Division News

Duke University School of Medicine was awarded more than $608 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2021, ranking third nationally among academic medical centers, up from 10th last year, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

The Department of Medicine's award of that total was $174,530,472. 

A Duke research team will play a key role in mapping cellular senescence in lung tissue as part of an NIH initiative to create a foundational database to identify senescent biomarkers that signal the cessation of cell division.

The $12.7 million, five-year NIH grant to Duke is part of the Cellular Senescence Network (SenNet), a national consortium involving eight tissue mapping centers and 17 universities collaborating in an investigation into the triggers of senescence. The NIH Common Fund supports the SenNet project.

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Melissa Daubert of Cardiology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Coronary Artery Calcium in the PRagmatic EValuation of evENTs And Benefits of Lipid lowering in the Elderly: CAC PREVENTABLE Ancillary Study." Total funding will be $7,892,380.

The October 12, 2021, session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured Adam DeVore, MD; Omar Mohamedaly, MD; Stephen J. Greene, MD; and Lindsay King, MD, presenting "Perspectives and Innovations in Multidisciplinary Care at Duke."

Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent promotion in the Department of Medicine. The following changes were approved during the August 20, 2021, and September 24, 2021, Board of Trustees meetings.

During the past 18 months, COVID-19 has posed many challenges for our division, reinforcing the importance of teamwork and resilience to battle this new challenge.

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Committee (DEIAR) announced the individuals selected to become the inaugural Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (VCDEI) for each division within the department of medicine. These individuals are all wonderful thoughtful leaders who have shown a commitment to improving DEI within the department.

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Jatin Roper of Gastroenterology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Ultra-bright fluorescent nanoparticles for colorectal adenoma detection." Total funding will be $461,090.

The Program for Women in Internal Medicine is pleased to announce the revival of the longitudinal PWIM Peer Mentoring Program. Peer mentoring sessions will occur monthly at alternating times, Wednesdays at 5:30 pm and Fridays at 8:00 am, and will include both in person and virtual options for attendance whenever possible. 

Sessions will rotate among three core themes, such that each theme will be discussed quarterly:

Sponsored Research

Sudha Shenoy of Cardiology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Regulation of myocardial GPCRs by USP20 in normal and hypertrophied heart." Total funding will be $2,248,260.

Pamela Douglas of Cardiology has received a sub-award through the Massachusetts General Hospital for a project entitled "Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE)." Total funding will be $152,536.