Medicine faculty to teach special course on diabetes at ACP Internal Medicine meeting
Diana McNeill, MD, professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition), has organized a diabetes precourse for the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting in May.
Duke Endocrinology of Brier Creek has a new address
Duke Endocrinology's clinic at Brier Creek has a new home as of Mon., March 21, 2016.
The new address is:
Brier Creek Medical Pavilion
10207 Cerny Street, Suite 306
Raleigh, NC 27617
Spratt on caring for patients with diabetes and her work with Durham Diabetes Coalition
In a recent interview with the Duke Translational Medicine Institute, Susan Spratt, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition) and assistant professor of community and family medicine, discusses her passion for caring for patients with diabetes, her work with the Durham Diabetes Coalition.
Phill White, DMPI post-doc, receives Pathway to Stop Diabetes award
The American Diabetes Association has awarded one of six prestigious Pathway to Stop Diabetes grant awards to Phillip James White, PhD, a post-doc in the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, for his project "A New Homeostatic Mechanism for Metabolic Control."
Kyle Jackson receives Strength, Hope and Caring Award
Kyle Jackson, MD, a second-year endocrinology fellow, was honored this week by Duke University Hospital with a Strength, Hope and Caring Award.
Q & A with Leonor Corsino: “We are all called”
Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS, assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition), is the associate chair for the Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee as well as the leader for the Department of Medicine Latino Initiative.
“This initiative aims to increase the presence of Latinos at all levels in the Department,” she said. “This year we had a very successful match with a total of three categorical Latino residents and one preliminary resident. We are so excited to welcome them to our Duke family!”
Endocrinology faculty to attend American Diabetes Association 75th Scientific Sessions
Faulty members from the Division of Endocrinology will be attending the American Diabetes Association 75th Scientific Sessions in Boston, Massachusetts from June 5-9.
The 75th Scientific Sessions is an annual gathering of the American Diabetes Association for the study of diabetes.
The following faulty members will be in attendance: Jyothi Rao, Jenny Tong, Matt Crowley, Melanie Mabrey, Deb Muoio, Leonor Corsino, Beatrice Hong, Diana McNeill, Jennifer Green, Dave D’Alessio.
Q & A with Bryan Batch: “Moving everyone toward better health”
Bryan C. Batch, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition), has a particular interest in racial disparities related to overweight, obesity, and diabetes. Read this Q&A about her research and Duke opportunities to collaborate.
Philanthropies announce new program to support early-career scientists
Three of the nation’s largest philanthropies – the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Simons Foundation – have announced a new partnership to provide much needed research support to outstanding early-career scientists in the United States.
Through the new Faculty Scholars Program, the philanthropies will invest a total of $148 million in research support over the program’s first five years.