Division News

The Division of Infectious Diseases has published its Winter 2017 newsletter. Take a moment to catch up with Duke ID.

A large randomized trial led by Deverick J. Anderson, MD, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), and published in The Lancet finds use of UVC machines can cut transmission of four major superbugs by a cumulative 30 percent. 

Cameron Wolfe, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), is Duke Today's Blue Devil of the Week.

John Perfect, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, was the 2016 Featured Lecturer at ID Week 2016.

Fourteen faculty from the Department of Medicine were chosen as Duke Health Scholars and Duke Health Fellows. This inaugural program was created with a transfer of funds from the Duke University Health System. Its aim is to support the research efforts and enhance the academic success of early to mid-career clinician-scientists in School of Medicine clinical departments.

Steve Taylor, MD, and Wendy Prudhomme-O’Meara, PhD, have been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to investigate malaria prevention strategies for children with sickle cell anemia.

Morgan Pope has joined the Duke Health Development Office as an associate director of development. She will work with the Department of Medicine on development activities and philanthropy efforts for the divisions of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care. Morgan will also work with Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. Her first day was June 13. 

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) awarded Deverick J. Anderson, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), with its Distinguished Scientist Award.

Infectious Diseases fellow Meredith Clement, MD, has an editorial featured in JAMA this week.

The article, "Syphilis on the Rise: What Went Wrong?" discusses why syphilis has not been eradicated despite a decline of syphilis cases in the late 1990s and the resurgence of cases today.

Paul Lantos, MD, medical instructor (General Internal Medicine), has received a $20,000 grant from Duke University's Educational and Research Initiatives in China (ERIC) program. ERIC funding is intended to help faculty develop innovative education and research programs at the Duke Kunshan University campus and other areas in China.