Al-Hashimi named director for Center for RNA Biology
Hashim Al-Hashimi, PhD, assumed the role as director for the Center for RNA Biology, effective September 1, 2014. Dr.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs speaks at Duke
Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds on August 29, 2014.
AOA Medical Honor Society Members Named
Twice a year the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society elects a small number of new members.
Redford Williams receives Lifetime Achievement Award from International Society of Behavioral Medicine
Redford Williams, M.D., a professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Medicine, and the director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Duke University School of Medicine, receive
Lisanby, Blumenthal and Buckley Honored with Distinguished Professorships
Sarah (Holly) Lisanby, MD, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and James Blumenthal, PhD, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and
Physical Therapy Division becomes part of Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Effective July 2014, the Physical Therapy Division became part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
School Names New Assistant Dean for Basic Science Education
Matthew Velkey, PhD, will assume the role of Assistant Dean for Basic Science Education in the Duke University School of Medicine on July 1, 2014, replacing Jeff Dawson, PhD, Professor Emeritus in
