Research Interests
Dr. Feng is a board-certified vascular neurologist as well as a physician-scientist. His research portfolios include developing imaging biomarker for post-stroke motor outcomes prediction, and use of non-invasive brain stimulation tools, such as, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), vagus nerve stimulation, low intensity focused ultrasound and transcranial light stimulation to enhance post-stroke recovery. His research has been actively funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) and other various sources. He is currently leading an NIH funded 8.9 million U01 12-center, phase II study called TRANSPORT 2 (TRANScranial direct current stimulation for POst-stroke motor Recovery – a phase II sTudy) – on the NINDS-funded stroke trial network.
Selected Grants
Eastern North Carolina and southern Virginia regIonal Stroke trIal cONsortium (ENVISION)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028Characterizing the drive from corticoreticulospinal tract to walking-specific muscles in individuals post-stroke.
ResearchMentor · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2024 - 2027A PROSPECTIVE, MULTICOUNTRY STUDY TO ESTIMATE THE INCIDENCE OF AND PROVIDE A BEST PRACTICE MODEL FOR MONITORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST-STROKE SPASTICITY
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ipsen Pharma SAS · 2024 - 2026Validation of Early Prognostic Data for Recovery Outcomes after Stroke for Future, Higher Yield Trials (VERIFY)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Cincinnati · 2021 - 2026Duke Testing Site for Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network
ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2025External Relationships
- AHA ( American heart association)
- Burke Medical research institute
- NAMSA
- National Institutes of Health
- Precision Neuroscience Inc
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