DukeMed Alumni News, Fall 2024
Duke/Duke Med Alum wins Lasker Award
William G. Kaelin, Jr., has been named a recipient of the 2016 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. The Lasker Awards are widely considered among the highest scientific honors and recognize the most outstanding and seminal contributions to biomedical science. Dr. Kaelin received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his MD from Duke University Medical School.
Duke alum and oncologist Kim Blackwell, MD, describes her passion for research, patient care
As part of the Duke University Alumni Association’s “What’s Your Forever” campaign, Kimberly Blackwell, MD, a Duke University alumna and medical oncologist, described her “forever” passion and the role Duke played in helping her discover and pursue her “forever.”
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