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At the 2025 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) INSPIRE Conference, Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) faculty members were honored for their outstanding contributions. Their dedication to advancing occupational therapy through leadership, research, and mentorship was celebrated with prestigious awards, solidifying Duke’s reputation as a leader in the field. AOTA Roster of Fellows Recognition

Emily M. D’Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA, an associate professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and Population Health Sciences at Duke University, is leading groundbreaking research aimed at improving healthcare access for rural communities in North Carolina. Her efforts focus on innovative solutions, such as next-generation mobile medical clinics, which will address barriers like transportation and provider shortages.

The latest Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) Huddle was a highlight of the semester. Students had the privilege of meeting Jason Albers, OTR, and drummer for the acclaimed band Flatland Cavalry. Albers joined the session to share his compelling story, captivating the audience with insights from his journey as an occupational therapist and a musician living with Tetramelic monodactyly, a rare genetic limb malformation resulting in a single digit on all four extremities.

An AI tool that redesigns proteins is just one of Rohit Singh’s inventions intended to accelerate drug discovery. Read more

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) welcomed members of the Academic Medicine Advisory Council (AMAC) from 15 to 17 April to review progress and offer strategic guidance.

Dr. Abigail Carroll, PhD, MS, OTR/L, shared her expertise on Changing Criterion Designs (CCDs)—a process-driven research methodology—during her recent presentation for the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitative Research Seminar Series. Her talk, Occupational-Centered Inquiry: Practical Application of Theory and Changing Criterion Design Methodologies in Intervention and Education Research, offered attendees both conceptual depth and real-world relevance.

CBB Director of Graduate Studies David Carlson, PhD, named 2025 Bass Chair. Read more

The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 9 pilot grants of $2,000 each to SOM Biomedical PhD students. The goal of these grants is to support our students in scientific and educational efforts to bolster their graduate training experiences. These awards will help further research in a broad array of topics including fungal infections, cancers, and the effects of environmental toxicants in fetal brain development. They will also help fund intensive 6-week courses. 

The Precision Genomics Collaboratory (PGC) is committed to supporting graduate students in scientific and educational efforts that bolster their graduate training experiences.

Virus-specific T-cell measurement is made easier to enable better understanding of immune responses in patients and management of human infectious diseases.