Dr. Jeffrey Russ

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jeffrey Brian Russ is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University and has also held positions in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Neurobiology. His clinical work primarily focuses on fetal and neonatal patients with genetic disorders, brain malformations, and perinatal brain injury. In his laboratory, he employs mouse genetics and single-cell transcriptomics to investigate how cortical neurons alter their responses to perinatal brain injury and genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Russ completed his residency in Child Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. He has received several grants from prominent institutions for his research on topics like gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and projection system dysregulation in perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. He is dedicated to advancing treatments for neurological conditions affecting children and contributing to the field of pediatric neurology.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2021-01-01 — Present

Duke University • Durham, NC

Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, focusing on pediatric neurology.

Assistant Research Professor

2021-01-01 — Present

Duke University • Durham, NC

Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Neurobiology, conducting research on cortical neuron responses.

Awards

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Discovering Cell Type Basis Projection System Dysregulation Perinatal HIE

2024-01-01
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Optimizing Gene Therapy for Respiratory Insufficiency in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

2024-01-01
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Career Development Program

2021-01-01

Courses

NEUROSCI 494: Research Independent Study 2 NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1 NEUROBIO 762: Neurobiology Disease

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)