Jessica Werdel is coordinating the monthly APP journal club. Wesley Parker, Miriam Stokes, and Dana Raines function as SIM lab facilitators. The Neuroscience ICU APP group is heavily involved in this program. It is aimed at providing education and support for new and experienced APPs within the ICU’s. ![]() The Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider Support Program (CCAPPS) started this past fall at UNC. Our pediatric colleagues celebrate their patients and families for the third year in a row with a fantastic video. 2023 Standing Committees Election Results Announced We extend a warm welcome to baby Maxine! Our heartfelt congratulations on the new addition to the UNC Neurology Family.Īna Felix, MD has been chosen by her colleagues to serve on the Deans’ Advisory Council. Congratulations on this well-deserved promotion, Joanna! Joanna Tallon, ACNP has been named the APP Supervisor for the Neuroscience ICU. The APP center has been restructuring leadership within the hospital. FDA Approval of DAYBUE_ (trofinetide) for the Treatment of Rett Syndrome in Adult and Pediatric Patients Two Years of Age and Older Read more: Acadia Pharmaceuticals Announces U.S. The LAVENDER clinical trial, which was conducted by Acadia Pharmaceuticals, included the Department of Neurology at the University of North Carolina as one of its sites, and the data from this site was instrumental in securing FDA approval for the medication. The FDA has granted approval to Daybue (trofinetide), a novel medication for treating Rett Syndrome. Tzu-Hao Harry Chao, PhD, a staff scientist at the Department of Neurology’s Shih lab, was interviewed by Physics World, published March 22, 2023. Monica Diaz, MD was interviewed for an article published on UNC Health Talk, “Questions and Answers about Multiple Sclerosis”, published February 10, 2022. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski was featured in “The Well”. Monica Diaz were featured in the UNC Health Talk on diet in multiple sclerosis: The Best Diet for Multiple Sclerosisĭr. Read more: UNC MS Center Recognized as a Center for Comprehensive MS Care by the National MS Societyĭr. UNC MS/Neuroimmunology Division (UNC MS/Neuroimmunology Clinic in Chapel Hill and The Bodford Family Transverse Myelitis Center in Hillsborough) was recognized as the Center for Comprehensive Care by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society on March 28, 2023. PGY 2 Resident Claire Books was appointed as Resident Co-Director of the Neurology Department Community Partnership Committee Primary cilia loss impairs the ability of neural cells to sense and respond to signals that control neuronal survival. ![]() His research has shown that LRRK2 mutations cause neurons and astrocytes to lose their primary cilia (sensory organelles that protrude from the plasma membrane of cells). Khan explored how the brain is impacted by genetic mutations in the LRRK2 kinase. Suzanne Pfeffer, at Stanford Medicine, where his research focused on inherited forms of Parkinson’s disease. Khan went on to complete his post-doctorate work with Dr. Khan investigated how small clumps of proteins called oligomers initiate cellular dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. ![]() in Neuroscience at the University of Virginia, under the mentorship of George Bloom, Ph.D. Muge Gucsavas Calikoglu, who holds positions as Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Assistant Director of the Medical Genetics Residency Program, has been named an adjunct professor of the Division of Neurogenetics within the Department of Neurology.ĭr.
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