NSP Faculty in the News, Manuel Hernandez and NSP Graduate Student, Jonathan Cerna
April 22, 2025
Graduate student Jonathan Cerna monitors heart data from a “smart shirt” that tracks electrical activity as graduate student Laila Shaaban exercises and rests. Researchers are working to develop the technology to make heart-related predictions more widely accessible through the use of wearables.
NSP graduate student Jonathan Cerna and Statistics and Health Technology graduate student Laila Shaaban
Photo by Fred Zwicky

Two articles were recently published highlighting the work of Neuroscience Program faculty, Manuel Hernandez and Neuroscience Graduate student Jonathan Cerna:

Wearable technology continuously monitors heart-rate recovery to predict risk - by Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor, UI News Bureau, April 9, 2025

UI Researchers monitor heart rate using new ‘smart shirt’ technology - by Amanda Brennan, WCIA.com, April 17, 2025

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UIUC News Bureau