SoM Researchers Named Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2021 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
Three Duke University School of Medicine researchers were named Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2021 Investigators in the highly competitive
Into the Deep End
In January of 2020, Loren Robinson, MD’09, and the rest of the leadership at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, a 312-bed hospital in Texarkana, Texas, gathered to conduct an annual tabletop exercise in crisis management, mandated as part of the hospital’s regulatory requirements.
An Absolute Duty
When Thom Mayer, MD’77, enrolled at Hanover College in Indiana on a football scholarship, he had no career aspirations in medicine. In fact, he had no career aspirations at all, beyond riding football as far as it could take him.
Newly Identified Antibody Can Be Targeted by HIV Vaccines
A newly identified group of antibodies that binds to a coating of sugars on the outer shell of HIV is effective in neutralizing the virus and points to a novel vaccine approach that could also pote
Study finds link between blood sugar and liver disease progression
There are no approved drugs to treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease but controlling blood sugar over time may help decrease the risk of liver scarring and disease progression.
Q&A with Sara Emory, a driving force behind Duke’s new behavioral health center
Sara Emory, DNP, RN, recalls that even as a young child, she would wonder what people were going through that would prompt them to act in certain ways—an early sign of her concern for others and a
Duke Health sends supplies to India to assist with Covid-19 Crisis
Hundreds of boxes of protective gear and equipment are now available to health care workers in New Delhi thanks to the quick, coordinated response of Duke Health faculty and staff.
Implications of the Duke Faculty Practice
To continue the OPSD effort of Empowering Physician-Scientists to Launch Successful Research Careers, please see the following resources regarding the implications of transitioning to the Duke Facu
Graduation 2021: Aikya Soni, MS in Population Health Sciences
I became interested in social determinants of health during my medical sociology classes, learning that access to resources like transportation, water, shelter, green space, and good food is extremely important to one’s well-being.
Graduation 2021: Sophia Anderson, Master of Biostatistics
I wanted to pursue a Master of Biostatistics because I wanted to go into a field that combined my interest in improving health outcomes with my quantitative background as a mathematics major. I also was drawn to this degree due to the ability to collaborate with so many others in biomedical and health-related research in order to solve problems relating to the health and quality of life of individuals and overall populations.