Division News

Six Department of Medicine faculty were recognized with awards at the School of Medicine's annual Spring Faculty Meeting on May 9.

Four Department of Medicine faculty were recently awarded Enhanced Academics in a Basic Laboratory Environment (ENABLE) program research grants from the PDC. 

Christina Barkauskas, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine), was recently notified that the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical Scientists grant she received in 2014 has been extended through August 2020.

Dr. Barkauskas' proposal is "Epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk in lung fibrosis and alveolar homeostasis." 

The School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development announced the inaugural participants in its ALICE program, a new leadership development opportunity for mid-career women faculty.

The Duke Medical Alumni Association last night honored eight highly accomplished alumni, faculty, and friends with the 2015 Distinguished Awards.

Among the recipients were three members of the Department of Medicine:

Three of the nation’s largest philanthropies – the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Simons Foundation – have announced a new partnership to provide much needed research support to outstanding early-career scientists in the United States.

Through the new Faculty Scholars Program, the philanthropies will invest a total of $148 million in research support over the program’s first five years.

Medicine Research Conference will take place Fri., March 27 at 12 p.m. in Duke Hospital 2002 with a presentation by Christina Barkauskas, MD, medical instructor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Barkauskas will present Understanding the cell biology of pulmonary fibrosis.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Dec. 12 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Claude Piantadosi, MD, professor of medicine and interim chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Piantadosi will present Why is Severe Sepsis So Severe? Watch from your desk: If you can’t make Medicine Grand Rounds this week, click here to watch a live stream (just enter your Duke Net ID and password.

The final meeting of the Duke Red Blood Cell Transfusion Colloquium will take place Mon., Nov. 3 at 4:00 p.m.

Lindsay Boole, MD, MPH, senior assistant resident, has been chosen to serve as the Durham VA Medical Center chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety for 2015-16. Dr.