New funding awards - September 2021
Sponsored Research
Melissa Daubert of Cardiology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Coronary Artery Calcium in the PRagmatic EValuation of evENTs And Benefits of Lipid lowering in the Elderly: CAC PREVENTABLE Ancillary Study." Total funding will be $7,892,380.
Inaugural Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (VCDEI) announced
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Committee (DEIAR) announced the individuals selected to become the inaugural Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (VCDEI) for each division within the department of medicine. These individuals are all wonderful thoughtful leaders who have shown a commitment to improving DEI within the department.
New Funding Awards - August 2021
Sponsored Research
Jatin Roper of Gastroenterology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Ultra-bright fluorescent nanoparticles for colorectal adenoma detection." Total funding will be $461,090.
New funding awards - July 2021
Sponsored Research
Sudha Shenoy of Cardiology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Regulation of myocardial GPCRs by USP20 in normal and hypertrophied heart." Total funding will be $2,248,260.
Pamela Douglas of Cardiology has received a sub-award through the Massachusetts General Hospital for a project entitled "Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE)." Total funding will be $152,536.
Pearls from 7/27/21 Medicine LEADS
The July 27, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured Thomas Ortel, MD, PhD, presenting "Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism."
New Faculty: July 2021
A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in July 2021!
Fager and Gutierrez receive VA Career Development Awards
Two faculty in the Department of Medicine have received Career Development Awards from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Greene and Xu receive 2021 Chair's Research Awards
Stephen Greene, MD, and Julia Xu, MD, MSc-GH, have received 2021 Chair's Research Awards from the Department of Medicine.
Oyedeji selected as 2021 Duke REACH Equity Scholar
Charity Oyedeji, MD, has received a Duke REACH Equity 2021 Career Development Award for her project "Sickle cell disease functional assessment validation and refinement (SILVR) study," with mentor JJ Strouse, MD, PhD.