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.
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
"How do astrocytes sculpt neuronal circuits?"
Cagla Eroglu, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology
HHMI Investigator
"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
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, 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, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences
Inaugural Onyekwere E. Akwari Endowed Professor in Surgery
Questions?
If you have questions or would like additional information about this event, please contact Stephanie Lowd.
Past Events
Thursday, February 23, 2023
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
“The Choreography of Brain Development”
Debra Silver, PhD
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Cell Biology, and Neurobiology
“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
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
"Social Determinants and HIV: Moving Toward Interventions"
Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH
Director, Duke Global Health Institute
Professor of Medicine
"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