Duke stem cell patients celebrate 20 years of reunions
For the last 20 years, Duke Bone Marrow Transplant program patients have been holding annual reunions. The first reunion, held in 1996, was attended by 20 attendees. This year's celebration, held in September, was attended by 400.
Trinh appointed program director of Medicine-Pediatrics Residency
Jane Trinh, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and medicine and associate program director of the combined Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, has been named program director of the Duke Medicine-Pediatrics Residency.
Simel in JAMA Diagnostic Lab Interpretation
Dr. David Simel published a case study in "JAMA Diagnostic Test Interpretation", a JAMA series in quiz format showing a patient’s clinical presentation and test result(s).
Funding opps: Translating Duke Health announces 3 RFPs
Duke Health has announced its first Translating Duke Health call for proposals for innovative approaches to supporting immune health and high risk/high impact research in the area of the brain and disease. Deadlines are Nov. 1, 2017, Nov. 30, 2017 and Jan. 15, 2018.
Save the date 11/8/17: Physician-Scientist Honor Societies Panel
The School of Medicine invites faculty to attend a town-hall style panel discussion on Physician-Scientist Honor Societies: Association of American Physicians (AAP) and The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).
St Clair Russell presents at Nephrology Grand Rounds
Jennifer St. Clair Russell, PhD, presented at the Duke Nephrology Grand Rounds on Friday, September 29.
The newly launched Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke
It was announced back in February of 2016 that Duke would be launching a new Department of Population Health Sciences. Since then a lot has taken place! We sat down with Interim Chair, Lesley Curtis, PhD, to hear more about what has been happening in the new department since its official launch date of July 1, 2017.
Hemming shares writing tips and resources
Dr. Patrick Hemming highlights a few resources that are available at Duke, which have made the academic writing process easier for himself.
Researchers identify genetic drivers of most common form of lymphoma
An international research effort led by Duke Cancer Institute scientists has been working to better understand the genetic underpinnings of diffuse large B cell lymphoma and how those genes might play a role in patients’ responses to therapies. The findings were published this week in the journal Cell.
Save the date: Special Upcoming Events in the Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine will host several special events this fall. Be sure to add them to your calendar and plan to attend.