Current Duke 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 Neurobiology
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2023 - Present
Neurobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in Neurosurgery
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2023 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
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 Scholarly Works
Long-term editing of brain circuits using an engineered electrical synapse.
Journal article Nature · May 13, 2026 Electrical signalling across distinct populations of brain cells underpins cognitive and emotional function. However, approaches that selectively regulate electrical signalling between two cellular components of a mammalian neural circuit remain sparse. He ... Full text Link to item CiteSleep-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 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 - 2030Editing affective network relays to prevent stress induced behavioral pathology
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Hope for Depression Research Foundation · 2026 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2009
M.D.
Duke University ·
2007
Ph.D.