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Don't forget: The Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program in HIV is accepting applications for its current funding cycle. The HIV program's mission is to support innovative scientific research that will advance knowledge in the field of HIV and provide support for research career development. The deadline for online application submission is midnight, EST, Fri. Jan. 13, 2017.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is accepting applications for its Collaborative Research Travel Grants (CRTG) for biomedical researchers. The grant provides up to $15,000 for domestic or international travel to visit labs at other institutions to learn new research techniques, or to begin or continue research collaboration. Applications are due on Feb. 1, 2017. 

The wintry weather Durham faced earlier this week did not prevent a significant turnout for the first Town Hall for Duke Palliative Care Services.

Cameron Wolfe, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), is Duke Today's Blue Devil of the Week.

The blog for the journal Health Affairs has recognized two papers by current Duke internal medicine residents, Ben Ranard, MD, and Wynn Hunter, MD, MHSc, on its list of top articles for 2016.

Don't forget: The MEDx Biomedical Research Award will provide funds of up to $50,000 for novel pilot projects that investigate a basic biomedical question or for the development of tools or technologies that enable biomedical discovery. The pilot projects must be collaborations between faculty members in the Pratt School of Engineering and the School of Medicine. Application submission deadline is Jan. 19, 2017.

Diego Bohórquez, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Gastroenterology), has been selected as a 2017 TED Fellow.

Don't forget: The Chancellor’s Discovery Program is accepting applications.  This unique program is intended to fuel new opportunities for innovative research projects at Duke Health that are focused on new ideas and discovery. The Discovery Program will fund up to five one-year awards of $75,000 in 2017. The deadline for applications is Jan. 20, 2017.

The following faculty received funding awards in December 2016.

Already the newest systematic review from the Durham VA Evidence Synthesis Program boasts an Altmetrics “attention score” of 140 (as of 1/8/17). Amongst several Duke authors for this publication, two represent DGIM: Dr. Clarissa Diamantidis and senior author, Dr. John Williams.