Scholars@Duke
Miles Berger

Miles Berger

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Neuroanesthesia
miles.berger@duke.edu
DUMC Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710
201 Trent Drive, 4317 Duke South, Orange Zone, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants

Brain Vulnerability in Delirium and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Intersection of Polygenic Risk and Inflammation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · 2023 - 2027

Duke Creating ADRD Researchers for the Next Generation - Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program (CARiNG-StARR)"

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2026

Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1996 - 2026

Pathogenesis of Neuroinflammation and Neurocognitive Impairment In HIV-infected Young Adult Cannabis Users

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2026

Behavior and Physiology in Aging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2015 - 2025

The Role of the Aging Brain-Heart-Immune Axis in Postoperative Delirium

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

FAER GEMSSTAR Supplement (rolling deadline)

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research · 2023 - 2025

Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Outcomes after Spinal versus General Anesthesia in Spine Surgery

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by AO North America · 2023 - 2025

Geroscience signaling metabolites NAD+ and beta-hydroxybutyrate modulating acute neuroinflammation in delirium

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Buck Institute for Research on Aging · 2020 - 2024

Physical Resiliencies: Indicators and Mechanisms in the Elderly Collaborative (PRIME Collaborative)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2024

A Phase II Study of an ApoE mimetic peptide to reduce Postoperative Delirium, Cognitive Dysfunction after Non-Cardiac Surgery in Older Adults

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation · 2018 - 2024

The Association of Blood-brain Barrier Breakdown with Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Delirium

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research · 2021 - 2024

Proteomic Determination of Complement Activation in Postoperative Delirium

ResearchMentor · Awarded by University of Washington · 2023 - 2024

Blood DNA Methylation Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease and Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorder

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Wisconsin - Madison · 2022 - 2024

The Association of Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown with Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Delirium

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2024

Validation of EEG-based Predictive Biomarkers of Post-Operative Delirium

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · 2023 - 2023

Neuro-inflammation in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: CSF and fMRI Studies

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2023

Proteomic Determination of APOE4-induced Neuroinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation · 2020 - 2022

The Role of MCP1 and monocyte activation within the Central Nervous System in Human Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care · 2016 - 2022

A High-Performance 3T MRI for Brain Imaging

EquipmentMinor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2022

The Association of Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown with Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Delirium

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care · 2020 - 2021

A Systems Biology Approach to HIV-associated Neurocognitive Impairment: Role of Drug Abuse and Neuroinflammation

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2021

The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Neuroinflammation and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

FellowshipMentor · Awarded by Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research · 2019 - 2021

2015 Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development/GEMSSTAR Program

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Geriatrics Society · 2015 - 2020

The Significance of Perioperative Changes in CSF tau levels in the Elderly

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2018

The trajectory and significance of perioperative changes in AD biomarkers

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Anesthesia Research Society · 2014 - 2018

Educating Anesthesia Residents to Improve Perioperative Care for the Elderly

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Geriatrics Society · 2015 - 2017

Effect of Isoflurane Versus Propofol Anesthesia on Alzheimer's Disease CSF Markers

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Minnetronix, Inc · 2014 - 2016