When William J. Fulkerson, MD, MBA, steps down from his illustrious tenure as executive vice president of Duke University Health System (DUHS) at the end of this year, he will be celebrated as one of the most influential and successful figures in Duke Health’s 90-year history.

Emily Wang, MD’03, initially intended to study HIV research and treatment, but midway through medical school she became interested in the issues facing inmate populations. Now a professor in the Yale School of Medicine, she explores the health effects that mass incarceration has on populations both inside and outside of prison — a subject that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief.

In a lot of ways, Susan Blackwell (Crawford), MHS, PA-C’89, and the physician assistant profession have grown up together. They were born at roughly the same time, matured in parallel and proximity, and for more than three decades they’ve been inextricably linked.

With $21 million in new funding from the NIAID, the network now includes eight centers in North America and will study adolescent lung transplant recipients as well as adult.

Nick Heaton, PhD, has turned his research focus from influenza to another RNA virus: COVID-19. He is using powerful gene-editing tools to identify candidates for host-directed therapeutics, which don’t attack the virus directly but instead target proteins the virus needs.

The stress and isolation of the pandemic may have a lasting toll on some children, but Duke experts say most will recover fully — and some might even emerge with new strengths.

Vaccines are our best defense against COVID-19 and its variants. Protect yourself and others - don’t wait to vaccinate!

Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, associate professor in Duke’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has been named North Carolina's 2021 Family Physician of the Year by the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP). The honor is the most prestigious award from the NCAFP, the state's largest specialty medical association, comprised of more than 4,300 members.

When Joe Hoffman accepted a friend’s invitation to attend the Duke Children’s Classic, he had no idea he would be starting an ongoing relationship that would last nearly 30 years and continue until today.

Congratulations to the following individuals, who have completed the 2021 ALICE Program. The Academic Leadership, Innovation, and Collaborative Engagement program is a yearlong leadership development program for mid-career women faculty in leadership roles.