Duke Anesthesiology Faculty Among Highly Cited Researchers of 2022
Duke Anesthesiology’s Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, and Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD, are among the 30 Duke scientists named to the 2022 list of “Highly Cited Researchers” – an annual listing of pioneers in their field who represent the most influential researchers in the world.
Dr. Terrando Awarded Nearly $5M to Study Neurocognitive Impacts of Surgery
Congratulations to Niccolò Terrando, PhD, on receiving two grants from the National Institutes of Health for research that will provide new insights into the effects of peripheral surgical trauma on the vulnerable brain and develop innovative platforms to study delirium.
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.
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.
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!
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. Yang Awarded NIH Grant to Study Neuromodulatory Therapeutics for Stroke Patients
Congratulations to Wei Yang, PhD, FAHA, on receiving a $442,750 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project that will use state-of-the-art approaches to investigate the role of neuronal activity in chronic stroke recovery.