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On April 13th, 2023, the UCB’s Global Corporate Website released a press statement regarding the RAISE clinical trial of zilucoplan – one of two drugs being reviewed for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. The trial was led by James Howard, MD, who is a neurology professor at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ School...

Dr. Li-Ming Hsu, a postdoctoral researcher in Ian Shih’s lab, received a new R21 award from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to study the role of anterior cingulate cortex in nicotine addiction. Dr. Ian Shih received a new R01 award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke with collaborators...

Researchers in the Shih lab published novel findings on causal control of the anterior insular cortex on the default mode network of the brain using selective neural stimulation (Nature Communications, featured as an Editor’s highlight article), and multi-channel optical recording of neural activity changes during fMRI (Science Advances, see also Press release, Video...

A prestigious recognition, the National MS Society awards this title to a handful of healthcare providers each year   Chapel Hill, NC – On March 28, 2023, ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s MS/Neuroimmunology Division, a leading provider of care for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), has been officially recognized as a Center for Comprehensive...

Dr. Senyene Hunter has been invited to participate as faculty in an ECHO program that focuses on rare epilepsies. This program has been organized by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in partnership with the Rare Epilepsy Network (REN) and the Epilepsy Foundation. As a faculty member, Dr. Hunter will...

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ departments of Neurology and Cell Biology & Physiology look forward to welcoming Dr. Shahzad Khan as an Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Neurology.    Dr. Khan obtained his Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Virginia, under the mentorship of George...

The American Neurological Association’s (ANA) 148th Annual Meeting will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 9-12, 2023. The Annual Meeting will convene the nation’s top academic neurologists and neuroscientists. Faculty, students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty are encouraged to help make it the best Annual Meeting yet!  Submit an...

First Neurology quarterly newsletter for 2023. Look out for our next one in April 2023!     Dr. Irena Dujmovic Basuroski was featured in “The Well” https://thewell.unc.edu/2022/12/02/multiple-sclerosis-an-experts-take/.   Neurology Department Holiday Party The department, friends, and family gathered together to celebrate the end of 2022 at the Carolina Inn! The Critical...

Gillian (Jill) Watson, MHA has accepted the role of Associate Chair of Administration for the Department of Neurology, effective January 9, 2023. Jill currently serves as the Associate Chief for Administration for the divisions of Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at ´óÏó´«Ã½ – Chapel Hill. She...

Dr. Winnie Lau is a 2022 recipient of a Seed Funding Award in Neuropalliative Care from the International Neuropalliative Care Society. Dr. Lau is Assistant Professor of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care Division. She also serves as the Program Director of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Adult Neurology Residency Program and Associate...