Duke joins first national effort to test a potential COVID-19 therapy
Duke University Hospital has joined the first national study to test a potential therapy for COVID-19, giving hospitalized adult patients with significant symptoms an option to participate. The study is being co-led by Cameron Wolfe, MD, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Emmanuel “Chip” Walter, MD, professor of pediatrics.
Greg Gray featured on Headscratchers podcast: 'Coronavirus: Why Did It Catch Us Off Guard?'
Infectious disease expert Greg Gray, MD, MPH, discusses why COVID-19 spread so quickly, why it’s so deadly compared to other viruses, and what we should be doing to prevent another pandemic.
3 from Medicine selected as ADVANCE-UP Scholars
Three faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine's 2020 class of ADVANCE-UP Scholars.
3 from Medicine selected for ALICE leadership development program
Three faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine's ALICE leadership development program.
Research Development Council offers concept criticism without judgment
Michael Dee Gunn, MD, and Heather Whitson, MD, MHS, lead the Department of Medicine’s Research Development Council (RDC), a group dedicated to supporting investigators in the early phase of grant writing. Dr. Gunn supports basic investigators; Dr. Whitson supports clinical investigators.
7 from Medicine honored at Spring Faculty Meeting
Seven Department of Medicine faculty were recognized with awards at the School of Medicine annual Spring Faculty Meeting on May 8.
Prudhomme - O’Meara shares update on PEARL Lab in Kenya
Wendy Prudhomme - O’Meara, MD, shares update on PEARL Lab in Kenya, established to teach technicians in rural facilities more microscope skills.
2 faculty from the Department of Medicine inducted into AAP
Two Department Medicine faculty members were inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP) during a joint April 6 meeting of the AAP, the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the American Physician-Scientists Association (APSA). Membership in AAP is a distinction recognizing excellence and outstanding achievement.
Department selects four investigators for Chair’s Research Award
The Department of Medicine has awarded the 2019 Chair's Research Award to four junior investigators who are making the transition to becoming independent scientists prior to their acquisition of extramural funding.
Andrew Alspaugh to serve as Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in Department of Medicine
Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, announced that Andrew Alspaugh, MD, will serve as Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Medicine, and David Pisetsky, MD, PhD, has agreed to serve as Associate Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, effective April 1.