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Duke Neurology News
A weekly newsletter from the Duke Department of Neurology - February 22, 2021
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Voting open for US News & World Report Best Hospital Survey
Voting is now open for the U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals survey. Your vote is a great way to celebrate Duke's leading role in patient care, education, and research and for our Department to attract the best resident candidates to train the next generation of neurologists. If you are eligible, please visit Doximity.com and vote today! |
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 This Week at Duke: Neurovascular ultrasound at grand rounds, mental health webinar starts, and more
Grand Rounds starts at 7:30 this week, with a special Joint Neurology/Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences lecture from Johns Hopkins' David Zee, MD (note the new link and passcode in the Calendar of Events section below). On Monday, geriatrics and palliative care grand rounds are at their usual time; Neurobiology seminars will be held Monday and Tuesday. |
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Student Spotlight
 Gene Moon
This week’s “spotlight” interview shines on Gene Moon, an undergraduate student working in the lab of Carlene Moore, PhD, who recently received a fellowship to continue his research throughout the summer of 2021. Moon talks to us about his work culturing trigeminal nerve cells and performing Western blots and how it may help us understand more about potential therapies for migraines. He also shares how he decided to study neuroscience at Duke, his hopes for taking time to learn about our health system before starting medical school, and looking forward to trying restaurants and new cuisines ones the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Read more.
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Calendar of Events
Monday. February 22
Tuesday, February 23
- Neurobiology Seminar: noon-1 p.m., Katherine Nagel - Algorithms and circuits for olfactory navigation in Drosophila - email d.shipman@duke.edu for login info.
Wednesday, February 24
- Duke Neurology Grand Rounds: 7:30-8:30 a.m. (note new time and link)., - David Zee, MD (Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins) - Joint Neurology/Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences lecture Zoom link: https://duke.zoom.us/j/95077336441?pwd=aGdlM2VkYXNvcWRtVnY4Q2czS2NUUT09 - Meeting ID: 950 7733 6441 - Passcode: 855301
- Neurobiology Seminar: noon-1 p.m., Urann Chan - BDNF-mediated chromatin proming induces a gene program important for cerebellar maturation - email d.shipman@duke.edu for login info.
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Duke Neurology Trivia: Wisconsin Badger Edition
 As a doctoral candidate, this current member of the Duke Neurology Department spent his time at the University of Wisconsin studying the nervous system of giant nematodes and combing his luxurious mustache. Can you identify the current member of our faculty from this photo?
Are you a faculty, staff, or trainee of the Neurology Department with a photo of yourself from 10+ years ago that you'd like to share? If so send it to William.Alexander@duke.edu and we may feature it in a future issue.
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