Yury Gerasimenko, PhD, D.Sci

Physiology Faculty

Yury Gerasimenko, PhD, D.Sci.Professor


Research interests include movement physiology, development of a novel strategy of regulating locomotor function in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) using non-invasive multisite spinal neuromodulation, and synergistic activation of locomotor-related systems through spinal neuromodulation to promote recovery of voluntary control of stepping movements in paralyzed subjects.

Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Moshonkina T, Grishin A, Bogacheva I, Gorodnichev R, Ovechkin A, Siu R, Edgerton VR, Gerasimenko Y. Novel Non-invasive Strategy for Spinal Neuromodulation to Control Human Locomotion. Front Hum Neurosci. 2021 Jan 13;14:622533. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.622533.
  2. Siu R, Brown EH, Mesbah S, Gonnelli F, Pisolkar T, Edgerton VR, Ovechkin AV, Gerasimenko YP. Novel Noninvasive Spinal Neuromodulation Strategy Facilitates Recovery of Stepping after Motor Complete Paraplegia. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 25;11(13):3670. doi: 10.3390/jcm11133670.
  3. Harkema S, Angeli C, Gerasimenko Y.Historical development and contemporary use of neuromodulation in human spinal cord injury. Curr Opin Neurol. 2022 Aug 1;35(4):536-543. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001080.
  4. Singh G, Lucas K, Keller A, Martin R, Behrman A, Vissarionov S, Gerasimenko YP. Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation From Adults to Children: A Review. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2023 Winter;29(1):16-32. doi: 10.46292/sci21-00084.
  5. Angeli CA, Gerasimenko Y. Combined cervical transcutaneous with lumbosacral epidural stimulation improves voluntary control of stepping movements in spinal cord injured individuals. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 Feb 2;11:1073716. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1073716
  6. Ovechkin A, Moshonkina T, Shandybina N, Lyakhovetskii V, Gorodnichev R, Moiseev S, Siu R, Gerasimenko Y.  Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Facilitates Respiratory Functional Performance in Patients with Post-Acute COVID-19.Life (Basel). 2023 Jul 14;13(7):1563. doi: 10.3390/life13071563