Precision Genomics Collaboratory News

PGC Announces Student Pilot Grant Awardees

The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 14 pilot grants of $2,000 each to SOM Biomedical PhD students. The goal of these grants is to support our students in scientific and educational efforts to bolster their graduate training experiences. These awards will help further research in a broad array of topics including into diseases like osteoarthritis and depression, cardiac disease susceptibility, gut bacteria and more. Awards will also help fund expenses related to trainings and conferences.

Q&A Spotlight: Distinguished Professor Rana Gupta

Rana Gupta, PhD, W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine 

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Q&A Spotlight: Distinguished Professor Svati Shah

Professor Svati H. Shah, MD, MHS, Cardiology
Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases

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PGC Faculty Earn Distinguished Professorships

This spring, five faculty members in the Precision Genomics Collaboratory have been awarded distinguished professorships. The new distinguished professors were honored at the annual distinguished professorship event on May 4.  

In total, Duke University awarded distinguished professorships to 44 faculty members from seven Duke colleges and schools this year.  

Distinguished professorships are awarded to faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health.