All blog items

Susanne B. Haga, PhD, associate professor of medicine and co-director of educational programs at the Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine has authored a new book, "The Book of Genes and Genomes" providing readers an easy to understand overview of the advances in genetics and genomics.  We spoke with Dr. Haga about her new book: Congratulations on the publication of your book! How long has this been in the works?

The Duke Office for Research Mentoring in collaboration with the Duke CTSA and the National Research Mentoring Network offers a case-based Mentor Training Curriculum for investigators at all experience levels. Trained facilitators will provide six hours of training over two sessions. Small and large group sessions focus on key mentorship competencies:

Annise Weaver, MSEd, CRC, director of clinical operations and associate director of diversity, equity and inclusion, won the 2022 Samuel DuBois Cook Society Staff Award in recognition of her leadership in diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism at Duke.

A 10-week Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine Summer Program for undergraduates!

Environmental structure affects interactions between microbial species, making the common kitchen sponge a better incubator for bacterial diversity than a laboratory Petri dish

Did you know there are more than 500 PhD students in the School of Medicine? While I feel that I know numerous trainees in the various PhD programs through orientations, BIOTRAIN courses, committees, and recruitment events, I wish to know more of you!  

OBGE received 17 nomination letters that were reviewed by a faculty committee. The following five students were selected as this year’s recipients of the 2021-2022 Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence Program: Jeffrey Bourgeois University Program in Genetics and Genomics/Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Advisor: Dennis Ko, MD/PhD Megan Kelly Medical Scientist Training Program/Biochemistry Advisor: Hashim Al-Hashimi, PhD Haoran Pang

William E. Kraus, MD, is studying exercise effects in individuals ranging from healthy to those at-risk of disease and those with disease, such as coronary heart disease.

MGM graduate students Jeff Bourgeois, Jr. (Ko Lab) and Dan Snellings (Marchuk Lab) have been selected as recipients of the 2021-2022 Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence (CARE).