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Eve Marder to Deliver March 17 DIBS Distinguished Lecture
Monday, December 7, 2020Pioneering and award-winning neuroscientist Eve Marder, PhD, of Brandeis University, will give the 2021 DIBS Distinguished Lecture on March 17. Her topic: Understanding Neural Circuits: Development, Plasticity & Function. DIBS faculty members also will speak, and students will present their... read more about Eve Marder to Deliver March 17 DIBS Distinguished Lecture »
DIBS Faculty Among 6 Honored by AAAS
Monday, November 30, 2020Three Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Faculty Network Members were among six Duke faculty named fellows to the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science: Nicole Calakos, Neurology, for pioneering work in optogenetic approaches, and substantial contributions in the... read more about DIBS Faculty Among 6 Honored by AAAS »
Dzirasa Publishes Anti-racism Op-eds
Wednesday, November 18, 2020DIBS Faculty Network Member Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, has published a series of op-eds in several scientific journals to help colleagues understand, "the long history of structural racism in America and how history has led to this moment.” More about Dzirasa... read more about Dzirasa Publishes Anti-racism Op-eds »
DIBS Announces 2020 Research Seed-grant Recipients
Tuesday, November 3, 2020DIBS has announced the 2020 Research Incubator and Germinator seed-grant recipients. Five interdisciplinary teams have received the awards, which are designed to promote high-risk/high-return, collaborative and cross-disciplinary neuroscience that is likely to draw external funding. Over... read more about DIBS Announces 2020 Research Seed-grant Recipients »
Felipe DeBrigard Discusses Intersection of Philosophy, Neuroscience
Friday, October 23, 2020Felipe De Brigard, PhD, Philosophy, was always interested in psychology and neuroscience and philosophy, and he majored in both as an undergraduate. But it took a while to find the best academic route to combine his research interests. Today, he studies memory and cognitive processes. He was... read more about Felipe DeBrigard Discusses Intersection of Philosophy, Neuroscience »
U.S. News & World Report Features Study Co-authored by Dawson
Friday, October 23, 2020Children on the autism spectrum and those with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are seen more frequently in hospitals and in doctors' offices during infancy than other youngsters, a new Duke study has found. The pattern may help alert providers to additional follow-up,... read more about U.S. News & World Report Features Study Co-authored by Dawson »
Study Yields Clues about Immune System, Post-op Neuroinflammation
Friday, October 23, 2020Inflammation is a normal immune response to a bodily injury, whether from accident or surgery. But sometimes the post-operative immune response may also lead to neuroinflammation, causing complications such as delirium delirium and other perioperative neurocognitive disorders. Scientists,... read more about Study Yields Clues about Immune System, Post-op Neuroinflammation »
Duke Center for Autism Announces 2020-21 Seminars
Friday, October 2, 2020The Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development has announced its 2020-2021 seminar series. The series kicks off Oct. 7, 4-5 p.m., with Chris Chatham, PhD, & Kevin Sanders, MD, Roche, on “Challenges in Developing Novel Interventions for Autism at the Global Scale.” The virtual events... read more about Duke Center for Autism Announces 2020-21 Seminars »
Oct. 26 Virtual Event Highlights AI, Otolaryngology
Wednesday, September 30, 2020DIBS is co-sponsoring a free virtual symposium on Monday, Oct. 26, “Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence for Improving Care in Otolaryngology & the Communication Sciences.” Free and open to all but pre-registration required. More info, full agenda HERE. Direct link to... read more about Oct. 26 Virtual Event Highlights AI, Otolaryngology »
Zoom Carts Support Virtual Teaching
Thursday, September 24, 2020From Working@Duke, in Duke Today: Teaching (and learning) virtually can be technologically challenging. Duke's Office of Information Technology and Trinity Technology Services, in the College of Arts & Sciences, have collaborated to make life easier for all. Minna Ng, PhD, a member of the DIBS... read more about Zoom Carts Support Virtual Teaching »