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Christine Eyler is exploring how tumors evolve during treatment to identify vulnerabilities that could lead to more effective cancer therapies. By studying rectal cancer organoids and epigenetic changes, Eyler aims to uncover new strategies that could eventually translate into personalized treatments for patients.

Medical resident Jeffrey Lee, MD, is on a mission to understand the human side of illness. He partnered with patients on the narrative medicine project “Untold Stories,” to share their personal stories about living with illness.

James Davis, MD, was a third-year medical student when he realized he wanted to help people beat tobacco addiction. Today, he leads one of the largest smoking cessation programs in the United States. The program, called Quit at Duke, includes 12 specially trained providers and helps more than 6,000 people each year.

Over the past 100 years, Duke University School of Medicine has grown from a visionary philanthropist’s dream into one of the world’s premier academic health institutions. The school’s story is one of excellence and innovation in health professions education, world-class patient care, biomedical research, and community partnership.