O'Shea Lab

Tim is an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering department at Boston University. He grew up in Brisbane, Australia and moved to the USA in 2009 for graduate study supported by a John Monash Scholarship. He is passionate about working on treatments for Spinal Cord Injury and other CNS disorders. In his free time, he enjoys long distance running and watching cricket.

Postdoc: UCLA with Michael Sofroniew (Neurobiology) and Tim Deming (Bioengineering). Supported by Craig H Neilsen Foundation, American Australian Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Wings for Life.

PhD: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP), HST program of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with Robert Langer (MIT).

B Eng (Medical) Hons I and MEng (Management) from QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

Ben contributes to ongoing research in the O’Shea lab by providing detailed insight into his own lived experience over the past two decades with spinal cord injury (SCI). Additionally, he provides end-user consumer advocacy and feedback on research priorities and goals for the group through participation in lab meetings and project specific planning meetings with our bench research team. He has been a staunch advocate for SCI research over many years and works hard to improve the lives of those living with SCI in his local community in Brisbane, Australia.

Dr. O’Shea and Mr. Harvey have been best friends for over 22 years and it was Ben’s accident that catalyzed Dr. O’Shea’s passion for SCI research and prompted him to pursue a scientific career dedicated to SCI research.