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Scientists show how brain flexibility emerges in infants

November 14, 2020
UNC BRIC researchers led by Weili Lin, PhD, used magnetic resonance imaging techniques to show the emergence of a functional flexible brain during early infancy.

2020 Broyhill Research Award in Child Neurology Recipients Announced

November 10, 2020
The UNC Department of Neurology is proud to announce that child neurologists Senyene Hunter, MD, PhD, and Diana Cejas, MD, MPH, are this year’s recipients of the UNC Broyhill Research Award in Child Neurology.

Center for Animal MRI at BRIC Receives NIH Grants to Upgrade Facilities

November 3, 2020
The Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) at the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), led by Ian Shih, PhD, received two National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2.6 million for a new MRI instrument and to upgrade an existing MRI system.

UNC Neurology Plays Role in Successful Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Lewy Body Dementia Treatment

October 10, 2020
UNC Neurology’s Research Center of Excellence for Lewy Body Dementia participated as a study site for a phase 2 clinical trial that met its primary objective of improving cognition in LBD patients who received neflamapimod.

Neurology News – September 2020

August 26, 2020
What’s new in the Department of Neurology

UNC Health Hospitals Receive Quality Achievement Awards for Stroke Care

August 13, 2020
Seven UNC Health hospitals have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

UNC Neurology Receives New Center of Excellence Designation

August 4, 2020
The Division of Neuromuscular Disorders has been designated as a Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation Charcot-Marie-Tooth Center of Excellence.

Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Memorial Service

July 27, 2020
View a video of the online memorial service held on July 23, 2020, for Associate Professor Daniel I Kaufer, MD.

Powers article featured in the New England Journal of Medicine

July 16, 2020
As part of its “Clinical Practice” series, The New England Journal of Medicine published “Acute Ischemic Stroke” by neurologist William J. Powers, MD, in its July 16, 2020 issue.

In Remembrance of Daniel Kaufer, MD

July 8, 2020
Daniel Ian Kaufer, MD, a professor in the department of neurology for 17 years, passed away on July 2 after a brief battle with cancer. Dr. Kaufer was a masterful clinician, prolific researcher, passionate advocate and beloved mentor. A memorial is set for July 23.