Vice Chair of Research

Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

Professor in Neurobiology

Otolaryngology Residency Program
Campus Mail:DUMC Duke South Yellow Zone #4000, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710

Graduate Training Programs: Neurobiology, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Cell Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology

Sarah Kim, MD PhD

R25 Research-track Resident

Interests: Olfactory neuro-immunology

email: sarah.kim912@duke.edu

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Awards: American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery CORE Research Grant

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Jack Finlay

MD PhD Student

Interests: Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Olfactory pathology, Rhinology/Skull base surgery

Undergraduate: Princeton University

email: jbf18@duke.edu

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Awards: NIH F30 DC021348 “Leveraging multi-omics to define the role of epigenetic regulation by PRC2 in Esthesioneuroblastoma”

Tiffany Ko
PhD Student, Neurobiology

Interests: Olfactory neurogenesis; PRC2

email: tiffany.ko@duke.edu

Former Lab Members

Allison Oliva, MD
3rd year medical school research program, Burroghs-Wellcome Scholar
Current: Otolaryngology House Staff, University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, FL

Khalil Issa, MD
Current: Otolaryngology House Staff, Duke University, Durham, NC
Program: Otolaryngology Residency Program

Rhea Choi, MD, PhD
Former MD, PhD graduate dissertation research in the lab,
Current: Otolaryngology House Staff, Duke University, Durham, NC
Program: Otolaryngology Residency Program

Stefania Goncalves, MD
Current: Otolaryngology House Staff, University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, FL
Head and Neck Surgery Research Track Resident

Rupali Gupta, Ph.D
Sr. Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Former Undergraduate Students

Bishoy Hanna
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Minor: Chemistry
Class: 2023

Sama Elmahdy
Major: Psychology
Minors: Global Health & Chemistry
Class: 2022

Edward “Teddy” Llinas
Major: Biology
Minors: Chemistry, Political Science
Class: 2022

Lab members

Former Lab Members