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Salime’s journey from ESL student to science presenter shows BOOST’s power to transform lives, combining research, mentorship, and creativity to inspire STEM dreams.

The November Interdisciplinary Rehabilitative Research Seminar brought together faculty, students, and clinicians from Duke’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) programs for an engaging session led by visiting professor Catherine E. Lang, PT, PhD, FASNR, FAPTA, Barbara J. Norton Professor of Physical Therapy, Professor of Neurology and Occupational Therapy, and Associate Director for Movement Science PhD Program at WashU Medicine.

Congratulations to the following doctoral students who have successfully defended their dissertations and will graduate from the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics PhD Program.

Erik Sulman, MD, PhD, will serve as the interim executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI), effective January 5, 2026

September 12 was National Day of Encouragement. Le Well partnered with DPT Student Affairs Office to offer rock painting, coloring and learning about Kawa.

PacBio HiFi: Getting the most from your RNA with high-accuracy long read sequencing Wednesday, December 3 12-2 PM French Science Building, Room

Stephen Lisberger, PhD, George Barth Geller Professor, will be stepping down from his role as chair of the Department of Neurobiology effective November 30, 2025.

In an innovative, scholarly initiative that connects academic research with educational practice, Lindy Norman, MAT, operations manager for Duke’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program, recently piloted a faculty development series as part of her doctoral research in Higher Education Leadership. The influence of Barbara Hooper, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and division chief of the OTD program, has ensured that, from its inception, the program is a learning community that supports excellence in education.

Veterans are central to the history of the PA profession. Their service and dedication have helped to grow the foundation of the field into what it is today. For a small PA history lesson, it all started with Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr., MD, who saw the need for additional medical assistance following World War II and looked to expand access to care in rural and underserved communities. The first class consisted of 3 Navy Corpsmen, whose military medical training and experience played a major role in its establishment.