Dozens of neurology-related (or neuro-adjacent) events are planned at Duke for the first few months of 2020, within our Department as well as those of our colleagues. Lectures, workshops, and symposia will explore topics such as neurobehavior, narrative medicine, and learning how to be an effective bystander. Read more about each of these events below.
Our own clinical neuroscience grand rounds continue with our own faculty as well as national leaders in neurology from UCSF, the NIH, and other locations. On February 26, our grand rounds will feature a multidisciplinary neurobehavioral conference with our own Andy Liu, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science’s Thomas Farrer, PhD, and Shih-Hsiu "Jerry" Wang, MD, PhD, from the Department of Pathology. This event will be held from 8-9:30 in room 103 of the Bryan Research Building rather than our usual Duke North 2003. View our grand rounds schedule for 2020 here.
Translating Duke Health is hosting a dinner retreat on Monday, January 27, from 5:30-7:30 pm, in the DIBS Cube to update the community on the status of the Alzheimer's Disease Initiative at Duke and to seek feedback. This event is open to the entire Duke community, but please RSVP here by Monday, January 20.
The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS) will hold its Spring Inclusion and Power Dynamics Series over the next few months, with lectures and discussions on topics including bullying in academic science, promoting equity through allyship, and training bystanders to effectively respond to harassment. Read more about the series or RSVP here.
The Duke Center for Neurodegeneration and Neurotherapeutics seminar series will continue on a monthly basis in 2020, with preseminar lunches at 12:30 p.m., followed by lectures from 1-2 p.m. in room 103 of the Bryan Research Building. All are invited to attend. The dates and speakers for the next three seminars are:
- January 27 - Erika Holzbaur, PhD (Univ. of Pennsylvania) “Dynamics of neuronal autophagy and mitophagy in aging and neurodegeneration”
- February 17 - Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD (Northwestern University) -“Using iPSC-based reprogramming technologies to develop models of ALS”
- March 30 - Stephen Frye, PhD (UNC School of Pharmacy) - “Chemical biology and academic drug discovery”
Medical or undergraduate students interested in any aspect of neuroscience are invited to the first Duke Neuroscience Research Mixer of 2020 on Tuesday, January 28, from 6:30-8 p.m. in classroom 4 of the Trent Semans Center. A mix of research and clinical faculty will attend, many of whom need students for research projects and mentoring.
The next generation of clinical and research neuroscientists will come together for the Division of Translational Brain Sciences’ first neurology resident joint poster event on the evening of Thursday, February 27, from 6-8 p.m in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center. Postdoctoral associates and students will present their ongoing research to our current Neurology residents for feedback and informal discussion. All are invited to attend.
Snena Mantri , MD, MS, isn’t just a clinician; she’s also a published writer,novelist, and an expert in narrative medicine. She will hold a series of workshops in narrative medicine on February 19, March 18, and April 15, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in room 037A of Trent Hall (NOT the Trent Semans Center). Lunch will be provided.