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Donna Crenshaw

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Pathology
DUMC 2927, Durham, NC 27710
Room 127 Davison Building, DUMC 2927, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pathology · 2022 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Dean for Basic Science in the School of Medicine · 2023 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Executive Team Member of Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine · 2014 - Present The Precision Medicine Program, Medicine

In the News


Published October 1, 2021
A New Home for Innovation at the Pratt School
Published April 3, 2020
Duke, UNC team up to create reusable medical face shields using 3D printing
Published April 2, 2020
Solving Pressing Challenges: 3D Printing of Medical Grade Face Shields

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Recent Publications


New Genetic Approaches to AD: Lessons from APOE-TOMM40 Phylogenetics.

Journal Article Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep · May 2016 Clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease are now focusing on the earliest stages of the disease with the goal of delaying dementia onset. There is great utility in using genetic variants to identify individuals at high age-dependent risk when the goal is to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of low doses of pioglitazone on resting-state functional connectivity in conscious rat brain.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2015 Pioglitazone (PIO) is a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) agonist in clinical use for treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Accumulating evidence suggests PPARγ agonists may be useful for treating or delaying the onset of Alzheimer's dise ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2013 M.H.A.
Duke University, School of Medicine · 1993 Ph.D.