We are excited to welcome Dr. Ahmet Hoke as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology! Read on to learn more about the wealth of knowledge Dr. Hoke brings to this role.
About Dr. Hoke
Dr. Ahmet Hoke is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Director of the Daniel B. Drachman Division of Neuromuscular Diseases and Director of the Merkin Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Regeneration Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hoke’s clinical practice focuses on peripheral neuropathies and nerve injuries. His research interest includes studies on biology of peripheral axons and Schwann cells and disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system. He uses in vitro and in vivo models of peripheral neuropathies (chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, HIV-associated sensory neuropathy, and diabetic neuropathy) to study the mechanism of axonal damage and identify therapeutic targets for drug development. In addition, he has a research interest on mechanisms of axonal regeneration, specifically on chronic nerve injury models that recapitulate the challenges of human nerve regeneration.
He is the recipient of several awards including Derek Denny Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award (2005) and Wolfe Neuropathy Research prize (2018) given by the American Neurological Association, Myung Memorial Lecture Award (2017) by the Korean Neurological Association and Nejat Eczacibasi Medical Scientist Award (2019) by the Eczacibasi Foundation, Turkey. He is on the Board of Directors of Peripheral Nerve Society and Vice-President of the Toxic Neuropathy Consortium. He serves on several editorial boards and is the Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Neurology and previously served as Associate Editor for Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.