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The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences is pleased to present the Spring 2020 Inclusion & Power Dynamics Series. The events are free but registration is requested. Please click HERE to register; first workshop is Jan. 31!

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is one of nature’s trickiest invaders, hijacking the biological makeup of a body’s own cells to infect and replicate. The persistence of HIV in different sites throughout the body of infected individuals has important implications for viral pathogenesis and cure strategies.

Howard W. Francis, MD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, effective immediately. Dr. Francis has served as interim chair since July 2019 when the Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences in the Department of Surgery was elevated to department status. He formally served as chief of the division.

Study confirms need to target different communities with CPR training People in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods were less likely to receive CPR from a bystander according to a new study by Duke University School of Medicine researchers published this week in the journal Circulation.

Howard W. Francis, MD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, effective immediately. Dr. Francis has served as interim chair since July 2019 when the Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences in the Department of Surgery was elevated to department status. He formally served as chief of the division.

Mark Oldham, PhD, has been named director of the Medical Physics Program, effective January 1, 2020. Dr. Oldham is a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the School of Medicine. The Medical Physics Graduate Program is an interdisciplinary program primarily sponsored by the Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology with support from Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Occupational and Environmental Safety (Health Physics). The program is in its 15th academic year and has been nationally and internationally recognized.

Three physicians and two post-doctoral nurses will comprise the 2020-2022 cohort for Duke’s National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP). The cohort represents the second group of interdisciplinary medical researchers selected for the newly established Duke NCSP site.

Duke University and Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment firm,  announced Wednesday the creation of a major translational research collaboration.  Spearheaded by Duke University’s Office of Licensing & Ventures (OLV), the alliance is expected to accelerate Duke’s preclinical development of new drugs for improved quality of life and cures for disease.  

The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is pleased to announce the 2020 LEADER participants.