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LATIN-19 Co-founders discuss COVID-19's impact on the Latinx community

Mary E. Klotman, MD, talks with co-founders of Duke’s LATIN-19 initiative Viviana S. Martinez-Bianchi, MD, and Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti, MD, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Latinx community and LATIN-19’s organized efforts to advocate for needs of this community of people.

How a Fish Grows Back its Scales

Erks are the signaling protein molecules that cause cells to divide, but also tell them when to stop dividing. 
Duke Clinical Research Update

Duke Clinical Research Update

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Duke researchers uncover pathway in lung cancer brain metastasis

A Duke research team has identified a molecular process by which lung cancer cells metastasize and become cancers in the brain. They are confident this pathway can be addressed with drugs to possibly prevent metastasis. They found that the process is driven by an enzyme called ABL2 tyrosine kinase which activates a transcription factor called Heat Shock Factor 1 (HSF1), and that in turn activates  genes that are important for brain metastasis.
Susanna Naggie, MD

Five questions about the COVID vaccines

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Susanna Naggie of the Duke University School of Medicine to answer some of the common questions the public has been raising about COVID-19 vaccines.