Division News

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) selected Blake Cameron, MD, MBI, medical instructor (Nephrology), for its public policy internship program for junior faculty.

John Stanifer, MD, MSc-GH, a second-year nephrology fellow, contributed an opinion piece in Sunday's Fayetteville Observer on his experiences caring for patients in Tanzania and in southeast North Carolina.

Every March since 2013, the American Journal of Kidney Disease (AJKD) blog transforms into the central headquarters for an evidence based, non-commercial, medical education experiment in leveraging the tools of social media, interactivity, and gamification to teach the latest advances and the most important breakthroughs in nephrology.

8 faculty from the Department of Medicine will participate in the School of Medicine's LEADER program.

The Duke O'Brien Center for Kidney Research is accepting applications to its POWER Undergraduate Research Experience for Summer 2017. Review of applications will begin Feb. 1, 2017 with a final deadline for all application materials of Feb. 21. 

Faculty and trainees from the Division of Nephrology are preparing to participate and lead nearly 50 sessions in the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2016 in Chicago from Nov. 17-20.

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.

Born in Costa Rica but now living in Georgia, Fabian Jimenez-Contreras, a Duke University junior, is a Program to Awaken Early Interest in Research (POWER) researcher this summer inside the labs of the Duke O’Brian Center for Kidney Research (DOCK).

The Duke O'Brien Center for Kidney Research will hold its 4th annual symposium Thur., June 23, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center.

View the full schedule here and register today.

Jake Pope has joined the Duke Health Development Office, and will work the Department of Medicine on development activities and philanthropy efforts for the divisions of Hematology, Geriatrics, Nephrology, and Rheumatology and Immunology. He will also support the Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine.