Kafui Dzirasa

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences

A. Eugene and Marie Washington Presidential Distinguished Professor

Kafui Dzirasa Profile Photo
Kafui Dzirasa Profile Photo

Education

  • Ph.D. Duke University, 2007
  • M.D. Duke University School of Medicine, 2009
  • Duke University School of Medicine, 2016

Positions

  • A. Eugene and Marie Washington Presidential Distinguished Professor
  • Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor in Neurobiology
  • Professor in Neurosurgery
  • Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Elected Member. National Academy of Medicine. 2021
  • HHMI Investigator. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 2021

Courses Taught

  • BME 791: Graduate Independent Study
  • NEUROBIO 393: Research Independent Study
  • NEUROBIO 793: Research in Neurobiology
  • NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1
  • NEUROSCI 494: Research Independent Study 2