Antibody Targets Mechanism That Enables Lung Cancer to Grow and Spread
An investigational antibody in clinical trials for lung cancer appears to disrupt a mechanism that tumor cells exploit to avoid being destroyed by the body’s innate immune system, researchers at Du
A century of discovery: celebrating nearly 100 years of research in Duke Surgery
In 1937, Dr. Hart recruited surgeon Joseph W.
Zhao Zhang (ZZ), PhD, Named a 2021 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Zhao Zhang (ZZ), PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and cancer biology in the School of Medicine, has been named a 2021 Pew Scholar in the B
Rauch Foundation makes historic gift for financial aid
A family foundation established by the late Dudley Rauch, has pledged $30 million to establish an endowment for need-based financial aid for medical students.
The $600 medical device that could help doctors detect throat cancer
A doctor in the Duke Global Heatlh Institute wanted to help colleagues in Vietnam spot tumors earlier.
From COVID-19 to HIV-1, Duke Surgical Sciences blazes the trail in vaccine immunology
The COVID-19 vaccines are one of the greatest discoveries of the past 100 years.
$100 million to advance Duke science and technology research
The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., is supporting Duke University’s efforts to expand its faculty in computation, materials science and the resilience of the body and brain by completing the sec
Bringing smiles back: facial reanimation surgery at Duke
People connect to the world by their facial expressions. The ability to express emotions through a smile is a uniquely human response that evolved to enhance social interaction and connectedness.
2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award Philip Gold, AB’66, MD’70
Philip Gold is arguably the world’s foremost expert on the neuroendocrine underpinnings of psychiatry and a pioneering investigator of the pathophysiology of major depression.