W. Todd Cade, DPT, PhD, FAPTA – His project is entitled Feasibility and Acceptability of Remote Ischemic Conditioning to Achieve High-Intensity Rehabilitation Effects and Increase Resilience in Older Frail Individuals.
Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD, received a Research Career Development award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that will further support a project funded by his K01 award. The various funds will support developing, implementing, and testing a high-intensity home-based rehabilitation model for patients with stroke in collaboration with partners in the Duke University Health System.
Neill Li, MD – His project is entitled Investigating the Role and Interactions of Macrophages on the Age-Associated Changes of the Neuroimmune Response in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. His project is centered on understanding the inflammatory responses during nerve repair and identifying age-dependent changes in macrophage recruitment and phenotype is exciting for its translational implications and potential significance to healthcare.