FACULTY RESEARCH |
STUDENT PROFILE |
 IIT
Leads Quest to Restore Vision to Blind
Armed with a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of
Health, IIT’s Philip Troyk is leading ongoing research
into a visual prosthesis, which could restore vision to the blind.
The device—about the size of a postage stamp—uses four
256-channel electric stimulators setting on a patient’s skull
under the skin to produce the tiny current needed to drive 1,024
miniature electrodes implanted in the visual cortex.
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 Sean Pitroda
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Destination: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and
Science
"Of all the universities I considered, IIT offered me the
best overall potential college experience. The guaranteed medical
program has enabled me to explore new and exciting subjects without
hesitation."
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Students participate in the White Coat Ceremony
and are initiated into Rush Medical School |
  
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IIT
offers two honors premedical programs in engineering and
medicine that guarantee admission to medical
school. Both programs lead to a bachelor of science from
IIT and an M.D. degree from one of two Chicago-area medical
schools. A third option enables students to minor in pre-medical
studies, and a post-baccalaureate program is offered
for college graduates who wish to pursue a medical education
but lack the necessary academic background.