Duke cancer biologist Jason Somarelli, PhD, will collaborate with a group of Duke marine scientists to explore the cellular adaptations that some whales possess that gives them such an amazing ability to tolerate low-oxygen (hypoxic) environments as they dive and forage for food.

Enthusiasm for applying AI tools to some of healthcare’s most vexing problems is helping drive the adoption of technologies that, until relatively recently, had not undergone the kinds of rigorous scrutiny routinely applied to drugs and medical devices.

The Duke University Preparing Research Scholars In bioMEdical Sciences Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PRIME-PREP) is an NIH-funded R25 $1.2M grant to develop and implement 1-year postbaccalaureate program.

Betty Staples, MD, and Jane Gagliardi, MD, are recipients of a one-year $50,000 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education.

For the first time since 2019, the Duke Cancer Institute Scientific Retreat was held in person with a full program followed by a poster session and mingling. Held on December 2, 2022, the retreat attracted around 90 faculty, staff, and trainees.

Dean Klotman is joined by Duke cardiologist Christopher Granger, MD, to discuss the importance of getting trained in rapid hands-only CPR.

The Division of Urology within the Department of Surgery will be elevated to department status, effective July 1, 2023.

Paul Wischmeyer, MD, has had 27 surgeries in his life. He attributes his amazing recovery from a surgery in late 2022 to the expertise and care of his Duke Health team as well as applying precision nutrition and prescribed exercise, something that is the topic of his own research.

A new study finds that race is important to consider when evaluating stroke-related communication disorders.

The Duke Physician Assistant (PA) program held its traditional white coat ceremony in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center. Division Chief and Program Director Jacquelyn Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C, and other members of the faculty welcomed 91 first-year students as they begin their journey into the PA profession.