Division News

Joanna B. Downer, PhD, director of research development in the SOM Office of the Dean, sends this request for proposals: On behalf of Thomas Coffman, MD, professor of medicine (Nephrology) I am soliciting proposals for Pilot & Feasibility (P&F) Projects to be included in an application to establish a George M. O’Brien Kidney Research Core Center at Duke.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Sept. 2 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Patrick H. Pun, MD, MHS, assistant professor of medicine (Nephrology). Dr.

Three Department of Medicine faculty members are among the 2011 graduates of the Chancellor's Clinical Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (CCHAMP), a six-and-a-half-day program delivered over six months to provide education and training that strengthens the pipeline for Duke Medicine's next round of leaders and supports the institution and its culture through engagement and innovation. Participants in CCHAMP work in small groups to study an issue faced by Duke Medicine, and finish with a presentation

Thomas Coffman, MD, professor of medicine and chair of the Division of Nephrology, will serve as director of the new Duke Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), which will provide an intellectual home for cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary, bench-oriented research that unites researchers from around the Duke University campus and across the globe.

The major objective of the CVRC is to solidify, enhance and support outstanding cardiovascular research from the basic discovery end of the translational resear

Jane Schell, MD, fellow in the Division of Nephrology, and James Tulsky, MD, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and director of Duke Center for Palliative Care, contributed an essay about communication s

UPDATE: Dr. Snyderman's introduction of Dr. Lefkowitz has been published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Robert Lefkowitz, MD, James B. Duke Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Biochemistry, received the prestigious 2011 George M.

Susan Gurley, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Nephrology) led a panel discussion on Sustainable Research Careers for Women at the AAMC Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.

Duke faculty and staff can learn whether they suffer from kidney disease by attending a free screening on Thurs., Jan.