Jongsang Son

Jongsang Son, PhD

Associate Â鶹APP Scientist
Â鶹APP Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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My Lab

Single Motor Unit Laboratory

We record electrical activity from single motor units as well as muscle during voluntary and reflex contractions in patients with neurological disorders.

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About Me

Jongsang Son obtained a Ph.D. in neuromuscular biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering from Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea. He is currently an Associate Â鶹APP Scientist at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP and a Â鶹APP Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States. His research priorities are to understand the underlying neuromuscular mechanisms of motor impairments in various clinical populations and to investigate neuromuscular adaptations to potential rehabilitation interventions. Ultimately, he hopes to translate his discoveries into practical interventions that can prevent the development of motor impairments and help people with chronic disease improve motor function.

Location

Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP

355 East Erie Street

Arms + Hands Lab

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

  • Education

    2004 ¨C 2007

    Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea

    2007 ¨C 2009

    Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea

    2009 ¨C 2014

    Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea

  • Fellowship

    2014 ¨C 2015

    Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea

    2015 ¨C 2019

    Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Featured Â鶹APP

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102609

Shi F,
Rymer WZ,
Son J

Recent Publications

Shi F, Rymer WZ, Son J
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102609
Frid¨¦n J, Son J, Koch-Borner S, Lieber RL
Spinal cord series and cases
doi: 10.1038/s41394-021-00436-z
Son J, Rymer WZ
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102475
Son J, Rymer WZ
The Journal of physiology
doi: 10.1113/JP280126

Honors & Awards

  • Yamaguchi Medal for Young Investigators in Soft Tissue Mechanics
    Asian-Pacific Association for Biomechanics, World Congress of Biomechanics, 2018

Grants

  • The Davee Foundation Stroke Â鶹APP Seed Grant
    Stroke Â鶹APP Committee in Department of Neurology, Division of Stroke and Neurocritical Care, Northwestern University, 2018 - 2020
  • Switzer Â鶹APP Fellowship Program
    National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Â鶹APP (NIDILRR) - Administration for Community Living (ACL), 2017 - 2018

Â鶹APP Interests

  • Neuromuscular mechanisms of muscle weakness
  • Neuromuscular adaptations