First patient to undergo poliovirus therapy for GBM dies eight years after treatment
Stephanie Hopper, the first patient in the world to undergo an investigational therapy using poliovirus to treat the most aggressive from of brain cancer, died on March 26, 2020, eight years after
Sampson named to new leadership role at Duke; Friedman to become interim chair of the Department of Neurosurgery
John H. Sampson, MD, PhD, MBA, the Robert H.
Patients rank doctors lower if they experience long delays in waiting rooms
Every 10-minute increase in wait time is associated with a 3-percent drop in ratings
Immunotherapy Shows Potential for Pediatric Glioblastoma Treatment
A modified form of poliovirus, as a therapy for glioblastoma brain tumors, appears in laboratory studies to also have applicability for pediatric brain tumors when used as part of a cancer vac
A Brain to Spine Interface for Transferring Artificial Sensory Information
Researchers at Duke University have linked the brains and spinal cords of two rats for the first time, allowing them to transmit sensory signals between each other.
Accelerating Immunotherapy
Translating findings from a lab into patients in a clinic can be a long slog up a steep hill. The new Center for Cancer Immunotherapy helps researchers with the climb.
Getting to Know Peter Fecci
Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, grew up on Long Island, NY, graduated from Cornell University, and went on to medical school at Duke.
Mehta Named a CNS Fellow
Vikram Mehta, MD, MPH, fourth-year resident at Duke Neurosurgery, has been accepted into the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Resident Fellows Program for a two-year term.
Team to Study Technology With the Potential to Enhance Artificial Speech
Duke Neurosurgery's Gregory Cogan, PhD, is principal investigator of a newly funded study that will explore a promising new technology that constructs speech directly from the brain.
Training Grant Awarded by NIH
Congratulations to Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, and John Sampson, MD, PhD, principal investigators of a newly awarded NINDS Research Education Grant for Residents and Fellows and Fellows. The grant funds one resident per year to conduct research.