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Nine faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships

The brain’s neurons tend to get most of the scientific attention, but a set of cells around them called astrocytes – literally, star-shaped cells – are increasingly being viewed as crucial players in guiding a brain to become properly organized.

Launched this spring, the Center for Virtual Imaging Trials (CVIT) is supported by a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Duke’s expertise in Cryo-EM microscopy has attracted a nearly $700,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that will support an effort to make this Nobel-prize winning technology do even more. 

An investigational antibody in clinical trials for lung cancer appears to disrupt a mechanism that tumor cells exploit to avoid being destroyed by the body’s innate immune system

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The history of research and discovery in the Department of Surgery

The award provides four years of exploratory research funding to young investigators of outstanding promise as they investigate timely questions surrounding health and disease.

For the first time this year, the magazine included a regional ranking, as well, with Duke tied for No. 3 in the Southeast Region.  

A family foundation established by the late Dudley Rauch, has pledged $30 million to establish an endowment for need-based financial aid for medical students.