SoM Faculty Elected Fellows of American Academy of Microbiology
Professors of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Raphael Valdivia, PhD, and Alejandro Aballay, PhD, were recently elected as
SoM Faculty Elected New Members of ASCI, Class of 2017
Five School of Medicine faculty members have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Class of 2017.
Rynn Named New Chair of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Moira Rynn, MD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective July 1, 2017. Dr.
Duke Launches the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Eugene Washington, MD, chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, and Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, dean of the Duke University School of
Duke summer program provides STEM experience for minorities
Duke University is in its 16th year offering their Summer Medical and Dental Education Program. Based on their interest in science fields, 80 students, were invited to jump in.
Four Duke Medical Students Named North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) announced the selection of its 2016-2017 class of North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows.
Duke Team Performs First Hand Transplant in NC
A Duke team has performed the first hand transplant in North Carolina, attaching the limb to a 54-year-old patient from Laredo, Texas, whose hand was severed in a childhood accident.
Duke’s Poliovirus Therapy Wins FDA “Breakthrough” Status to Expedite Research
The recombinant poliovirus therapy developed at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke Health has been granted “breakthrou
New Center for Population Health Sciences Launched; Curtis Named Director
Nancy C. Andrews, MD, PhD, Dean, Duke University School of Medicine, today announced the launch of the new Center for Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine.