Heather Elizabeth Whitson

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710

Dept of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710

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In the News

Published April 27, 2025

How Public Supported Studies Bring This Researcher and Patient Closer to a Cure for Alzheimer’s

Published February 18, 2025

Heather Whitson on Care for Your Aging Brain

Published March 19, 2024

Duke Awards 32 New Distinguished Professorships for 2024

Published March 20, 2022

Alzheimer's Research: Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain

Published September 12, 2021

Duke/UNC Awarded Grant to Establish Joint Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Published March 18, 2021

Two Blues Join Forces to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

Published March 8, 2021

Harnessing the Brain’s Resilience to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease

Published December 7, 2018

Center for Vision and Population Health at Prevent Blindness Established to Implement Strategies to Address Eye Health

Published May 3, 2018

Novel rehabilitation model for people living with both vision impairment and cognitive impairment

Published August 13, 2015

Race, sex may influence who calls an ambulance for stroke symptoms

Published April 23, 2015

Doctor shortage: Who will take care of the elderly?

Published March 29, 2013

Why are Boomers Getting STDs?