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Michael Cotten, MD, MHS, co-authored a study about preterm infants and whether a weekly darbepoetin&

Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy in Preterm Infants Born at 33 to 35 Weeks’ Gestation is a landmark trial conducted by the NICHD Neonatal Research Network, which includes C. Michael Cotten, MD, and William Malcolm, MD.

Adrian Epstein, MD, PhD, a neonatology research fellow, and Sara Janos, MD, a pediatric radiology fellow, have co-authored a recent article that appears in Cell Stem Cell. 

Every spring the Duke University School of Medicine recognizes the achievements of a number of our colleagues with the presentation of School of Medicine faculty awards.

The survival rate of extremely preterm infants born from 2013 through 2018 in a large network of U.S. research centers improved to 78.3%, compared to 76% for infants born in the network from 2008 to 2012, according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.

The Duke CTSI recently announced the publication of Oxysterols for Treatment of Perinatal Brain Injury, a case study documenting the translational journey of Duke researcher Eric Benner’s groundbreaking work to treat and reverse brain injuries in premature infants.

Adrian Epstein, MD, a second year fellow in the Division of Neonatology, was recently awarded the 2021 Marshall Klaus Neonatal-Perinatal Research Award for his project entitled, Disruption of oligodendrogenesis following sepsis-induced injury to the postnatal subventricular zone.

Tellus Therapeutics, Inc. announced a seed investment to develop the first treatment for newborns with white matter brain injury. Tellus is translating breakthrough science licensed from Duke University that originated in board-certified neonatologist Eric Benner’s research laboratory.

In this Alumni Spotlight interview, Lakshmi Katakam talks to us about her work treating patients in the largest NICU in the country at Texas Children’s Hospital, the lessons she learned as a fellow from her mentors and colleagues at Duke, and her love of nature, travel, and spending time with family.