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Rima Kaddurah-Daouk is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. Her primary research interests focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders and optimizing treatment approaches. Throughout her career, she has made significant contributions to the field of metabolomics, particularly in the development and application of pharmacometabolomics—a discipline that integrates metabolomic data with pharmacogenomics to advance precision medicine. Kaddurah-Daouk's research encompasses metabolic impairments associated with diseases such as depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease, and she has received substantial funding to support her projects, amounting to nearly $20 million. She actively leads large scientific consortia and has pioneered the establishment of the Metabolomics Society, promoting the advancement of metabolomics in medical research. Kaddurah-Daouk has played a critical role in associating metabolic profiles with disease mechanisms, leading to innovative approaches in treatment strategies. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the American University of Beirut and postdoctoral training in molecular biology at Johns Hopkins University.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)