Wilson Family Dedicates Nearly a Century to Duke
In a large academic medical system such as Duke, there are bound to be spouses, siblings or children who work for the same organization. Duke Health is fortunate enough to have one entire family who have dedicated a combined 83 years to improving the lives of their patients and colleagues.
Study Will Test Higher Dose of Ivermectin to Treat Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19
A study led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University has expanded its testing platform to evaluate ivermectin at a higher dose for a longer period of time.
Evans Named a 2022 Sloan Research Fellow
Chantell Evans, PhD, an assistant professor of cell biology in the School of Medicine, has been selected to receive a 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Robert M. Califf Confirmed as Commissioner for the US Food and Drug Administration
Robert M. Califf, MD, Duke University adjunct professor of medicine (cardiology) and former director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), has been confirmed as commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration following a vote by the Senate.
Vaccines and Immunology: Learning the Pandemic’s Lessons
Duke’s long leadership in vaccine research and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute’s (DHVI) dogged 25-year pursuit of answers to HIV put the university and health system in an excellent position to address the sudden, global challenge of the novel RNA coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 when it began to sweep around the world in 2020.
Women’s Reproductive Health: Addressing Challenges from COVID to Delivering Care in Under-served Areas
Women’s reproductive health encompasses a continuum of a woman’s lifespan. Five Duke experts addressed a number of these topics on Feb. 2 as a part of Research Week 2022.
Duke University School of Medicine Ranked Third in Nation for Federal Medical Research Funding
Duke University School of Medicine was awarded more than $608 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2021, ranking third nationally.
Enhancing the Research Enterprise at Duke: Building on Duke Science and Technology
Duke University recently launched Duke Science and Technology (DST), a fundraising and faculty recruitment and retention effort aimed at elevating and sustaining excellence in the sciences. The effort is designed to accelerate the recruitment of new faculty and expand core research strengths in three main areas: resilience of the body and brain, computation, and materials science.
Hughes Named a Damon Runyon Fellow
Elizabeth Hughes, a postdoc in Raphael Valdivia's lab, has been named a Damon Runyon Fellow