Ellen Ruth Bennett | Scholars@Duke

Ellen Ruth Bennett
Assistant Professor in Neurology

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Neurology, Neurology, Neurocritical Care, Neurology 2013

Contact Information

Bryan Research Bldg, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 2900, Durham, NC 27710
benne020@mc.duke.edu (919) 668-1429

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., McGill University (Canada) 1991
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Medicine, Neurology, Clinical Science Departments 2006 - 2013
- Assistant Research Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Clinical Science Departments 2004 - 2006
- Assistant Research Professor in Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 1999 - 2004
- Instructor, Temporary of Pathology, Pathology, Clinical Science Departments 1999
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Terrell, TR, Bostick, R, Rogers, GL, Langston, MA, Barth, J, Bennett, E, Sloane, R, Galloway, L, Cantu, RC, and Mihelic, FM. "Association of APOE and other genetic polymorphisms with prospective concussion risk in a prospective cohort study of college athletes." January 1, 2014. Full Text
- Journal Articles
  - Terrell, TR, Abramson, R, Barth, JT, Bennett, E, Cantu, RC, Sloane, R, Laskowitz, DT, Erlanger, DM, McKeag, D, Nichols, G, Valentine, V, and Galloway, L. "Genetic polymorphisms associated with the risk of concussion in 1056 college athletes: a multicentre prospective cohort study." British journal of sports medicine 52, no. 3 (February 2018): 192-198. Full Text
  - El Husseini, N, Hoffman, BM, Bennett, ER, Li, Y-W, Williamson Taylor, RA, Hailey, CE, Richardson, K, Li, Y-J, Laskowitz, DT, and James, ML. "Association of IL6ST (gp130) Polymorphism with Functional Outcome Following Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association 27, no. 1 (January 2018): 125-131. Full Text
  - Sharma, R, Rosenberg, A, Bennett, ER, Laskowitz, DT, and Acheson, SK. "A blood-based biomarker panel to risk-stratify mild traumatic brain injury." PloS one 12, no. 3 (January 2017): e0173798-. Full Text
  - Terrell, TR, Bostick, R, Barth, J, Sloane, R, Cantu, RC, Bennett, E, Galloway, L, Laskowitz, D, Erlanger, D, McKeag, D, Valentine, V, and Nichols, G. "Multicenter cohort study on association of genotypes with prospective sports concussion: methods, lessons learned, and recommendations." The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness 57, no. 1-2 (January 2017): 77-89. Full Text
  - Berger, M, Nadler, JW, Friedman, A, McDonagh, DL, Bennett, ER, Cooter, M, Qi, W, Laskowitz, DT, Ponnusamy, V, Newman, MF, Shaw, LM, Warner, DS, Mathew, JP, James, ML, and MAD-PIA trial team, . "The Effect of Propofol Versus Isoflurane Anesthesia on Human Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers of Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a Randomized Trial." Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 52, no. 4 (April 15, 2016): 1299-1310. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Lindsey, BD, Nicoletto, HA, Bennett, ER, Laskowitz, DT, and Smith, SW. "3-D transcranial ultrasound imaging with bilateral phase aberration correction of multiple isoplanatic patches: a pilot human study with microbubble contrast enhancement." Ultrasound Med Biol 40, no. 1 (January 2014): 90-101. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lindsey, BD, Nicoletto, HA, Bennett, ER, Laskowitz, DT, and Smith, SW. "Simultaneous bilateral real-time 3-d transcranial ultrasound imaging at 1 MHz through poor acoustic windows." Ultrasound Med Biol 39, no. 4 (April 2013): 721-734. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wang, H, Anderson, LG, Lascola, CD, James, ML, Venkatraman, TN, Bennett, ER, Acheson, SK, Vitek, MP, and Laskowitz, DT. "ApolipoproteinE mimetic peptides improve outcome after focal ischemia." Exp Neurol 241 (March 2013): 67-74. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lindsey, BD, Light, ED, Nicoletto, HA, Bennett, ER, Laskowitz, DT, and Smith, SW. "The ultrasound brain helmet: new transducers and volume registration for in vivo simultaneous multi-transducer 3-D transcranial imaging." IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 58, no. 6 (June 2011): 1189-1202. Full Text Link to Item
  - Swaminathan, M, Nicoara, A, Phillips-Bute, BG, Aeschlimann, N, Milano, CA, Mackensen, GB, Podgoreanu, MV, Velazquez, EJ, Stafford-Smith, M, Mathew, JP, and Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Research Endeavors (CARE) Group, . "Utility of a simple algorithm to grade diastolic dysfunction and predict outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery." Ann Thorac Surg 91, no. 6 (June 2011): 1844-1850. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lindsey, BD, Light, ED, Smith, SW, Nicoletto, HA, Bennett, ER, and Laskowitz, DT. "Dual matrix arrays integrated into scanner for increased SNR of ultrasound brain helmet." Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium (2010): 1100-1103. Full Text
