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Duke researchers led efforts in a collaborative case control and cohort study in Ghana and Nigeria on the prevalence of genetic risk factors for chronic kidney disease.

Svati Shah, MD, Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, received the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research Award from the University of Kentucky.

The award recognizes notable and life-long achievements in research that have had a sustained impact on understanding cardiovascular biology and disease and/or that have changed the standard of cardiovascular clinical care.

After 13 years as DCI’s executive director, Dr. Kastan has decided the time is right to pass the torch to the next generation of leaders.

Many neurological diseases are poorly understood with limited treatment options. Traditional NGS approaches miss important details like structural variants and RNA isoforms, leading to misinterpretations, undiagnosed and untreated neurological conditions. Unravel the complexity of neuroscience by accessing more comprehensive and accurate data with PacBio Revio at the Duke University Sequencing and Genomic Technologies Core Facility.

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics student, Mengyi (Miko) Liu, will deliver her dissertation defense on Characterizing Brain Tumor Microenvironments using Novel Methods for Spatial Transcriptomics and Multi-omics Data, on October 31, 2024.

The Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program made a notable impact at the 2024 American Physical Therapy Association North Carolina (APTA NC) Annual Conference at High Point University, showcasing its commitment to advancing the field of physical therapy.

After over a decade of service, Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, will be stepping down as chair of the Department of Surgery effective June 30, 2025.

An American Council of Academic Physical Therapy task force on Clinical Education Placement Capacity and Process Innovation, chaired by Jamie Greco, PT, DPT, EdD, recently completed its work.

The Duke Center for Precision Health and Precision Genomics Collaboratory have awarded five pilot grants to advance genomic science at Duke by leveraging and enhancing the OneDukeGen study infrastructure.