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Maestro Care is updated weekly to identify deceased patients but if you become aware of a deceased patient who is not listed as such in the medical record, please notify HIM via their new email address: himdataintegrity@dm.duke.edu.

In January, Sallie Permar and Georgia Tomaras from the Duke University School of Medicine were among 96 new fellows elected to the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group. Fellows are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.

  On January 17, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a delay to the changes to the Common Rule that were scheduled to go into effect on January 19. The Interim Final Rule announced by the agency delays both the effective and compliance dates for the new Common Rule until July 19, 2018, with the option for further delay.

Melanomas have an especially lethal ability to turn off the body’s immune system, which enables these deadly skin cancers to grow and spread.   And while new therapies have been effective in releasing the immune system’s restraints to unleash the body’s own cancer-fighting powers, they only work in about half of melanoma patients and often lose their potency as the cancer develops resistance.  

Our next session prepares new investigators for an June 2018 NIH Submission Deadline (or May 2018 deadline for HIV-Related applications).  Course details can be found on The Office for Research Mentoring’s website.  For help with resubmissions or non-NIH grants, contact our office for resources.  Please note, class size is limited.  Priority will be given to SOM faculty members that are submitting this cycle, with priority given to those who have previously observed a cycle of the program.   

Goodbye 2017, hello 2018! Phyllis Perry, 63, was one of the last participants in 2017 to enroll in and complete her initial onsite visit for the Project Baseline study. Phyllis heard about the study at a senior center in Durham and enrolled at the Duke University School of Medicine. The Project Baseline study is the first initiative of Project Baseline, an ambitious effort to develop a well-defined “baseline” of human health, and a rich data platform to help researchers better understand health and disease and the transitions between them.

A new study reveals how dengue virus manages to reproduce itself in an infected person without triggering the body’s normal defenses. Duke researchers report that dengue pulls off this hoax by co-opting a specialized structure within host cells for its own purposes, like a lazy roommate sneaking bits of his laundry into the communal wash.

Thursday, January 18 1:00-2:00 pm in Trent Seman’s Great Hall Learn about the exciting new opportunities as the network moves towards a more community owned model and refocuses on the mission to strengthen members’ roles in their study teams through educational and networking opportunities.

The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is pleased to announce the 2018 LEADER participants.

High scorers on computer tests spent more time on base, had more walks, fewer strikeouts New research from Duke Health suggests baseball scouts looking for a consistent, conscientious hitter may find clues not only in their performance on the field, but also in front of a computer screen.