  - James, ML, Blessing, R, Phillips-Bute, BG, Bennett, E, and Laskowitz, DT. "S100B and brain natriuretic peptide predict functional neurological outcome after intracerebral haemorrhage." Biomarkers 14, no. 6 (September 2009): 388-394. Full Text Link to Item
  - James, ML, Blessing, R, Bennett, E, and Laskowitz, DT. "Apolipoprotein E modifies neurological outcome by affecting cerebral edema but not hematoma size after intracerebral hemorrhage in humans." J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 18, no. 2 (March 2009): 144-149. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lindsey, BD, Ivancevich, NM, Light, ED, Smith, SW, Nicoletto, HA, Bennett, E, and Laskowitz, DT. "The ultrasound brain helmet for 3D transcranial Doppler imaging." Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium (2009). Full Text
  - Ivancevich, NM, Pinton, GF, Nicoletto, HA, Bennett, E, Laskowitz, DT, and Smith, SW. "Real-time 3-D contrast-enhanced transcranial ultrasound and aberration correction." Ultrasound Med Biol 34, no. 9 (September 2008): 1387-1395. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ivancevich, NM, Pinton, GF, Smith, SW, Nicoletto, HA, Seism, M, Bennett, E, and Laskowitz, DT. "Real-time 3D contrast-enhanced transcranial ultrasound." Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium (2007): 550-553. Full Text
  - Moretti, EW, Morris, RW, Podgoreanu, M, Schwinn, DA, Newman, MF, Bennett, E, Moulin, VG, Mba, UU, Laskowitz, DT, and Perioperative Genetics and Safety Outcomes Study (PEGASUS) Investigative Team, . "APOE polymorphism is associated with risk of severe sepsis in surgical patients." Crit Care Med 33, no. 11 (November 2005): 2521-2526. Link to Item
  - Lynch, JR, Wang, H, Mace, B, Leinenweber, S, Warner, DS, Bennett, ER, Vitek, MP, McKenna, S, and Laskowitz, DT. "A novel therapeutic derived from apolipoprotein E reduces brain inflammation and improves outcome after closed head injury." Exp Neurol 192, no. 1 (March 2005): 109-116. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lynch, JR, Tang, W, Wang, H, Vitek, MP, Bennett, ER, Sullivan, PM, Warner, DS, and Laskowitz, DT. "APOE genotype and an ApoE-mimetic peptide modify the systemic and central nervous system inflammatory response." J Biol Chem 278, no. 49 (December 5, 2003): 48529-48533. Full Text Link to Item
  - Gong, JZ, Stenzel, TT, Bennett, ER, Lagoo, AS, Dunphy, CH, Moore, JO, Rizzieri, DA, Tepperberg, JH, Papenhausen, P, and Buckley, PJ. "Burkitt lymphoma arising in organ transplant recipients: a clinicopathologic study of five cases." Am J Surg Pathol 27, no. 6 (June 2003): 818-827. Link to Item
  - Aono, M, Bennett, ER, Kim, KS, Lynch, JR, Myers, J, Pearlstein, RD, Warner, DS, and Laskowitz, DT. "Protective effect of apolipoprotein E-mimetic peptides on N-methyl-D-aspartate excitotoxicity in primary rat neuronal-glial cell cultures." Neuroscience 116, no. 2 (2003): 437-445. Link to Item
  - Aono, M, Lee, Y, Grant, ER, Zivin, RA, Pearlstein, RD, Warner, DS, Bennett, ER, and Laskowitz, DT. "Apolipoprotein E protects against NMDA excitotoxicity." Neurobiol Dis 11, no. 1 (October 2002): 214-220. Link to Item
  - Sato, Y, Laskowitz, DT, Bennett, ER, Newman, MF, Warner, DS, and Grocott, HP. "Differential cerebral gene expression during cardiopulmonary bypass in the rat: evidence for apoptosis?." Anesth Analg 94, no. 6 (June 2002): 1389-1394. Link to Item
  - Laskowitz, DT, Thekdi, AD, Thekdi, SD, Han, SK, Myers, JK, Pizzo, SV, and Bennett, ER. "Downregulation of microglial activation by apolipoprotein E and apoE-mimetic peptides." Exp Neurol 167, no. 1 (January 2001): 74-85. Full Text Link to Item
  - Laskowitz, DT, Matthew, WD, Bennett, ER, Schmechel, D, Herbstreith, MH, Goel, S, and McMillian, MK. "Endogenous apolipoprotein E suppresses LPS-stimulated microglial nitric oxide production." Neuroreport 9, no. 4 (March 9, 1998): 615-618. Link to Item
  - Laskowitz, DT, Goel, S, Bennett, ER, and Matthew, WD. "Apolipoprotein E suppresses glial cell secretion of TNF alpha." J Neuroimmunol 76, no. 1-2 (June 1997): 70-74. Link to Item
- Other Articles
  - Mackensen, GB, Ti, LK, Phillips-Bute, BG, Mathew, JP, Newman, MF, Grocott, HP, and Neurologic Outcome Research Group (NORG), . "Cerebral embolization during cardiac surgery: impact of aortic atheroma burden." Br J Anaesth 91, no. 5 (November 2003): 656-661. Link to Item
  - Swaminathan, M, McCreath, BJ, Phillips-Bute, BG, Newman, MF, Mathew, JP, Smith, PK, Blumenthal, JA, Stafford-Smith, M, and Perioperative Outcomes Research Group, . "Serum creatinine patterns in coronary bypass surgery patients with and without postoperative cognitive dysfunction." Anesth Analg 95, no. 1 (July 2002): 1-8. Link to Item

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

Journal Articles

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