Dr. Herzog received his undergraduate training at the Federal Technical Institute in Zurich, Switzerland (1979), then went to the University of Iowa (USA) for his doctoral research in biomechanics (1985), and completed his training with a postdoctoral fellowship in Neuroscience in Calgary, Canada. He accepted a tenure track position at the University of Calgary in 1990. Presently, Dr. Herzog is a professor in Biomechanics with appointments in Kinesiology, Medicine and Engineering.

An innovative grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) will provide the University of Calgary with $1.6 million over the next six years, providing a platform that could help create the next generation of biomedical engineers.