Benton Purnell, PhD
Biography
Mentor
Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD
Program Start
August 2015
Dissertation Topic
The effect of time-of-day and circadian phase on breathing and vulnerability to seizure-induced respiratory arrest and death
Thesis Defense Date
October 13, 2020
Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow - Department of Neurosurgery, Detlev Boison lab
Rutgers University
Honors and Awards
- 2021 D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize
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