Research Conference 5/30/14: Using Pathogens to Decipher Human Genetic Variation in Disease Susceptibility
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The circle plot displays how the same genetic differences can contribute to multiple human traits and diseases.
![The circle plot displays how the same genetic differences can contribute to multiple human traits and diseases. Integrating results from different genome-wide association studies can reveal unexpected links between cellular traits and human disease.](http://news.medicine.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screen-Shot-2014-05-07-at-8.52.41-AM-300x300.png)
Grand Rounds 5/23/14: State of the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., May 23 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program.
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Lawrence David gets to the gut of the matter
Head over to Duke Research Blog and check out a podcast featuring Lawrence David, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), molecular genetics and microbiology and the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences. Dr.
Grand Rounds 5/9/14: Emerging Infections in the Middle East
Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., May 9 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Souha Kanj, MD, FACP, FIDSA, professor of medicine, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and chair of the Infection Control and Prevention Program at American University of Beirut Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Grand Rounds 5/2/14: HIV/HCV Co-infection
Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., May 2 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Susanna Naggie, MD, MHS, assistant professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases) and director of Infectious Diseases Research, Duke Clinical Research Institute.
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Access SoM Yearbooks online, learn history of Duke Division of Infectious Diseases
The Duke University Medical Center Library Archives spring newsletter includes two items worth noting:
The DUMC Archives has digitized its collection of Duke University School of Medicine yearbooks, The Aesculapian, which is now available online. The collection consists of 34 volumes spanning more than 60 years, from 1950 to 2013. The yearbooks feature student portraits, essays on notable events or key figures in the medical center's history, and photographs of faculty, staff, clubs and organizations, events and campus buildings over the years.
Deadly human pathogen Cryptococcus fully sequenced
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Scanning electron micrograph shows infectious spores produced by the deadly fungi Cryptococcus neoformans.[/caption]
Duke Today featured a study last week by a group of researchers who have sequenced the entire genome and all the RNA
![Scanning electron micrograph shows infectious spores produced by the deadly fungi Cryptococcus neoformans.](http://news.medicine.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Infectious-spores-300x225.jpg)
Horan honored by University for meritorious service
Voucher program supports unexpected research
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