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Leah Acker
Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Neuroanesthesia
leah.acker@duke.edu
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-6020
136 Sands Building, Durham, NC 27710
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Selected Grants
Neurobiology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ·
2024 - 2029
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Attentional Resilience in the Aging Brain
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute on Aging ·
2024 - 2029
Inflammatory Hangover and Cognitive Aging: A role of the brain-heart-immune axis in cognitive decline
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by American Federation for Aging Research ·
2025 - 2028
Medical Scientist Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Preceptor ·
Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences ·
2022 - 2027
Duke Anesthesiology MSARF Host Program: Mentored Research & Clinical Exposure for Future Leaders in Anesthesiology
Fellowship
Mentor ·
Awarded by Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research ·
2026 - 2026
The Role of the Aging Brain-Heart-Immune Axis in Postoperative Delirium
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2022 - 2025
FAER GEMSSTAR Supplement (rolling deadline)
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research ·
2023 - 2025
Real-time electroencephalography (EEG) changes with blinded, sham-controlled, transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in anxious older adults awaiting surgery
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care ·
2022 - 2024
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-6020