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Gow Arepally, M.D., is the Associate Director of Physician-Scientist Development in the Office of Physician-Scientist Development (OPSD) in the Duke University School of Medicine. OPSD is a school-wide initiative focused on the training and support of physician-scientists. Dr. Arepally has served as the associate director of OPSD since 2018.
In her role as the Associate Director, Dr. Arepally works closely with the OPSD team to promote the development of the essential physician-scientist workforce at Duke. Dr. Arepally runs the Strong Start program, which nurtures the careers of laboratory-based junior faculty physician-scientists at Duke. This award supports junior, physician-scientist faculty during the transition to research independence by offering substantive mentoring and financial resources. Dr. Arepally also runs the Preparing Research scholars In bioMEdical sciences (PRIME) pathway program for mentoring medical students in laboratory research in the research areas of non-malignant Hematology, Radiation Oncology, and Ophthalmology.
Dr. Arepally is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Professor of Pathology. Her research is focused on immune thrombocytopenias, thrombotic disorders, and complement-mediated diseases. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed original research papers and is the principal investigator (PI/MPI) on multiple NIH, industry, and foundation sponsored studies.
In addition to her scholarly activities, Dr. Arepally has also heavily invested in mentoring trainees and faculty. She is highly involved in mentoring third-year medical students in laboratory research. She is a mentor for the Cardiovascular Study, Microbiology, Infectious Disease and Immunology, and Molecular Medicine programs in the Third Year Office. She is the PI for the Hematology & Transfusion Medicine T32 for medical students and postdoctoral fellows. The T32 program has been particularly effective in recruiting MD researchers to pursue disease-based research, with a record of retaining ~70% of our trainees in research-related careers. Dr. Arepally is also a mentor for the ALICE program, a leadership development opportunity targeting mid-career women faculty in the School of Medicine.