Clare Smith Wins Mary Lyon Award
Clare Smith, PhD, assistant professor of molecular genetics and microbiology is the winner of the 2024 Mary Lyon Award and will present an oral presentation at the International Mammalian Genome Conference in Washington, D.C., in 2024.
Brain Images Just Got 64 Million Times Sharper
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the first MRI, the researchers generated scans of a mouse brain that are dramatically crisper than a typical clinical MRI for humans.
Chaos, Confusion From Judge’s Mifepristone Decision, Experts Say
Medical, legal experts brief media on affects of ruling
Duke Receives Grant Aimed at Improving Health of Durham Residents
Duke Health, in partnership with the Durham County Department of Public Health, has been awarded a grant totaling $750,000 from The Duke Endowment to support a coalition aimed at improving the health and well-being of Durham residents.
Trudy Oliver Tracks a Deadly, Shapeshifting Tumor
Trudy Oliver, PhD, studies a type of cancer that has a 5-year overall survival rate of just 7%. Its biological drivers are different from most other cancers, so it’s harder to develop targeted treatments. On top of that, research into this tumor is under-funded.
Can Scientists Learn to Prevent Brain Tumors?
David Ashley, PhD, FRACP, MBBS, the Rory David Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Neuro-Oncology and director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, calls his choice to focus his c
Dean Klotman's Friday Message & Conversation with Barbara Hooper, PhD
Dean Mary Klotman, MD, welcomes Barbara Hooper, the Founding Program Director and Division Chief of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program at Duke. They discuss the division's goals and some of the misconceptions about Occupational Therapy, and about what sets Duke’s program apart.
Med Student Advocates for Home Health Visits to Meet Patients Where They’re At
Home visiting programs have been shown to reduce emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and overall health care costs for patients with complex needs.
Inaugural Dean’s Staff Awards
The Dean’s Staff Awards will be awarded annually to recognize exemplary staff supporting the School of Medicine’s mission and values.
Study Examines Reluctance of Black Patients to Get Defibrillators
Black patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest have historically been less likely to receive potentially life-saving implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) than white patients.