Frank Keefe, PhD, professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, received the American Psychological Association’s 2024 Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology—the highest honor for scientific contribution presented by the APA.

Over the 26 years she has been at Duke, Jeanine Holland has been driven by a desire to serve others and make a lasting difference on local communities. In this month’s Spotlight, Holland discusses her passion for service, which was instilled in her as a child and remains part of who she is.

A groundbreaking clinical trial is taking a new approach to treat seizures: brain cell transplantation.

Six Duke University School of Medicine faculty members have been selected to receive 2024 Physician-Scientist “Strong Start” awards.

The Duke Regional Biocontainment Lab (RBL), a vital hub for research of infectious diseases, is gearing

Joanne Wilson, the fourth Black woman admitted to the Duke University School of Medicine , has a long history as a pioneering physician and EDI leader. She is also now the president of the American Clinical and Climatology Association — the first Black president, and fourth woman in the 130-year history of that organization.

Armstrong, the second Black woman in the U.S. to become a board-certified pediatric cardiologist, was Associate Dean of Admissions for the School of Medicine for more than twenty years.

In 1962, surgeon David Coston Sabiston, Jr., performed a heart artery bypass that would provide a roadmap for cardiac surgery for decades.

Novel findings from a preclinical head-to-head comparison show that administering a COVID-19 vaccine as a nasal spray, rather than subcutaneous injection, enhances the body’s long-term immune memory, thereby increasing the vaccine’s overall effectiveness.

Ines Batinic-Haberle, PhD, professor emeritus of radiation oncology created BMX-001, which has improved survival and lessened cognitive decline for people with advanced brain cancer.