Congratulations to Srikumaran (Sri) Sakthivel on completing his co-op position in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Arizona
Sri first joined the Telkes Lab as a Summer Intern in 2025 and returned as a co-op student from January through August 2026, with support from the Sarver Heart Center and Dr. Sadek. During his time in the lab, he contributed to projects involving EEG and ECG signal analysis, particularly a project examining ECG morphology and heart rate variability in patients receiving spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, while developing his skills in MATLAB, biomedical signal processing, and neuromodulation.
On July 30-31, Sri presented his work at the 2026 Stanford Cardiovascular Research Symposium. It has been wonderful to see Sri grow as a researcher. We wish him continued success as he begins his fifth year studying Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology at the University of Cincinnati and prepares for graduate school!


