I am interested in studying changes in the shapes of nucleic acids and proteins, and how that is related to their function and ultimately to cellular activity and disease. My ultimate career goal is to be a Principal Investigator in an R1 research institute performing research.

I was looking for a career in allied health that was interesting, challenging, and that would allow me to become skilled both intellectually and technically.

An investigational treatment pioneered by a Duke Health pediatrician resulted in a one-year survival rate of 77% among children born with a rare condition in which they lack an immune system.

The Duke School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory and the Duke Center for Combinatorial Gene Regulation, an NIH Cente

I worked with PAs in my pre-grad school life and was amazed by their dedication to their patients. I saw the difference they made in patients’ lives and I felt a calling to do the same.

With many of my family members working in the medical field I always held a goal of pursuing it myself but wasn't sure what would be the best option for me. When I first found out that Duke was starting a program for cardiac ultrasound I was unfamiliar with the roles and responsibilities it held in healthcare.

DURHAM, N.C.

Congratulations to the 2021 LEADER program graduates!

Unbeknown to most, artists and scientists actually have a lot in common—they both labor over creating the visual representations of their work.

Cancer deaths were lower in the five states and District of Columbia that expanded Medicaid early-on as part of the Affordable Care Act, compared to states that did not expand the federal insurance