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Sarah Quesada, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Romance Studies and Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies is the recipient of a 2023 Honorable Mention for a First Book from The Modern Language Association of America (MLA).

The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is pleased to announce the 2024 Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP) participants.

The Duke School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory (PGC) held the third annual Genomics Scientific Retreat on December 8 in the Trent Semans Center Great Hall. The event showcased two keynote speakers; 13 short talks and over 20 posters from trainees, research staff, and junior faculty; talks from previous PGC pilot grant winners, and chances to network with others interested in genomic research.

As 2023 ends, I want to acknowledge all those involved in Fall’s BIOTRAIN 720 (Scientific Grant Writing) for which I am a co-course director. This was the 13th year for the course that was started by Doug Marchuk many years ago now as a small class for MGM and UPGG students. Over the years, the course has grown considerably due to demand.

It’s official! Duke University’s Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program has been granted accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) for seven years.  Duke OTD joins 90 other programs accredited to award a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and 483 programs awarding OT degrees at the associate, bachelor, master, doctorate levels. 

Bill Majoros, has been awarded a $1.9 million research grant to be used over five years to develop methods for identifying aberrations in gene expression to improve disease diagnosis.

When medical instructor Carol Siebert, MS, OTD, isn’t teaching OTD students or serving patients through her private practice, she’s immersed in her work on two federal rulemaking committees for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Sarah Clarke has served as a lab research analyst in the Sequencing and Genomic Technologies (SGT) core facility since 2020. In January, she will be transitioning to a new position at the NC State Vector-Borne Disease Lab. She received her undergraduate degree in natural resource ecology from the University of Vermont in 2020. How did you arrive at this position at Duke?

‘Tis the time of year for buying gifts. Whether you are shopping for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, or just out of a vague need to participate in the holiday season, you might find yourself wondering what to give the PA student in your life. We asked our students to tell us what gifts they would like and what would have been great before matriculating into PA school.

Dr. Tomeico Faison is an assistant professor and director of innovation in professional pathways for the OTD program.  She earned a bachelor's and a master's from UNC-Chapel Hill in radiologic science and occupational therapy, respectively. She earned a clinical doctoral degree in occupational therapy with an emphasis on social entrepreneurship from Boston University.