Dean’s Distinguished Research Series 2023

Dean's distinguished Research Series 2023

The Duke University School of Medicine’s Dean’s Distinguished Research Series showcases groundbreaking research from the basic, clinical, and translational sciences. Formerly Research Week, the reimagined series will be held in-person and livestreamed. All faculty, staff, trainees, and students are welcome to attend.

Questions?

If you have questions or would like additional information about this event, please contact Stephanie Lowd.

Past Events

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Titia de Lange, PhD

Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, Distinguished Lecture

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Great Hall, Trent Semans Center for Health Education and livestreamed
Reception to follow

"Telomeres and cancer: genome instability and tumor suppression"

Titia de Lange, PhD
Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics
Director, Anderson Center for Cancer Research
Rockefeller University

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Faculty Lectures

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
6th Floor, Trent Semans Center for Health Education and livestreamed
Boxed lunches, beverages, and coffee provided on a first-come, first-served basis

Debra Silver

 

 

“The Choreography of Brain Development”

Debra Silver, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Cell Biology, and Neurobiology

craig lowe

 

 

“The Fastest Evolved Regions in the Human Genome"

Craig Lowe, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Trainee Poster Session

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
6th Floor, Trent Semans Center for Health Education

Trainee Poster Session Flyer

Posters presented by:

Brooke D’Arcy
PhD student, Silver Lab
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Jashalynn German, MD
Fellow, Endocrinology
Department of Medicine

Joseph Lerman, MD
Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease
Department of Medicine

Jessica Regan, MD
Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease
Department of Medicine

 

Mollie Sweeney
PhD student, Tobin Lab
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Matt Tegowski
Postdoctoral Associate, Meyer Lab
Department of Biostatistics

Elizabeth Thompson, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology/Critical Care
Department of Pediatrics

Sebastian Wellford
PhD student, Moseman Lab
Department of Immunology

Faculty Lectures

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
6th Floor, Trent Semans Center for Health Education and livestreamed
Light bites and refreshments provided on a first-come, first-served basis

Chris Beyrer

"Social Determinants and HIV:  Moving Toward Interventions"

 

 

Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH
Director, Duke Global Health Institute
Professor of Medicine 

Keisha Bentley-Edwards

"Are Racial Health Disparities Moving Targets or Are They a Feature of Social Drivers of Health?"

 

Keisha Bentley-Edwards, PhD
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
Associate Director of Research, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity
Co-Director, Special Populations & Equity in Research Cores, Clinical and Translational Science Award, CTSI

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Faculty Lectures

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
6th Floor, Trent Semans Center for Health Education and livestreamed
Boxed lunches, beverages, and coffee provided on a first-come, first-served basis

Cagla Eroglu

"How do astrocytes sculpt neuronal circuits?"

 

Cagla Eroglu, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology
HHMI Investigator 

Andrew West

"Genetic risks and new toxin challenges in understanding and treating Parkinson’s disease"

 

Andrew West, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Director, Duke Center for Neurodegeneration and Neurotherapeutics

Trainee Poster Session

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
6th Floor, Trent Semans Center for Health Education

Trainee Poster Session list of trainees

Posters presented by:

Fahmin Basher, MD, PhD
Sarantopoulos Lab
Fellow, Hematology-Oncology
Department of Medicine

Christopher Bassil
MD/PhD student, Wood Lab
Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology

Muath Bishawi, MD
Resident, Integrated Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery

Ben Cocanougher, MD, PhD
Lefkowitz Lab
Resident, Medical Genetics & Genomics

Department of Pediatrics

Rebecca Gibson
MD/PhD Student, Kishnani Lab
Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

 

Selena Lorrey
PhD Student, Fecci Lab

Department of Immunology

Matt Makowski, MD
Fellow, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine

Clare Meernik, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, REGAL Lab

Department of Population Health Sciences

Uyen Pham
PhD Student, Rajagopal Lab
Department of Biochemistry

 

Pia Rodriguez
PhD Student, Eroglu Lab
Department of Cell Biology

Benjamin Schott
PhD Student, Ko Lab
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Vanessa Smith, MD
Fellow, Neuropathology
Department of Pathology

Eugene Vaios, MD, MBA
Resident
Department of Radiation Oncology

 

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Faculty Lectures 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
6th Floor, Trent Semans Center for Health Education and livestreamed
Light bites and refreshments provided on a first-come, first-served basis

Kimberly Johnson

"Advancing Equity in Serious Illness Care for African Americans:  From the Community to the Clinic and Back Again"

 

Kimberly Johnson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Lisa McElroy

"Health System-Based Interventions to Reduce Inequities in Access to Organ Transplant"

 

Lisa McElroy, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences
Inaugural Onyekwere E. Akwari Endowed Professor in Surgery