BIRCWH Program Awarded NIH Funding
The Duke/NCCU K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Career Development Program — under the leadership of Cindy Amundsen, MD (PI/PD), and program coordinators Friederike Jayes, DVM, PhD, and Rebecca Kameny, PhD — was recently awarded an additional $317,000 by the NIH for the program's underrepresented minority scholar and the post-doctorate trainee to continue their research and training. With over 24 years of continuous funding, the BIRCWH Program is committed to providing individuals from diverse scientific and academic backgrounds with opportunities that will enable them to have successful careers in women's health research.
KURe Scholar Announced
Natasha Wilkins, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Duke Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been announced as a Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program (KURe) Scholar. She completed her PhD in translational neuroscience at the University of Louisville in 2019. As a KURe scholar, Dr. Wilkins will expand her work on sacral nerve stimulation to address neurogenic bladder dysfunction resulting from spinal cord injuries. This research aims to develop a framework for the application of sacral nerve stimulation as a therapeutic option for those suffering from this condition.