Staff Spotlight: Caroline Folger
Dozens of behind-the-scenes financial consequences and questions result from even the simplest of clinic visits to one of our neurologists.
Taking a giant leap: Private family support propels promising new ALS study
When facing an illness such as ALS, one in which there currently is no proven treatment to stop or reverse it, patients often look to clinical trials for options for living longer and better lives.
Calakos, La Spada awarded distinguished professorships
Nicole Calakos, MD, PhD, and Al La Spada, MD, PhD, have been awarded distinguished professorships from Duke University.
Treating neurocognitive, physical limitations in patients with brain cancer
While radiation and chemotherapy treatments for brain cancer can help shrink tumors, they can also lead to neurocognitive limitations that severely affect a patient’s quality of life.
Postdoc Spotlight: Julia Gamache, PhD
Within the lab of Ornit Chiba-Falek, PhD, Julia Gamache, PhD, is investigating the origins of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)--both the exact genes and cell types in the brain that lead to development
Hobson-Webb, Nightingale receive $50,000 award to develop non-invasive 3-D muscle imaging technology
Lisa Hobson-Webb, MD, and Kathryn Nightingale, PhD, (Duke Biomedical Engineering) have received a $50,000 award from Duke MEDx to develop a multidisciplinary, imaging technology to effectively and
Kapuria receives RFA Innovator Award to explore augmented reality and epilepsy surgery
The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) has awarded a $50,000 2020 RFA Innovation Award to Chief Resident Abhi Kapuria, MD, along with Muhammad Zafar, MD (Duke Pediatrics) and Matthew Vesta
Faculty Spotlight: Sujay Kansagra, MD
Sujay Kansagra, MD, decided to focus on neurology and pediatric sleep as a medical student, both because of the room the field offered for research and education.
Shroff, Chen win Duke's "Outstanding Senior Thesis in Neuroscience" Award
Two undergraduate students working in labs in the Duke Neurology Department were joint recipients of Duke’s 2020 “Outstanding Senior Thesis in Neuroscience” award.
Gamache selected for CTSA TL1 award
Julia Gamache, PhD, was one of four new scholars welcomed into the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Award’s (CTSA TL1) programs this April.