Data at Their Digital Fingertips: Tissue-based Research and Precision Cancer Medicine Comes of Age
A 10-year partnership between the Department of Pathology and Duke Cancer Institute has helped researchers make advances in human tissue-based research and cancer precision medicine.
Blobe, Haas Elected to AAAS
Two members of the Duke University School of Medicine faculty have been elected as 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community.
School of Medicine Withdraws from U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Duke University School of Medicine is withdrawing from the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of medical schools, Dean Mary E. Klotman, MD, and Vice Dean for Education Edward Buckley, MD, said Friday.
The Path to Pay it Forward: A Duke Family Committed to Changing the World
Major donors Todd Brady, (MD’99, PhD’98) and Andrea Darling (MA’96, JD’99), a married couple of 26 years whose son, Alex, started as a freshman at Duke University in the fall of 2022, describe their path around Duke being connected by mentors, explained why they choose to give back, and shared what they hope to accomplish through their philanthropy.
Duke Researchers Find Promising Results in Pre-Arrest Diversion Program for People who use Drugs
Active participants in Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion were significantly less likely to be re-arrested and more likely to use behavioral health treatment, according to a study of four programs in North Carolina.
EDI Spotlight: Rebecca Redmond, PhD
In this month’s EDI Spotlight, Redmond shares about her unique role as director of assessment and research in the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Four SoM Faculty Receive 2023 Physician-Scientist Strong Start Awards
Four School of Medicine faculty members have been selected to receive 2023 Physician-Scientist “Strong Start” awards.
Trailblazer: Monique Starks Flies High with Promising AED Drone Delivery Network
Monique Starks is the first investigator in the U.S. to be funded by the National Institutes of Health to explore development of a drone network that is capable of delivering AEDs to OHCA bystanders, and she’s flying high with some promising early observations.
Algorithms to Assess Stroke Risk are Markedly Worse for Black Americans
Current medical standards for accessing stroke risk perform worse for Black Americans than they do for white Americans, potentially creating a self-perpetuating driver of health inequities.
Cold Comfort: How an Ion Channel Activates Our Response to Temperature
How our bodies sense our environment and react to it is a big question, and how we answer it can have important implications for drug development.