CTSI Makes MURDOCK Biorepository Samples, Data Available to Researchers
The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has announced a new opportunity for Duke investigators to obtain biospecimens from the MURDOCK Study for research. The MURDOCK study is a landmark longitudinal cohort of more than 12,000 diverse participants linked to clinical data and up to 14 years of outcomes data.
Congratulations to the 2022 LEADER Alumni!
The Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER) Program is designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group and driving their own research agenda.
Duke Awarded Federal Grant to Build Structural Models of HIV
The $27 million grant will fund a new Duke Center for HIV Structural Biology
Creating a Sense of Community for LGBTQ Students
DukeMed Pride offers LGBTQ students in the School of Medicine a space to find mentors, networking, and a sense of community.
Mary E. Klotman Reappointed Dean of the School of Medicine
Mary E. Klotman, MD, has been reappointed for a second five-year term as dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, vice chancellor for health affairs at Duke University, and chief academic officer for Duke University Health System. Her new term begins on July 1, 2022.
A Champion for Affirming, Culturally Responsive Health Care
Understanding intersecting cultural identities — and providing care that respects and affirms those identities — is at the heart of Tyson Pankey’s work as a clinician, educator, and researcher. Pankey joined the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences faculty as an assistant professor in September 2021, after completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he specialized in transgender and intersex health and family medicine residency education.
Roe v. Wade Decision and Impact on Future Ob/Gyns
The potential end to the Constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. may impact decisions future Ob/Gyns make about their career choices.
Mara L. Becker, MD, MSCE, Named Vice Dean for Faculty for School of Medicine
Mara L. Becker, MD, MSCE, Professor of Pediatrics, has been named Vice Dean for Faculty for the Duke University School of Medicine, effective July 15, 2022. Dr.
Retired Educator’s Estate Gift Will Support a Haven for Healthy Weight Management
A generous supporter of Duke Health understands firsthand the struggle of being overweight. “Being overweight comes with a myriad of medical, physical, and emotional problems,” said the anonymous donor, of Rye Brook, New York. “For me, it was about my own self-esteem and wanting to improve my health.”
Duke Researcher Part of Prestigious Grant to Explore the Origins of Cancer
A Duke Cancer Institute researcher is a member of a group receiving the prestigious Cancer Grand Challenges Grant, providing $25 million over five years to investigate the origins of cancer.
The nine-member, international research team includes Christopher Counter, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology and associate director of Basic Research in the Duke Cancer Institute