Telephone:  503-220-8262 x55949
Fax:  503-273-5021
E-Mail:  peter.jacobs@va.gov

Current Appointments
Biomedical Engineer
PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University

Overview
Peter received his bachelors of science degree in engineering from Swarthmore College in 1995 and his Masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1999. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the OGI School of Science and Engineering at OHSU working with Dr. Eric Wan. Peter is a research investigator on the project titled “Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring using Otoacoustic Emissions”. This grant is funded through the NIH/NIDDK.

Research Interest(s)
Research interests include otoacoustic emissions, medial olivocochlear efferent pathways, audio compression, digital signal processing, and machine learning.

Research Project(s)
Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring using Otoacoustic Emissions, NIH/NIDDK, 1/10/2008 – 1/9/2010

Selected Recent Publications
1. Jacobs PG, Shults M, Updike S, Rhodes B, Gilligan BJ. Design of a low power portable RF receiver/datalogger system for acquiring data from a fully implantable glucose sensor in humans. ASAIO, San Diego, CA. June 3, 1999.

2. Gilligan BJ, Shults M, Rhodes B, Jacobs PG, Brauker JH, Pintar TJ, Updike SJ. Feasibility of continuous long term glucose monitoring from a subcutaneous glucose sensor in humans. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 2004;6(3).

3. Kusumoto A, Jacobs PG, Saunders GH, Lewis MS. Development of a 24-speaker sound localization test system. IHCON, Lake Tahoe, CA, August 2004.

4. Saunders G, Forsline A, Jacobs PG. The Attitudes towards Loss of Hearing Questionnaire (ALHQ): A comparison of paper and electronic formats. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (accepted for publication).

5. Jacobs PG, Erdomus D, Wan EA, Leek M, Fausti SA. Development of an Audio-Visual Dual Sensory Assist Device Using Mutual Information Optimization. IHCON, Lake Tahoe, CA, August 2006.

6. Jacobs PG, Wan EA, Konrad-Martin D, Kagen D, Fausti SA. Correlating Forward-Masked SFOAE with Blood Glucose in Diabetic Subjects. American Auditory Society Annual Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2007.