The following departmental faculty were awarded new competitive and non-competitive research grants (of $100,000 +) during calendar year 2025.
Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC
Duke Online Clinical Nutrition Fellowship #4
Award Date: 10/22/2025
Funding Agency: Abbott Nutrition
Christopher R. Donnelly, DDS, PhD
Neural Architecture of the Murine and Human Temporomandibular Joint
Award Date: 9/12/2025
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $3,749,330
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
Immunovascular Interactions in Postoperative Delirium Superimposed on Dementia (DSD).
Award Date: 9/5/2025
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging
Grant Amount: $1,380,185
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
Breathdown
Award Date: 7/9/2025
Funding Agency: Noninvasix, Inc.
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
MDT24046IN4WVL
Award Date: 6/26/2025
Funding Agency: Covidien LP
Timothy E. Miller, MB, ChB, FRCA
HIPULSE
Award Date: 5/22/2025
Funding Agency: Philips Healthcare
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD (Multi-PI)
Impact of Hypertension and Aging on Postoperative Delirium
Award Date: 5/20/2025
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging
Grant Amount: $3,465,825.00
Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh, MSc, MHSc, FRCA
Vertex-108
Award Date: 5/14/25
Funding Agency: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Mara A. Serbanescu, MD
Unraveling Effects of Gut and Blood Microbial Signatures on Immune Phenotypes and Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis
Award Date: 4/21/2025
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Grant Amount: $2,018,750
Katherine T. Martucci, PhD
Neural Correlates and Behavioral Impact of Withdrawal-Induced Hyperalgesia Among People Who Smoke With and Without Chronic Pain
Award Date: 3/28/2025
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse
Grant Amount: $3,488,576
Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP, FACP, FCCP
Perfluoromethane as a Decompression Gas for Human Diving
Award Date: 2/21/2025
Funding Agency: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Grant Amount: $1,991,019
Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD
IntraVascular Membrane Oxygenator Catheter
Award Date: 1/17/2025
Funding Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Grant Amount: $199,962