Building the Next Generation of Infectious Disease Researchers
A new initiative at Duke University School of Medicine aims to spark early career interest for physician-scientists tackling global health threats and infectious diseases.
Lessons in Leadership from Coach K: Resilience, and the Power of Teams
Addressing the Department of Medicine during a special Medicine Grand Rounds team meeting on Friday, October 3, legendary basketball coach Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski urged the Duke internal medicine community to embrace adaptability, agility, accountability, and the collective power of teamwork in navigating adversity amid rapid change.
Dr. Jane Trinh Honored by National Academic Internal Medicine Group
Dr. Jane Trinh, Medicine-Pediatrics (MED-PEDS) division chief in the Department of Pediatrics and professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at Duke, is the recipient of the 2026 MPPDA Leadership in Med-Peds Award from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM).
Dr. Christopher Mosher Investigates New Paths to Prevent COPD Exacerbations
Christopher Mosher, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, is determined to change that. He recently received the Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76) from the National Institute on Aging, part of the NIH, to launch a five-year, $1.2 million project titled Investigating Senolytic Properties in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and metformin in COPD Exacerbations (INSPIRE-COPD-E).
Duke Awarded Funding to Raise Standard of Care for Pain Management
Chronic pain is one of the most burdensome conditions in the United States, with lower back pain comprising the largest subset of those conditions, and veterans bearing a disproportionate amount of this societal burden. Two Duke researchers plan to change that reality and raise the standard of pain care management.
The Long Game: Dr. Anna Mae Diehl is Changing the Understanding of Liver Disease
After decades of persistence, researcher Dr. Anna Mae Diehl is transforming the understanding of liver disease and offering therapeutic promise for millions living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and other forms of liver injury.
Alpha Cells Moonlight as Secret GLP-1 Factories
A new study from Duke University School of Medicine is challenging long-standing views on blood sugar regulation — and pointing to a surprising new ally in the fight against type 2 diabetes.
New Funding Awards August 2025
Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving these sponsored research awards
Daylight Saving Time May Not Trigger Heart Attacks After All, Study Finds
New study suggests heart health may depend more on long-term sleep habits than the one-hour time change
Duke Investigator to Co-Lead NIH Award Establishing National Palliative Care Research Consortium
Duke is among a handful of research institutions to receive a National Institutes of Health (NIH) five-year, $64 million grant to establish and lead the Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium to advance innovative, high-quality research to improve care for people living with serious illness and their caregivers.