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SGT gives tour of Chesterfield on Halloween

Devi Swain Lenz “expressed herself” as Madonna during a new faculty tour of the Sequencing and Genomic Technologies Core facility on Halloween. They explored the Chesterfield Building, home to Duke's long-read sequencing for examining genome regions and short-read sequencers vital for cancer research.        

Sequencing Core launches Illumina X Plus sequencer

The Sequencing and Genomics Technologies Core Facility is running orders for the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus. The X Plus provides high quality short read sequences for a fraction of the cost of the Illumina NovaSeq 6000. Additionally custom read-length projects can now purchase lanes instead of full flow cells (e.g. 75 SR for miRNA-seq, single cell protocols). The available products are listed below, with more read options available towards the end of the year. Product

Register now - Let's Talk:  Communicating Successfully When it Really Counts, 12/12

"Let's Talk: Communicating Successfully When it Really Counts" Advanced Research Mentoring Training Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm, Zoom This one hour session will help you to identify common types of challenging conversations that occur between mentors and mentees, and provide opportunities to practice skills for having successful crucial conversations 

Raising Awareness and Educating Ourselves About Suicide

National Suicide Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness of suicide for all people and to educate about warning signs. It is also a time to support those who are experiencing suicidal thoughts. We can all play a role in preventing suicide in our community. Here are some things you can do:

Mourning the Loss of Faculty Member Emy Villanueva

DPT faculty emerita Elia (Emy) Villanueva passed away Saturday, Oct. 21, in Chapel Hill after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  Her dedication to patients, students, and faculty and her contributions to shaping the DPT program for more than 40 years impact lives today. Read her obituary. 

Internship at Duke Medical to benefit NCCU undergraduates

A new internship program aims to alleviate a shortage of African American physicians. North Carolina Central University and Duke University jointly developed the Mentored Internship Program, which allows an undergraduate from NCCU to work as an intern in the division of nephrology at Duke University School of Medicine for one year.