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Duke Clinical Research Update

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Researchers identify key marker to help speed development of CMV vaccines

A School of Medicine-led research team has identified a key marker that will help speed effective vaccine designs for cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common congenital infection worldwide and a leading cause of infant brain damage. In a study appearing online Nov. 4 in Science Translational Medicine, the researchers describe an immune surrogate that demonstrates when a vaccine has elicited the necessary antibodies that protect against CMV infection. The finding is already being applied to screen potential vaccines.

Men’s Basketball to host Mako Medical Duke Classic honoring Dr. Onye E. Akwari

The Duke men’s basketball program has unveiled plans for the Mako Medical Duke Classic honoring the late Dr. Onye E. Akwari (OWN-yay ak-WAR-ee), a co-hosted multi-team event (MTE) with Howard University set for December. The games involving the Blue Devils will take place December 4 vs. Bellarmine and December 6 vs. Elon at Cameron Indoor Stadium, while Howard hosts games on December 6 vs. Bellarmine and December 8 vs. Elon. Times and TV have not yet been announced.

RCA Recap! Finding Funding, Onboarding and Research Navigator Services

The following are links shared during the October RCA! Finding Funding, Onboarding and Research Navigator Services, presented by Dr. Sunita Patil.  To view this session (or other RCA! Professional Development sessions) please visit the OPSD Resources page, and choose the Research Careers Ahead! tab.