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        We Want to Thank You! The Office of Physician-Scientist Development is partnering with Sherry Pagoto, PhD, Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and Director of the Center for mHealth and Social Media at the University of Connecticut, in her national effort to match NIH-funded reviewers to frontline physician-scientists. 

The HERO registry will enroll thousands of healthcare workers to answer crucial questions about the impact of novel coronavirus on their lives.

A curious feature of the new coronavirus is that it rarely causes severe symptoms in children. This new virus, which can be lethal in the elderly, spares the vast majority of young children.

In an effort to support faculty during this challenging time, the Duke School of Medicine Executive Coaching Program is offering free Rapid Response Group Coaching Sessions via Zoom for SOM faculty. This service is currently provided by the Office for Faculty at no charge. Initial sessions are open to all SOM faculty members, and future sessions may be offered to a broader audience. Sessions are led by Executive Coaches Sharon Hull, MD, MPH, PCC and Jodi Hawes, MD (coach bios). 

Neeraj (“Neil”) Surana, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics, immunology, and molecular genetics and microbiology in the School of Medicine, is one of 12 recipients of the 2019 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award, according to The Hartwell Foundation. Surana will receive three years of research support at $100,000 per year for his project, “Developing Bacteria-Derived Therapies to Cure Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”

Past recipients of the Duke-Singapore Student Scholar Fellowship share their experiences and impressions of Singapore and Duke-NUS.

As medical care providers on the front lines deliver patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Duke task force is also working to ensure Duke Health does not experience a medical equipment supply shortage similar to hospitals around the country. The task force comprised of Duke engineers, medical and technology professionals developed a reusable medical face shield using Duke’s 3D printing technology.

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Researchers and staff at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and the Duke Regional Biocontainment Laboratory are working around the clock to develop therapies and a vaccine to combat COVID-19.

Please follow the link to an interesting video on Duke's participation in development of a vaccine for COVID-19. https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/news-and-communications/med-school-…