Niccolò Terrando
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
- Associate Professor in Immunology
- Associate Professor in Cell Biology
- Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Contact Information
- Office Location: 3 Genome Ct, Msrbiii Room 6144, Durham, NC 27710
- Office Phone: (919) 684-6121
- Email Address: niccolo.terrando@duke.edu
- Websites:
Education
- Ph.D. Imperial College London (United Kingdom), 2007
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- New Investigator Award . International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART). 2019
- Active Member (by election). Association of University Anesthesiologists. 2018
- Junior Faculty Award. Association of University Anesthesiologists. 2014
- New Investigator Award. International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. 2014
- Young Investigator Award in Inflammation. Eicosanoid Research Foundation. 2013
- Young Investigator Scholarship. Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. 2011
- Prize for Contribution Neuroscience Course. Keele University, U.K.. 2007
Courses Taught
- BIOLOGY 293: Research Independent Study
- NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1
In the News
- In Pre-Clinical Studies, Fish Oil Helps Prevent Post-Operative Delirium (Jun 29, 2022 | Duke Health News)
- Nerve Stimulation in Mice Suggests New Way to Reduce Delirium After Surgery (Oct 11, 2018 | Duke Health News)
- Supplemental Grant Aids Search for Answers to Post-Anesthesia Memory Problems (Jul 12, 2016 | Duke Translational Medicine Institute / DukeCTSA)
Representative Publications
- Yang, T; Velagapudi, R; Terrando, N, Neuroinflammation after surgery: from mechanisms to therapeutic targets., Nat Immunol, vol 21 no. 11 (2020), pp. 1319-1326 [10.1038/s41590-020-00812-1] [abs].
- Wang, P; Velagapudi, R; Kong, C; Rodriguiz, RM; Wetsel, WC; Yang, T; Berger, M; Gelbard, HA; Colton, CA; Terrando, N, Neurovascular and immune mechanisms that regulate postoperative delirium superimposed on dementia., Alzheimers Dement, vol 16 no. 5 (2020), pp. 734-749 [10.1002/alz.12064] [abs].
- Huffman, WJ; Subramaniyan, S; Rodriguiz, RM; Wetsel, WC; Grill, WM; Terrando, N, Modulation of neuroinflammation and memory dysfunction using percutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in mice., Brain Stimul, vol 12 no. 1 (2019), pp. 19-29 [10.1016/j.brs.2018.10.005] [abs].