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Len White Receives National Recognition for Teaching Excellence
Tuesday, August 24, 2021We at DIBS are honored to work with an amazing teacher and mentor, Dr. Len White. For his long and distinguished history of excellence in medical education, Dr. White has received the American Association of Medical Colleges 2021 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award... read more about Len White Receives National Recognition for Teaching Excellence »
Learning Something Surprising About “SuperLearners”
Tuesday, May 4, 2021DIBS Researcher Nicole Calakos and her team discovered an interesting role for the stress response pathway in learning. Their findings may have important implications for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Click here for the article on Duke Research Blog. read more about Learning Something Surprising About “SuperLearners” »
Call for Incubator and Germinator Proposals 2021
Tuesday, May 4, 2021DIBS Announces Call for Incubator and Germinator Proposals! Applications are welcome for innovative, interdisciplinary brain science research. Letters of Intent Due June 11, 2021. Full proposals due August 20, 2021. Click here for more information. read more about Call for Incubator and Germinator Proposals 2021 »
2021 DIBS Distinguished Lecture & Symposium - Virtual Poster Session
Monday, April 12, 2021Congratulations to Danielle Clark and Jia Hou Poh, winners of the poster contest at the 2021 DIBS Distinguished Lecture and Symposium! read more about 2021 DIBS Distinguished Lecture & Symposium - Virtual Poster Session »
Two Prestigious Duke Awards, One Psychiatry Winner
Tuesday, March 30, 2021Congratulations to DIBS Faculty Network member Kafui Dzirasa on two well-deserved honors! Read here for details! read more about Two Prestigious Duke Awards, One Psychiatry Winner »
Black in Neuro
Friday, March 26, 2021Black In Neuro is a grass-roots effort to empower black scholars in Neuroscience. Read here to learn how you can support their endeavors. read more about Black in Neuro »
Meet a Duke Senior at the Intersection Of Computation, Neuroscience and T-Pain
Thursday, March 18, 2021Senior Duke Neuroscience major Daniel Sprague has sampled many types of research at Duke, and made valuable contributions to the research in 3 labs from the DIBS Faculty Network. Read his reflections on his time at Duke and what the future holds for this talented student. read more about Meet a Duke Senior at the Intersection Of Computation, Neuroscience and T-Pain »
New Leadership in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Monday, February 8, 2021The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences congratulates faculty members Elizabeth Marsh and Kevin La Bar, who will assume leadership of the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience in Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Marsh will become Chair of the Department, and LaBar will replace her as... read more about New Leadership in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience »
Neurobiologist Finds Potent Pain-Supression Center in the Brain
Wednesday, January 6, 2021DIBS researcher Fan Wang discovered that the amygdala--the part of our brains that controls fear--can also serve as a shut-down mechanism for pain. She and her team used optogenetics to make this surprising finding in mice. Read the full article. read more about Neurobiologist Finds Potent Pain-Supression Center in the Brain »
Medical, therapeutic 'apps' growth fueled by pandemic
Tuesday, December 29, 2020Medical and therapeutic "apps" abound, and their importance will continue to grow, spurred in part by limited healthcare available during the pandemic, says P. Murali Doraiswamy, PhD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and DIBS Faculty Network member, in a recent op-ed in Scientific... read more about Medical, therapeutic 'apps' growth fueled by pandemic »