A national committee co-chaired by Duke Professor Charmaine Royal issued a report that emphasized the high stakes of ensuring that genetics research benefits all groups in society and mitigates harm.

When Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS, came to Duke as an Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition Fellow in 2006, she had a clear vision of her future as a physician-scientist working to address care, health outcomes, and health disparities for Latino and Hispanic populations.

Dr. Dzirasa was elected by members of the College of Fellows “for his pioneering work in understanding the electrical patterns that underlie mental health disorders and his advocacy for inclusive science.”

Hilmar Lapp, from the Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, is winner of last month’s Duke University School of Medicine Black History Month quiz.

HPREP, provides professional development and mentoring to historically underrepresented in medicine high school students interested in pursuing a career in health care.  

When Anthony Fuller MD, MScGH, came to Duke as a medical student nine years ago, he hit the ground running. He co-founded the first division dedicated to improving global care for neurology and neurosurgery in the United States.

The legacy of Black surgeons at Duke is recognized as Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, assistant professor of surgery and population health sciences, serves as the inaugural recipient of the Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Endowed Professorship which was created in honor of the first African American surgeon on staff at Duke.

Developmental psychologist Keisha Leanne Bentley-Edwards, PhD, MA, is an associate professor in the division of General Internal Medicine, the Associate Director of Research and the Director of the Health Equity Working Group for Duke’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects.

In celebration of Black History Month, Dean Klotman interviews Kevin Thomas, MD, the School of Medicine's Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, about the importance of the month and about Duke's role in combating racism.

Duke experts discuss the potential effects of a bill in the North Carolina state legislature that would restrict gender-affirming care for minors.