Division News


Faculty Spotlight: Saumil Chudgar

Saumil ChudgarSaumil Chudgar, MD, is the focus of this week’s faculty spotlight. We talk to Dr. Chudgar about teaching new and established courses to medical students, the history and future of medical education, and enjoying the foodie and improv scenes of Durham and Chapel Hill. How long have you been at Duke?

OPS Offering F32 Seminar Series for Post-Docs

The Office for Postdoctoral Services is launching a new program for post-doctorates who are preparing NIH F32 applications. This program include both seminars and hands-on workshops.  The following workshops will be offered this fall in Room 143 of the Jones Building:

ALA Offering Up to $200,000 for Lung Cancer Research

ALA logoThe American Lung Association’s Lung Cancer Discovery Award will offer up to $100,000 a year for up to two years to support research in lung cancer. Available areas of research include the development of novel medical treatments, advancing current treatment options and/or finding a cure for lung cancer through clinical, laboratory, epidemiological, or any other kind of research.

2014 Fall Core Facility Voucher Program Now Available

The School of Medicine has announced its 2014 Fall Core Facility Voucher Program. This joint program with the School of Medicine and the Duke Translational Research Institute (DTRI) Pilot Program will offer vouchers in amounts ranging from $500 to $10,000, redeemable for provision of services at Duke University core facilities/shared resources. Twenty vouchers, based on scientific merit, will be issued in the 2014 Fall Program.

AHA CVGPS Grand Challenge Award Offering up to $500,000

AHA logoThe American Heart Association (AHA)’s Cardiovascular Genome Phenome Study (CVGPS) Grand Challenge Award will offer $250,000 a year for up to two years for research examining inter-individual and patient-to-patient differences for chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis and hypertension.