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Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving these sponsored research awards.

Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, MHS, Brenda E. Armstrong, MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine, has been selected by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine to receive the 2026 State of the Science in Palliative Care Research Mentoring Award for her groundbreaking contributions to palliative care research and mentorship. 

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) encompass a diverse group of disorders that cause progressive scarring of lung tissue. Their causes range from autoimmune conditions to environmental exposures to genetic variants, yet they share a common outcome—damage that limits oxygen uptake and consequent respiratory failure.

Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes is the first person to be named inaugural Joseph O. Moore, MD, Director in Oncology, with$2.5 million anonymous gift.

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is one of the most common causes of healthcare-associated diarrhea, yet not everyone who carries the bacteria becomes sick. For some, C.

Aimee K. Zaas, MD, MHS, professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases and director of the Duke University School of Medicine Internal Medicine (IM) Residency Program is a recipient of the 2026 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award.

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.  

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, 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).

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).