Angeline Dukes

Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience

Pronouns: She/Her 

E-MAIL: [email protected]

Research Interests:

Angeline J. Dukes, PhD is a first-generation daughter of Haitian and Trinidadian immigrants who graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Bachelor's degree in biology from the Historically Black College/University, Fisk University in 2017. Then she earned her Masters and PhD in neuroscience from the University of California, Irvine. Immediately after earning her PhD in 2022, she became the first Black woman faculty member in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. In her unique role as an Assistant Professor, Dr. Dukes splits her time between teaching neuroscience courses and leading initiatives that bolster a diverse, inclusive community at UMN. As part of these initiatives, she serves as a co-director of the LSSURP, MINDS, and D-CNS programs that actively support historically marginalized researchers across career stages. Dr. Dukes also serves at the Founding President of Black In Neuro, an international non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Black scholars in neuroscience-related fields around the world. She aims to foster communities locally and globally that empowers all students, but especially those with historically marginalized identities, in academia and beyond. She has earned the UMN Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award as well as been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Social Impact category for her efforts.

Publications:

  • Ferguson BR and Dukes AJ. (2024) Leveraging Social Media to Advance Your Scientific Career. Journal of Cellular Physiology. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.31362 

  • Dukes AJ, Bautista MR, and Fowler CD. (2022) Impact of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Synthetic “Spice” Cannabinoids on Nicotine Use and Abuse. Chapter 35. Cannabis Use, Neurobiology, Psychology, and Treatment. ISBN: 978-0-323-89862-1 

  • Singleton KS, Murray DRK, Dukes AJ, Richardson LNS. A year in review: Are diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives fixing systemic barriers? Neuron. 2021 Nov 3;109(21):3365-3367.

  • Elayouby KS, Ishikawa M, Dukes AJ, Smith ACW, Lu Q, Fowler CD, Kenny PJ. α3* Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the habenula-interpeduncular nucleus circuit regulate nicotine intake. J Neurosci. 2021 Feb 24;41(8):1779-1787.

  • Singleton KS, Tesfaye R, Dominguez EN, Dukes AJ. An open letter to past, current and future mentors of Black neuroscientists. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2021 Feb;22(2):71-72.

  • Dukes A. How to better support Black trainees in the biomedical sciences. Nat Med. 2020 Nov;26(11):1674.

  • Dukes AJ, Fowler JP, Lallai V, Pushkin AN, Fowler CD. Adolescent cannabinoid and nicotine exposure differentially alters adult nicotine self-administration in males and females. Nicotine Tob Res. 2020 Jul 16;22(8):1364-1373.

Angeline Dukes