Hall and Hanks receive 2019 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Awards
Two faculty from the Department of Medicine have received 2019 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Nephrology), and Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and pharmacology and cancer biology, are among 35 "outstanding physician-scientists" nationally to be recognized.
Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, named FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, adjunct professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and a Duke University School of Medicine alumna, has been appointed the FDA’s new principal deputy commissioner of food and drugs. Her appointment will begin early next year.
New podcast: Voices of Duke Health
The Voices of Duke Health podcast project, led by Anton Zuiker and Jonathan Bae, MD, has released its first four episodes, including an interview with Yousuf Zafar, MD, associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), public policy and population health, on hard conversations with patients and their loved ones.
Kamal is the Blue Devil of the Week
Arif Kamal, MD, MHS, MBA, associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), business administration and population health sciences, is Duke Today's Blue Devil of the Week.
Patierno honored with Duke University Diversity Award
Steven Patierno, PhD, deputy director of Duke Cancer Institute and professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), pharmacology and cancer biology, and community and family medicine, has received the Diversity Award, one of Duke University's highest honors, in a ceremony led by President Vincent E. Price.
4 from Medicine receive Duke REACH Equity funding awards
Three Department of Medicine faculty and one trainee have received funding from the Duke Center for Research to Advance Health Equity.
Faculty promotions from January through June 2018
Congratulations to the following Department of Medicine faculty who received promotions in the first half of 2018.
Divisions select faculty recipients for 2018 Excellence in Education Awards
The recipients of the Department of Medicine faculty Excellence in Education Awards have been announced.
Duke Global Cancer Request for Applications - Pilot Projects
Duke Global Health Institute and Cancer Institute will provide up to $25,000 direct costs for one year of support for each pilot research project that address issues relating to cancer prevention, diagnosis, or treatment in resource constrained environments. Two pilot projects will be funded. Deadline is July 16, 2018.
DeVito receives Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Physician-Scientist Training Award
Nicholas C. DeVito, MD, fellow in Hematology-Oncology, has received one of five Physician-Scientist Training Awards from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.