Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D.
BBRF Awards & Recognition
Scientific Council Member (Joined 2020)
2013 Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research
Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D.
Title & Institution
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor in Neurobiology, without tenure
Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
BBRF Awards & Recognition
Bio
Kafui Dzirasa completed a PhD in Neurobiology at Duke University. His research interests focus using neural technology to understand how changes in the brain produce neurological and mental illness. In 2009, Kafui obtained an MD from the Duke University School of Medicine, and he completed his medical residency in psychiatry in 2016.
Kafui was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: the nation’s highest award for scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers in 2016. In 2019, Kafui was awarded the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator award. Kafui has served on the Editorial Advisory Board for TEDMED. He currently serves on the NIH Director’s NExTRAC Advisory committee and Brain Initiative Multi-council working group.
Kafui is the K. Ranga Rama Krishnan endowed Associate Professor at Duke University with appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Neurosurgery.
Learn More About the Foundation
Who
We Are
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is a global nonprofit organization focused on improving the understanding, prevention and treatment of psychiatric and mental illnesses.
Our
Impact
Beginning in 1987, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation was providing seed money to neuroscientists to invest in “out of the box” research that the government and other sources were unwilling to fund. Today, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is still the leading, private philanthropy in the world in this space.
Our
People
Meet the people who make up the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Our staff of experts, passionate Board of Directors, and Scientific Council which includes Nobel prize winners and chairs of psychiatric departments around the world.
Annual Report
& Financials
We take our responsibility to our donors seriously and believe that our financial operations must be transparent. We're proud to say that 100% of your contribution for research is invested directly in research grants.
Media
Center
The latest news on brain and behavior research and issues that matter most to you.
