DEPARTMENTALRESEARCH
HONORSOCIETY BASIC SCIENCES (CPOP/CTPM)
Satya Achanta, PhD, DVM National Institutes of Health $1,109,637 (5-year UG3/UH3)
Identification and Optimization of Medical Countermeasures for Phosgene Inhalation Injuries
VQ Biomedical, Inc. $199,962
IntraVascular Membrane Oxygenator Catheter
Presidio Medical, Inc.
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treating Lower Back Pain in a Translational Swine Model
Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD
National Institutes of Health $2,395,528 (4-year R01)
Impact of New Tobacco Product Design and Synthetic Additives on Use Initiation and Preference Behavior
Showcasing departmental members’ newly-awarded research ( July 1, 2024—June 30, 2025) listed in total project dollars ( $100,000+) *Based on preliminary data
NEUROANESTHESIOLOGY
National Institutes of Health $1,078,938 (4-year grant)
Patient-Focused Collaborative Hospital Repository Uniting Standards (CHoRUS) for Equitable AI
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Leah Acker, MD, PhD
National Institutes of Health $3,820,100 (R01)
Attentional Resilience in Older Adults
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY
Michael Devinney, MD, PhD
Warwick Ames, MBBS
National Institutes of Health $894,431 (5-year K23)
Abbott Point of Care
The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Complement Activation in Delirium and Post-Intensive Care Unit Long-Term Cognitive Impairment
Mara Serbanescu, MD
#1-CS-2022-0010 ACTpro
Lisa Einhorn, MD
National Institutes of Health $1,848,750 (5-year R01)
Revolutionizing Pediatric Tonsillectomy Pharmacology and Therapeutics
National Institutes of Health $2,018,750 (5-year R35)
Unraveling Effects of Gut and Blood Microbial Signatures on Immune Phenotypes and Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis
Paul Wischmeyer, MD
Martha Kenney, MD
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute $124,740
Abbott Nutrition
Creating a Theory of Change for CommunityDriven Research in Sickle Cell Disease
Impact of Hypertension and Aging on Postoperative Delirium
GENERAL, VASCULAR AND TRANSPLANT ANESTHESIOLOGY
REGIONAL ANESTHESIOLOGY
University of California, San Francisco $1,350,945 (5-year grant)
Genentech, Inc.
MDT24046IN4WVL
Niccolò Terrando, PhD
National Institutes of Health $3,465,825 (5-year R01)
IL-6 Trans-Signaling Increases Vulnerability to Postoperative Cognitive Decline in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Niccolò Terrando, PhD (PI), and Chengcheng Song, MD (fellow) Alzheimer’s Association $199,969 (3-year fellowship grant)
The Impacts of Postoperative Delirium on AD Progression
CARDIOTHORACIC
Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD, MHS Octapharma AG ATN-108
Mihai Podgoreanu, MD
National Institutes of Health $1,287,128 (5-year grant)
Minimizing ICU Neurological Dysfunction with Dexmedetomidine-Induced Sleep (MINDDS II)
Duke Online Clinical Nutrition Fellowship #3
Michael Manning, MD Roche-GDC-8264
David MacLeod, MBBS Covidien LP
Cyban Pty Ltd.
Timothy Miller, MB ChB
OBPM: VOCOM- Cyban
Philips Healthcare
Medtronic, Inc.
HIPULSE
MDT23028M2VLS
HYPERBARIC
Medtronic, Inc.
Naval Sea Systems Command $1,991,019
WOMEN’S ANESTHESIOLOGY
MDT23038INSENS
Richard Moon, MD
Perfluoromethane as a Decompression Gas for Human Diving
National Aeronautics and Space Administration $249,022
Ashraf Habib, MBBCh Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
Rectus Sheath Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine
Chamber Pilot Study Plan for NASA Prebreathe Protocol
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vertex-108
in NIH Funding SOURCE: 2024 BLUE RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
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