Michael E. Brandt, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae (Summary)

EDUCATION:

• Student of Kabbalah, Judaism and Christianity for over 40 years.
• Diploma 1973; Lafayette High School, Brooklyn, New York.
• B.S. Physics 1977; Polytechnic Institute (now University) of New York.
• M.S. Biomedical Engineering 1983; University of Houston.
• Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering 1989; University of Houston (Dissertation Title: "Relationship Between Prestimulus EEG and Human Visual Evoked Brain Potentials" - 479 pages).

• James S. McDonnell Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College, 1991.
• IEEE Summer School on Biomedical Signal Processing, University of Siena, Italy, 1995.
• Reconnective Healing Levels I-II (9/01), and III (The Reconnection), 1/02.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 9/01 to present: Facilitator of Kabbalistic Healing and teacher of Kabbalah.
• 6/02 to present: Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center.
• 3/01 to present: Director, Center for Computational Biomedicine, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center.
• 8/00 to present: Associate Professor of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center.
• 9/99: Awarded Tenure, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center (Medical School).
• 9/98 to 8/00: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center (Medical School).
• 1991 to present: Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston.
• 3/90 to present: Director, Neurosignal Analysis Laboratory (mine), University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center.
• 3/90 to 8/98: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center (Medical School).
• 1/83 to 5/89: Research Associate of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
• 10/83 to 12/93: Computer Science Instructor, University of Houston, Department of Continuing Education.
• 6/84 to 12/84: Computer Science Instructor, University of Houston Clear Lake, Department of Technologies.
• 1/82 to 5/83: Instructor of Electronics Technology, Houston Community College, Technical Education Division.
• 5/80 to 12/81: Head, Technical Operations, Synergos Inc., Houston, Texas.
• 9/79 to 5/80: Teaching Assistant, University of Houston Physics Department.
• 9/78 to 8/79: Technical Editor, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey.
• 7/77 to 9/78: Technical Writer, Miles-Samuelson Inc., New York, New York.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Houston Holistic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC).

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Polytechnic Institute Partial Scholarship, 1973.
• Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society, 1976.
• Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges, 1976.
• Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Award, University of Houston, 1988.
• Senior Member status, IEEE, 2002

PUBLICATIONS:

• Abstracts: 50 published since 1984.
• Peer Reviewed Articles in Professional Scientific Journals: 50 published since 1981.
• Book Chapters and Conference Proceedings Articles: 21 published since 1984.
• Books:
• (co-edited w/ B. Jansen) "Nonlinear Dynamical Analysis of the EEG" - World Scientific, 1991.
• Tentative Title - (in progress)

US PATENT:

• "Method and apparatus for estimating tissue volumes in magnetic resonance images" - 1995

PRESENTATIONS:

• International: 6.
• National: 8 including
  
  
  • Keynote Address: "Thinking nonlinearly about brain system dynamics." Annual Meeting, Society for Neuronal Regulation, Monterrey, CA, 10/2001.
  • Panel discussion on nonlinear brain dynamics (with Drs. Valdeane Brown and Karl Pribram). Annual Meeting, Society for Neuronal Regulation, Monterrey, CA, 10/2001.
  • Keynote Address: "Accessing the System Gateway to the Endless." Reconnective Healing First Annual Mini-University and Reunion, Las Vegas, NV, 8/2002 (invited address).
  • Keynote Address: "Being Nonlinear Being: Choosing the Chaotic, Complex Path to Understanding System Neurodynamics." Annual Meeting, Society for Neuronal Regulation, Scottsdale, AZ, 9/2002.
  • Invited Address: "Gateways to Endless Healing in the 'Now' Age", Midsummer New Energy Conference, Breckenridge, CO, 7/03.
  • Invited Address: "Gateways to Endless Reconnective Healing in the New Energy Times." Reconnective Healing Second Annual Mini-University and Reunion, Dallas, TX, 8/03.
  • Invited Address: "What would Tobias say about the Kabbalah and New Energy?", Midsummer New Energy Conference, Santa Fe, NM, 7/05.
  
  
• Local & Regionally Based: 51 since 1985.
• Poster Sessions: 37 since 1988.

SPONSORSHIP OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS:

SPONSORSHIP OF GRADUATE STUDENTS:

GRANT SUPPORT:

RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Developed computer software and hardware to analysis electro-magnetic signals produced by the human brain, since 1983.
• Uncovered important relationships between "native" brain states of conscious awareness and how the brain perceives and processes internally and externally produced stimuli, 1984 - 1991.
• Developed software and computer algorithms to analyze damage to the brain and to assess brain development from magnetic resonance scans (MRI), 1990 - present (patent awarded 1995).
• Directorship of the Neurosignal Analysis Laboratory (NAL), 1990 - present.
• Co-developer of a new scientific discipline known as Computational Biomedicine (CBM), 1999.
• Continuous brain research funding from the National Institutes of Health since 1989.
• The following are all Landmark national studies I and my lab have been intensely involved in over the years ..
  • Study of pediatric hydrocephalus using MRI, 1989 - 1995.
  • Study of Autism using MRI, 1998 - present, (member of Colloborative Programs of Excellence in Autism - CPEA).
  • Study of children with spina bifida, 1997 - present.
  • Study of children with traumatic brain injury, 2001 - present.
  • Study of normal brain development from birth to 18 yrs (a national study of 450 children each followed for 5 years leading to the creation of a publically available database), 1998 - present
• Cataloging of my clients' case studies of Kabbalistic healing.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• Teaching assistant, University of Houston Department of Physics, 1979-1980.
• Instructor of Electronics Technology, Houston Community College, 1/82 - 5/83.
• Computer programming instructor, University of Houston Department of Continuing Education, 10/83 - 12/93.
• Instructor of computer science, University of Houston Clear Lake, 6/84 - 12/84.
• Instructor, University of Houston Department of Electrical Engineering, 1991.
• Created Web Page containing brain slide images for Medical School Neuroscience Course, 1996.
• Problem Based Learning (UT-Houston Medical School) 1998-2000.
• Organized Center for CBM Seminar Series, 2001.
• Development of CBM curriculum, 2000-2002.
• Workshops on the melding of science, spirituality and healing, 2002-present.

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:

• Service on National Grant Study Panels for the National Institutes of Health, since 1996.
• Editorial reviewer for science journal articles, since 1989.
• Board Member, Hillel of Greater Houston, 1991-1999.
• Bunker Hill Elementary School Houston, volunteer science teacher, 1999-2002.
• Anti-defamation League (ADL) SchooLink program volunteer (to elementary schools), since 2000.
• Cub scout den leader, 2001-2003.

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