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Dr. During is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of gene therapy of neurological diseases and human brain microdialysis, areas in which he is a world pioneer. He is currently Professor of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at University of Auckland in New Zealand and Director of the Molecular and Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He also served as Director of the CNS Gene Therapy Center and Professor of Neurosurgery at Jefferson Medical College from 1998 through 2002.
At the University of Auckland, Dr. During directs major neuroscience and gene therapy programs. One of his most recent and important accomplishments in gene therapy field was completion of the first non-cancer CNS gene therapy trial, a subject of major articles in publications such as Science. In addition, Dr. During made a significant breakthrough in the development of a novel vaccine for stroke and epilepsy (again published in Science) as well as a novel oral gene delivery method for diseases like diabetes.
In addition to research and teaching, Dr. During has authored more than 100 groundbreaking papers in the fields of neuroscience, molecular biology, gene transfer and therapy, including many articles in such prestigious journals as Nature, Science, Nature Genetics and Nature Medicine.
Dr. During is a graduate of University of Auckland School of Medicine, and did further postgraduate training at M.I.T. (1985 - 1987), Harvard Medical School (1986 - 1989) and at Yale (1988 - 1989). He was on the Faculty at Yale University from 1989 through 1998, where he directed a program on the molecular basis of learning and memory, and headed Yale's first gene therapy protocol. | 