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Carlene D Moore

Assistant Professor in Neurology
Neurology, Translational Brain Sciences
Bryan Res Bldg Room 249, Box 2900, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Neurology · 2025 - Present Neurology, Translational Brain Sciences, Neurology
Assistant Professor in Pathology · 2020 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2021 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published December 3, 2024
Research & Innovation Seed Grants Total Nearly $2 Million
Published August 22, 2023
Trading backpacks for lab coats: High school students become neuroscientists at Duke
Published May 30, 2023
Unraveling the Mysteries of Migraine Pain – And How to Get Rid of It

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Recent Publications


OnabotulinumtoxinA effects on trigeminal nociceptors.

Journal Article Cephalalgia · February 2023 BACKGROUND: OnabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) is approved globally for prevention of chronic migraine; however, the classical mechanism of action of onabotA in motor and autonomic neurons cannot fully explain the effectiveness of onabotulinumtoxinA in this sens ... Full text Link to item Cite

The role of TRPV4 channels in cutaneous epithelia.

Journal Article Curr Top Membr · 2022 Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channels are multi-modally activated cation permeable channels that are expressed most organ tissues including the skin. TRPV4 is highly expressed in the skin and functions in skin resident cells such as epi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epithelia-Sensory Neuron Cross Talk Underlies Cholestatic Itch Induced by Lysophosphatidylcholine.

Journal Article Gastroenterology · July 2021 BACKGROUND & AIMS: Limited understanding of pruritus mechanisms in cholestatic liver diseases hinders development of antipruritic treatments. Previous studies implicated lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) as a potential mediator of cholestatic pruritus. METHODS: ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


The role of TRPV4 in Post traumatic/TBI induced headaches

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028

The role of TRPV4 in migraine pain with focus on non-neural, keratinocytes and mast cells and mechanisms of racial differences in migraine pain suffering

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2021 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Alabama, Birmingham · 2008 Ph.D.