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Anne Marie Petrock

Anne Marie Petrock received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1999. In 2002 she received a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, and in 2007 was awarded a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, both from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

The Malcolm S. Morse Foundation is proud to have sponsored her PhD thesis with the Malcolm Morse Fellowship.

Anne Marie's PhD Thesis

To: Trudy Morse
Subject: RE: Thesis paper

Grammy Gilah!

Hello! It has been a long time, and somehow the warmth from seeing you in my inbox has not diminished in the least. Your notes are always so full of life and kernels of wisdom, much like you. Even though I have been out of touch, you have not been far from my mind these past months. I am so happy to hear from you and to see that you have not given up on me!

This has been a whirlwind of a year for me. I am actually working full time at the NJ Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center in Edison, NJ as a post-doctoral fellow. I am working with Dr. Michael Rosenberg using my mathematical analysis of signals from the autonomic nervous system to better diagnose and assess treatment of neurological disease.

One of the projects that we are working on (that your son may be interested in) is evaluation of people in vegetative and non-responsive states via analysis of autonomic response to various stimuli. JFK Rehabilitation center is a premier center in neuro-rehabilitation. HBO did a documentary called "coma" recently that was filmed here at the hospital.

If you (or your son) would like more information about the autonomics in coma project, I would be glad to send it along. I looked at your son's website when you and I first met and was very interested in his work. I think that autonomic nervous function provides some measurable aspects to the subconscious, and it would be exciting to exchange ideas with him (and perhaps do some research with him?). I read his research questions, and the biomarker for near-death experience was of interest to me. What if it makes changes down to the DNA level (not just enzymes that react temporarily)? Has he done any work with any neurogenetecists?

I taught a class at NJIT as an adjunct this past Fall in Instrumentation of Physiological Measurements (a graduate course), but because I am trying to focus on publishing my thesis work/publishing new work/getting grant-writing experience under my belt this semester I am not currently teaching. I may teach another course this coming Fall, but I am not sure yet.

Anne

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