Precision Genomics Collaboratory News

Raphael Valdivia, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke, explores how tiny microbes found in the body—too small to see without a microscope—can be wielded to fight disease and to influence better health outcomes for all.

CTSI announces that Svati Shah, MD, MHS, has been named the Director of Duke Kannapolis Research. In this role, she will direct all activities and projects based at the Duke CTSI clinical research facility in Kannapolis.

PGC in collaboration with CAGT offered pilot grants to investigators to develop and/or apply genomic technologies to significant questions in the study or treatment of human disease. These one-year, $20,000 pilot grants were open to investigators at all stages in their careers.

The President's Cancer Panel has recommended MeTree, as a tool to facilitate clinical decision-making, which asks patients to enter information such as diet, exercise, smoking, and family history.

Duke researchers are investigating whether data from your smartphone and smartwatch can help determine if you have COVID-19 and how severe the infection could get.

The Bowlin family knew they had a history of malformations in the brain. But they had no idea how far back it went.

Bruce Donald, PhD, has received a five year, $2.9 million Established Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)

The Duke University School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded $15,000 pilot grants to young investigators in January 2021. These grants focused on COVID-19 research that broadly involved genetics and genomics. One year later, these young investigators are in the thick of cutting-edge research.

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The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 10 pilot grants of $2,000 each to SOM Biomedical PhD students.