Biology and a minor in business finance. She has previously worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in Connecticut and as an undergraduate research assistant in the USC Kanoski Lab, researching the effects of Western diet consumption on learning and memory. Lucy is an aspiring physician who hopes to help bridge the gap between scientific research and clinical practice to improve patient care and medical intervention outcomes.