Welcome to my new monthly research column on Substack 🎉 Each month, I’ll dive into a recently published open-access research article, breaking down the key findings and sharing my unique insights. open.substack.com/pub/darinapetr…

Join us in the 'Salon' tomorrow to hear from Dr Thomas Doherty from Eisai, and Darina Petrovsky, PhD, RN from Duke University - discussing the topic of Clinical Trial Design - covering trials and care. 1.00pm BST - Wednesday 4th September. Register and RSVP ⬇️ …unities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/clini…

So thankful to be among this great group of researchers bridging nursing science Duke University School of Nursing and Duke Engineering !

This week I had the pleasure of presenting at the Duke Caregiver Community event. In talking with caregivers, I heard a lot of stories about the role of music in their lives. Here are a few of their stories. open.substack.com/pub/darinapetr…

👥 Looking for a supportive research community? Join the Dementia Researcher Communities platform by Dementia Researcher launching today. Join my livestream at 12 today to get the lowdown on all its exciting features. #DemResCommunity onelink.to/dementiaresear…

Today we honor the memory of all those we lost on September 11, 2001. May we never forget their stories – and the bravery of our first responders and troops who sacrificed so much.

Mark your calendars 📅 for Hallmark Channel's “Falling Together,” premiering this Saturday, Sept. 21 on World Alzheimer’s Day! The film stars longtime #ENDALZ Celebrity Champion Ashley Williams and includes Walk to End Alzheimer’s in the storyline. Ashley says the film is her

#question #research hey y'all - question for PIs. What are you using track recruitment/enrollment in a study that's NOT an Excel spreadsheet?

📣Please join us for our next #NHATS/#NSOC #webinar on Fri., Nov. 1st from noon to 1 PM ET! Speakers: ➡️Dr. #DarinaPetrovsky (Duke) & ➡️Dr. #ElizabethLuth (Rutgers) Topic: ➡️“#Predictors of #Sleep in #Caregivers of People Living with #Dementia” 📝Register:

Join us for our next IDEAS Forum on Thursday, 1/23 at 4pm on Zoom to hear from Silas Buck and Darina Petrovsky, PhD, RN ! Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regist… #Alzheimers #dementia Duke-UNC ADRC UNC Center for Aging & Health Duke Neurology Duke University School of Nursing

I need people to understand how difficult it is to get an NIH grant. You spend months writing a proposal, following strict guidelines that include a detailed multiyear budget, bios of everyone on your team, plans for participant safety & ethical conduct. Then you send it off -1/n

IMPACT-AD 2025 Applications are Open! Deadline to apply is April 30, 2025.

One week from today (Feb 27), join the REC Core @ Duke-UNC ADRC IDEAS Forum: 'Who’s Caring for the #Caregiver?' UNC Center for Aging & Health Duke-UNC ADRC #geriatrics #aging

We are going to lose an entire generation of scientists. NSF, one of the largest federal funder of STEM education has seen an 80% reduction in funding, including support for trainees, so far this year. “You can’t have science without scientists”

🧵 In older adults at risk of cognitive decline and dementia, a structured lifestyle intervention yielded greater benefit than a lower-intensity self-guided intervention. ja.ma/4lQmvFu #AAIC2025