Dr. Jordt Awarded NIH Grant to Study New Tobacco Products
Congratulations to Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD, on receiving a $416,512 R56 grant for his project that will examine the chemical composition, toxicity and behavioral effects of “tobacco-free” nicotine pouches - a new tobacco product category with growing popularity in youth and young adults.
That’s a Wrap! Highlights from ASA 2022
It was another successful American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) meeting for Duke Anesthesiology! View the photo gallery and read the full recap from New Orleans!
Duke Anesthesiologist’s Green Light Research Featured in TIME Magazine
TIME magazine spotlights Dr. Padma Gulur’s research that reveals wearing green-tinted eyeglasses may help ease pain-related anxiety and reduce the need for opioids for those with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions.
Faculty Awarded NIH Grant to Improve Lung Health
Congratulations to Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD, and Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD, on receiving a $1,430,370 R01 grant for their project to advance the fundamental understanding of pulmonary cell fate in inhalation injuries from chemical warfare.
Dr. Donnelly Awarded NIH Grant to Advance Orofacial Pain Therapies
A Duke research team, co-led by Duke Anesthesiology’s Dr. Christopher Donnelly, is awarded a $5,734,530 grant for a translational research project – one of just five UC2 awards that make up the NIH’s RE-JOIN Consortium.
Faculty Awarded NIH Grant to Study Pain Signaling Mechanisms
Congratulations to Drs. Christopher Donnelly and Shad Smith on receiving a $2,132,329 grant to discover new insights into the divergent pathophysiological mechanisms of chronic pain and its associated comorbidities in males and females.
Dr. Smith Awarded NIH Grant to Study TMD Therapies
Congratulations to Shad Smith, PhD, on receiving a $402,487 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project that uses single-cell omics approaches to develop new therapies for chronic pain disorders, such as temporomandibular disorders.
Dr. McCartney Appointed Director of the Center for Blood Conservation
Congratulations to Sharon McCartney, MD, on being named director of the Duke Center for Blood Conservation, a national leader in surgical blood management that provides alternatives for patients who want to avoid blood transfusions.
Dr. Acker Awarded NIH Grant for HIPPIE Study
Congratulations to Leah Acker, MD, PhD, on receiving a $322,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the role of the aging brain-heart-immune axis in postoperative delirium.