Duke study: when schools take COVID safety measures, viral transmissions for in-person schooling are lower than in community
Research from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill suggests that schools can consider returning to in-class instruction if they mitigate COVID-19 transmission on campuses, despite the level of COVID
Nadine Barrett, Ph.D., to lead Duke project studying health concerns of local Black community
Duke University has been awarded a Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award to study the health concerns most important to the local Black community, particularly as they relate to COVID-19.
Discussion: Possible impact of COVID-19 variants
Duke University School of Medicine Dean Mary Klotman, MD, talks with Duke infectious disease specialists, David Montefiori, MD, and Thomas Denny, MSc, MPhil about potential issues surrounding varia
A Detour into Melanoma
Postdoctoral fellow Binita Chakraborty, PhD, was intrigued: in published analyses of large numbers of patients with melanoma (skin cancer) treated with an immunotherapy that is becoming standa
Estrogen receptors in mom's placenta critical during viral infection
Researchers at Duke and Mt. Sinai have identified a molecular mechanism that prevents a viral infection during a mother’s pregnancy from harming her unborn baby.
The Physics Behind Tumor Growth
New theory uses physics to predict the growth stages of cancerous tumors
An interview with Geeta Swamy on the safety of COVID vaccines
Duke University School of Medicine Dean Mary E.
2021 LEADER cohort announced
The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is pleased to announce the 2021 LEADER participants.
DCI researchers address health disparities in stomach and lung cancer
As the COVID-19 pandemic shines a light on health disparities, efforts to find new ways to reduce them get a boost.
At Duke, the future of pathology lies in AI
Duke Engineering and the Duke School of Medicine have joined forces to create a new Division of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Pathology.