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Duke Neurology News
A weekly newsletter from the Duke Department of Neurology - May 13, 2019
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Department Highlights
 Highlights from AAN: Brainstorm award, Parkinson's and exercise, Ulysses S. Grant's headaches and more
The Duke Neurology Department made numerous contributions to the 71st annual American Academy of Neurology (AAN) conference this year. On Monday evening, Rick Bedlack, MD, PhD, won the AAN’s Brainstorm Competition, in which five finalist candidates pitched how they would use technology to improve and expand people’s access to neurological care. Sneha Mantri, MD, MHS, was one of the Department’s all-around MVPs, while more than 20 members taught sessions or presented posters. View photos of the conference or read the full story.
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 Don Sanders Celebrate at AAN
More than 50 current and former faculty and trainees of the Duke Neurology Department met at the Aqiemero restaurant of the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia on Wednesday to reminisce about their time at Duke and celebrate the continuing career of Don Sanders, MD. More than 50 clinicians from three continents attended the event, with many offering heartfelt tributes to how Sanders made a lasting impact on their lives. Read the full story, or view a photo album of the event here.
 CNN, Graffagnino discuss longer potential time window to treat strokeWhen it comes to stroke, "time is brain." Every minute delay in stroke treatment results in the loss of about 2 million neurons. Yet a new study from the New England Journal of Medicine also suggests treatment may still offer benefit in a longer time window than previously thought. CNN's Jacqueline Howard spoke with Carmen Graffagnino, MD, about why this study is "exciting" and what it means for the close to 800,000 people who have a stroke every year. Read that story here.
 This Week at Duke: DCNN seminar, research in progress, and more
Former Duke alumnus Peter Kaplan, MBBS, returns to deliver grand rounds (also at its old time and location) at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. Join us for a monthly faculty meeting and a DCNN seminar featuring Laura Ranum, PhD, on Monday, and then for pizza and a research in progress meeting Tuesday evening. And if you haven't already, check your inboxes for Duke's expanded CulturePulse survey, open to all members of the School of Medicine.
This Week
Monday, May 13
- Neurology Faculty Meeting: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Classroom 3 of the Trent Semans Center
- Palliative Care Grand Rounds: Noon-1 p.m., Cancer Center 1N07 -
HPM Fellows' QI Presentation
- Neurobiology Student Seminar: 2-3 p.m., Bryan Research 103 - Steven Marinero - The role of microglia and infiltrating monocytes in neurodegeneration
- DCNN Seminar: 1-2 p.m. (Lunch at 12:30) - Laura Ranum, PhD (University of Florida) - Repeated associated non-AUG (RAN) translation in neurologic disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic strategies
Tuesday, May 14
- Neurobiology Seminar: noon-1 p.m., Bryan Research 103 - Hillel Adesnik, PhD - Optically probing the neural base of sensory perception. Read more.
- Research in Progress Meeting: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Massey Conference Room (Duke South 0112A) - Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, PhD (Psychiatry) - "Long-term pesticide use and risk of dementia"; Ellen Bennett, PhD, Daniel Laskowitz, MD, MHS - "Allogenic umbilical cord blood infusion for adults with ischemic stroke"
Wednesday, May 15
- Neurology Grand Rounds: Noon-1 p.m., Duke South 0101 - Peter Kaplan, MBBS (Director of Epilepsy and EEG, Johns Hopkins Bayview)
- Neurobiology Student Seminar - noon - 1 p.m., Bryan Research 301 - David Gallegos and Bryson Deanhardt
Thursday, May 16
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Noon-1 p.m., Duke North 2002 -
Friday, May 17
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