Kafui Dzirasa
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor
Appointments and Affiliations
- K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Associate Professor in Neurobiology, without tenure
- Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
- Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Contact Information
- Office Location: Bryan Research Bldg, Room 361, Durham, NC 27710
- Office Phone: (919) 681-7371
- Email Address: kafui.dzirasa@duke.edu
Education
- Duke University School of Medicine, 2016
- M.D. Duke University School of Medicine, 2009
- Ph.D. Duke University, 2007
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Elected Member. National Academy of Medicine. 2021
- HHMI Investigator. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 2021
Courses Taught
- NEUROBIO 393: Research Independent Study
- NEUROBIO 793: Research in Neurobiology
- NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1
- NEUROSCI 494: Research Independent Study 2
- NEUROSCI 495: Research Independent Study 3
- PSY 393: Research Independent Study
- PSY 394: Research Independent Study
In the News
- Kafui Dzirasa Elected to National Academy of Medicine (Oct 19, 2021 | School of Medicine)
- Two Duke Brain Scientists Named Howard Hughes Investigators (Sep 17, 2021)
- A Call for Action on Structural Racism in Scientific Funding (Oct 30, 2020 | School of Medicine)
- For Black Scientists, the Sorrow Is Also Personal (Jul 21, 2020)
- Dr. Kafui Dzirasa: For Black Scientists, the Sorrow Is Also Personal (Jul 21, 2020)
- Graduate School Inducts Three into Outstanding Alumni Society (Aug 30, 2019 | Graduate School)
- General Anesthesia Hijacks Sleep Circuitry to Knock You Out (Apr 18, 2019)
- Dzirasa and Cook Named to American Society for Clinical Investigation (Dec 14, 2018)
- Building a Better Brain (Aug 6, 2018 | Duke Medicine Alumni Magazine)
- Networks of Brain Activity Predict Vulnerability to Depression (Mar 1, 2018 | Duke University)
- Chatter in the Deep Brain Spurs Empathy in Rats (Jun 23, 2017)
- Inspiring the Young African-American Physician-Scientist (Feb 15, 2017)
- Dr. Kafui Dzirasa Discusses the Next Big Idea in Brain Research (Oct 18, 2016)
- Duke Brain Researchers Receive Award From Keck Foundation (Aug 9, 2016)
- Control Of A Timekeeping Circuit In The Brain Alters Mood (Jun 23, 2016)
- Neuroscientist Kafui Dzirasa Honored at White House (May 9, 2016)
- Dr. Kafui Dzirasa: A look at mania (Apr 14, 2016 | PBS “Ride the Tiger” documentary)
- Neuroscientist Kafui Dzirasa Earns Presidential Early Career Award (Feb 19, 2016)
- Allen Song Named Interim Director of Brain Institute (Jun 26, 2015)
- New study identifies why some deal with stress better (Jul 30, 2014 | USA Today)
- A New Brain-Based Marker of Stress Susceptibility (Jul 29, 2014)
Representative Publications
- Tilghman, S; Alberts, B; Colón-Ramos, D; Dzirasa, K; Kimble, J; Varmus, H, Concrete steps to diversify the scientific workforce., Science, vol 372 no. 6538 (2021), pp. 133-135 [10.1126/science.abf9679] [abs].
- Dzirasa, K, Revising the a Priori Hypothesis: Systemic Racism Has Penetrated Scientific Funding., Cell, vol 183 no. 3 (2020), pp. 576-579 [10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.026] [abs].
- Weinberger, DR; Dzirasa, K; Crumpton-Young, LL, Missing in Action: African Ancestry Brain Research., Neuron, vol 107 no. 3 (2020), pp. 407-411 [10.1016/j.neuron.2020.07.008] [abs].
- Dzirasa, K, For Black Scientists, the Sorrow Is Also Personal., Cell, vol 182 no. 2 (2020), pp. 263-264 [10.1016/j.cell.2020.06.028] [abs].
- Hish, AJ; Nagy, GA; Fang, CM; Kelley, L; Nicchitta, CV; Dzirasa, K; Zachary Rosenthal, M, Acceptability and perceived effectiveness of approaches to support biomedical doctoral student wellness: One size doesn⇔t fit all, International Journal of Doctoral Studies, vol 15 (2020), pp. 653-684 [10.28945/4669] [abs].