‘A Leader Already’: Second-Year Medical Student Participates in White House Innovators Series
Antoinette Jasmine Charles, a second-year medical student, has already built an impressive record of social justice, activism, and civic service. This summer she was invited to join the White House Health Equity Leaders Roundtable Series, a series of discussions among medical students, clinicians, and policymakers focused on issues including access to care and social determinants of health.
Barbour Appointed Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Suzanne Barbour, a biochemist and national leader in graduate education, has been appointed dean of The Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education, Provost Sally Kornbluth announced Monday. Barbour will also hold a faculty appointment in the Duke University School of Medicine.
CRISPR Technology Demonstrates Success in Preventing and Treating COVID
In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to use CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat COVID infections.
Four School of Medicine Faculty Win DST Spark Seed Grants
Four School of Medicine faculty were among the nine winners of inaugural Duke Science and Technology (DST) Spark Seed grants named by the Office for Research & Innovation on July 20.
Tata to Receive International Society for Regenerative Biology Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award is presented to early career researchers charting new directions and making novel scientific contributions in regenerative biology research.
The Duke Transplant Center Performs 10,000th Transplant
This is a milestone that only 18 other centers in the U.S. have achieved and the first in North Carolina to meet that mark.
Access is Everything: How an Online Tool Can Make People Healthier
In an Op-ed, Kathryn Benson, an MD student and 2021–22 North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellow, talks about the NCCARE360 platform and how it makes learning about resources and referring individuals easier for providers.
An Uncertain Start, an Incredible Journey
Comprehensive care charts a bright future for twins born at 23 weeks.
Pace of Aging May Help Predict Risk of Dementia
Researchers have found that some people age slowly, only experiencing a few months’ worth of physical aging in a year, while others age more quickly, in effect, growing years older in just one calendar year.