Duke, Sampson Once Again at the Top in NIH Funding

The Duke Department of Neurosurgery has been ranked third for neurosurgery research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 2018, with a total of $8,143,015.

In addition, Duke Neurosurgery Chair John Sampson, MD, PhD, was once again the top-funded principal investigator among 221 neurosurgery researchers, attracting $6,374,039 in grant funding, according to annual figures from the NIH. This is the third consecutive year that Sampson has ranked at the top of the list.

Updated NIH Chart 2018

Sampson's lab is actively investigating immunotherapy and new modalities of precision drug delivery to brain tumor tissue while avoiding healthy tissue.

Securing these highly competitive funds is one of the strongest indicators of the quality of a department’s research. “Duke Neurosurgery’s performance in NIH funding is a direct reflection of our bright and passionate faculty and staff,” says Sampson. “It is a testament to the progress we are making toward understanding the diseases of the nervous system – progress that ultimately benefits our patients and patients all over the world.”

The NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, investing more than $32 billion a year to advance research to improve health.

University and clinical department rankings of NIH funding are compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, based on the most current NIH figures.

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