Current Appointments & Affiliations
A. Eugene and Marie Washington Presidential Distinguished Professor
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2023 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2023 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor in Neurosurgery
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2023 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Professor in Neurobiology
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2023 - Present
Neurobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2025 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2013 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Sleep-Wake States Are Encoded across Emotion Regulation Regions of the Mouse Brain.
Journal Article eNeuro · November 2025 Emotional dysregulation is highly comorbid with sleep disturbances. Sleep is composed of unique physiological states that are reflected by conserved brain oscillations. Though the role of these state-dependent oscillations in cognitive function has been we ... Full text Link to item CiteDeveloping algorithmic psychiatry via multi-level spanning computational models.
Journal Article Cell Rep Med · May 20, 2025 Modern psychiatry faces challenges in translating neurobiological insights into treatments for severe illnesses. The mid-20th century witnessed the rise of molecular mechanisms as pathophysiological and treatment models, with recent holistic proposals keep ... Full text Link to item CiteSex-specific regulation of microglial MyD88 in HMGB1-Induced anxiety phenotype in mice.
Journal Article Neurobiol Stress · May 2025 Stress is a significant risk factor for the development and recurrence of anxiety disorders. Stress can profoundly impact the immune system, and lead to microglial functional alterations in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a brain region involved in th ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Pharmacological Sciences Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Neurobiology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2009
M.D.
Duke University ·
2007
Ph.D.