Derek Southwell, MD, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Assistant Research Professor in Neurobiology
- Assistant Professor in Pathology
- Assistant Professor in Neurology
- Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
- Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
- Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center
I am a surgeon-scientist specialized in the treatment of epilepsy and movement disorders. My laboratory conducts basic and translational neuroscience research on cortical inhibitory circuits. We are interested in 1) understanding the cellular design of inhibitory circuits in mice and humans, and, 2) advancing interneuron transplantation as a therapeutic strategy for inhibitory circuit repair.
Dr. Southwell’s research project funded by the Ruth K. Broad Foundation begins July 1, 2024 and is titled, “Exploring the cellular design of human cortical inhibition“.
