Duke Team Provides Novel COVID Treatment at Home
A new infusion being offered by Duke HomeCare & Hospice. Certain patients who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for an infusion designed to decrease the risk of transmission, stimulate a stronger immune response, decrease symptoms and make it less likely a recovery in the hospital will be necessary.
Vigilance Needed for COVID to Move from Pandemic to Endemic
COVID-19 may soon evolve from a chaotic and unpredictable pandemic to a more manageable endemic, but will remain dangerous and require people to remain vigilant, safe and responsible
Syed named Director of Primary Care Leadership Track Program
Fatima Syed, MD, assistant professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), has been selected as the new Director of the Primary Care Leadership Track (PCLT) program in the School of Medicine. Syed has served as Associate Director since 2020.
How you can help scientists better understand COVID variants through wearable devices
Duke researchers are investigating whether data from your smartphone and smartwatch can help determine if you have COVID-19 and how severe the infection could get.
How a Rare Brain Mutation Spread Across America
The Bowlin family knew they had a history of malformations in the brain. But they had no idea how far back it went.
Donald receives $3M Established Investigator MIRA award
Bruce Donald, PhD, has received a five year, $2.9 million Established Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)
Janice M. Massey, MD Awarded the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award by AANEM
Janice Massey, MD, Professor of Neurology and Senior Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, (AANEM) in recognition of her decades of service to patient care and the field of neurology.
Admissions Season Underway
The 2022 PhD admissions season is underway! With 2,049 OBGE program applications – the first time breaking the 2,000 barrier, and a 10% increase over the past 2 years – OBGE programs have been diligently reviewing applications since the December 1 application deadline to find the best applicants to fill out their programs.
Open Postdoc Positions
The Landstrom Lab is accepting applications for an immediately available, full-time post-doctoral research fellow to join a growing and energetic lab. He/she will lead an externally funded research project to understand the causes of congenital heart disease, specifically malformations of the heart such as single ventricle cardiac disease. He/she will plan and conduct experiments independently in close collaboration with Dr.
Spring 2022 OBGE Administrative Fellow
For Spring 2022, we are excited to welcome Amelia Schirmer, a 3rd year Pathology student, as the Administrative Fellow for the BIOTRAIN751 and BIOTRAIN754 courses. Amelia will assist the Course Director, Erika Crosby, with managing and communicating with lecturers, small group leaders, TAs, and students; providing technical support for recording lectures; updating and maintaining the course Sakai sites; and collecting and summarizing end of course survey results.