Division News

If you haven't seen a Nobel Prize in person, here is your chance: Robert Lefkowitz's 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry is on display on the ground floor of the Trent Semans Center. The display includes an interactive module describing Lefkowitz's career and research.

The Division of Cardiology invites faculty and trainees to attend Cardiology Grand Rounds on Tues., Nov.

Robert Lefkowitz, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology), and David Goldstein, PhD, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology and medicine and director of the Center for Human Genome Variation, are among 13 scientists at Duke University who were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, selected by a panel of their peers from the organization. The Duke honorees were among 388 fellows

Annual rates of CPR training in the United States are low and vary widely across the country, but the communities most in need of training are the least likely to be trained, according to a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute by lead investigator Monique An

Five Duke University faculty - three from the Department of Medicine - appear on a list of the world's top biomedical scientists. A recent paper in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation identified 400 of the world’s most influential researchers in biomedicine—and five hail from Duke University.

As part of Duke Medical Alumni Weekend, the Department of Medicine will host a special Medicine Grand Rounds at 8 a.m. on Fri., Oct.

The Duke Heart Center is convening its first Advanced Heart Failure Symposium on Sat., Oct.

The Medicine Research Conference returns Fri., Sept. 27 at 12 p.m. in Duke Hospital 2002 with a presentation by Matthew Wolf, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology). Dr. Wolf will present Cardiomyopathies: Flies to Humans. Lunch will be provided.

Adrian Herndandez, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Cardiology), will receive a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which this week announced funding for 71 new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research projects.

Dr. Richard Becker, director of the Cardiovascular Thrombosis Center and professor of Medicine, has accepted a new position at his alma mater, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Becker will serve as the Mable Stonehill Endowed Chair for the Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease; director of the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Institute; director of the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence in Research; and chief of Cardiovascular Services at West Chester Hospital.