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Jane S. Richardson, Professor of Biochemistry and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine, received the Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics from the National Academy of Sciences at its 156th annual meeting April 27-30, 2019 in Washington DC.

Sue Jinks-Robertson, PhD, a professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology in the School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Jinks-Robertson is also co-vice chair of the department and director of the cell and molecular biology program at Duke. Her research focuses on the regulation of genetic stability and primarily uses budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a model genetic system.

The North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (NCASF) announced the selection of its 2019-20 class of Schweitzer Fellows. Twenty-eight graduate students will spend the next year learning to effectively address the social factors that impact health, and developing lifelong leadership skills. In doing so, they will follow the example set by famed physician-humanitarian Albert Schweitzer, for whom their Fellowship is named.    

  Parents across the world can agree on at least one thing: they want the best for their children. And for most, “the best” includes good health and well-being. So why do some parents put their children at risk of dangerous, potentially deadly infectious diseases by not getting vaccines according to the schedule prescribed by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization? 

Have an idea you’d like to implement at Duke? Unsure how to craft the financial proposal or pitch your plans to key stakeholders? Making the Case is a hands-on, interactive program to learn the skills needed to transform an idea into a proposal. Click here for more information   Presented by:

The Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI) is a network that is “owned” by its members and supported by the NIDDK. Its success begins with the dedication of senior investigators to mentor and serve as role models for junior investigators, and continues with the participation of active members and the recruitment of new members. More than 600 researchers have participated in NMRI workshops in the past decade, and that number continues to grow.

May 7, 12:00-1:30pm Medical Center Library, Room 212C

Geeta Swamy, MD, vice dean and associate vice provost for scientific integrity for Duke University and the School of Medicine and associate professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was selected as a member of the 2019-2020 class of fellows for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Thursday, April 18, 2019, 9:30 am to 10:30 am Are you interested in a career in research program management? Would you like to stay involved with cutting-edge academic research, just not necessarily at the bench or as a PI? Come to this info session to learn more about what Ph.D.s at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute do, and about the Program Manager II position currently open to Ph.D.s. Part of the Careers Beyond Academia series