Allen Song, PhD, the director of the Duke-UNC Brain Imaging Analysis Center, has been named interim director of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS).“I am grateful to Allen Song for agreeing to serve as interim director of DIBS,” said Provost Sally Kornbluth, PhD, who made the announcement June 26. “With Allen’s leadership, alongside DIBS senior staff and faculty, the institute is in excellent hands while the search for a new director is underway.“
Song is a professor of radiology, psychiatry, neurobiology and biomedical engineering who has degrees in engineering and biophysics and did a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health.
“By bringing together scientists from across our campus to collaborate, DIBS has positioned Duke as a leader in brain research,” said Nancy C. Andrews, MD, PhD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. “Dr. Song will provide stable leadership during this period of transition, and I know we will benefit from his experience and knowledge as we engage in our search for a permanent director.”
To read the complete announcement: https://today.duke.edu/2015/06/dibssong