CTSI Research Symposium to Focus on Strengthening Rural Health
The CTSI Center for Equity in Research invites the Duke research community to an enlightening symposium to explore the unique challenges and opportunities in rural health. Through compelling presentations and an expert panel discussion, attendees will gain insights into inclusive rural health research, maternal mental health disparities, and congenital heart disease outcomes. The workshop will offer a variety of continuing education credits.
Duke CTSI Director Susanna Naggie Awarded Distinguished Professorship
Duke CTSI Director Susanna Naggie, MD, MHS, FIDSA, has been named the Catherine Wilfert Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Naggie is among 17 faculty members at Duke University School of Medicine who have been awarded distinguished professorships.
CTSI Partners with Root Causes, NCCU, El Centro Hispano to Study Food as Medicine
Through funding from the Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI), CTSI supported new research recently published in Healthcare about the potential of medically tailored grocery deliveries to improve food security and hypertension in underserved communities.
CTSI Welcomes Clinical Research Equity Scholars in Partnership with Durham Tech
A unique collaboration launched four years ago between CTSI and Durham Technical Community College continues to thrive and recently welcomed the latest cohort of the Clinical Research Equity Scholars Program.
CTSI Announces Grants for Community Organizations to Promote Health, Nutrition
In a third round of rapid response funding from the Advancing Health Equity Together Grant program, eight community organizations have received $7,000 awards from Duke to address a range of preventable and treatable chronic diseases.
Affiliate CTSI Faculty Named to Leadership Programs
Affiliate Duke CTSI faculty members Keisha Bentley-Edwards, PhD, and Senthil Selvaraj, MD, have been named to the 2025 Office for Faculty leadership programs at Duke University School of Medicine.
Explore Core Principles of Gender Equity in Research during Virtual Workshop
During the second training offered in 2025 to the Duke research community, the CTSI Center for Equity in Research will host a transformative, virtual workshop focused on the core principles of gender equity in research. The workshop offers a variety of continuing education credit.
Virtual Workshop to Focus on Vital Role of Racial Equity in Research
The workshop, “Incorporating a Racial Equity Lens through 5Ws Framework in Research,” will be held on Zoom from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, PhD, and Dane Whicker, PhD, co-directors for the CTSI Center for Equity in Research, will lead the training.
CTSI Team Studies Inclusion of Rural Populations in Research
Rural populations have been historically underrepresented/excluded from clinical research. However, there is limited data to guide decisions on inclusion of rural populations at the study level. This paper for Clinical and Translational Science, co-authored by members of the Duke CTSI Integrating Special Populations (ISP) team, describes the inclusion of rural populations within our research enterprise using Clinical Research Management System demographic information at a large academic medical center in the Southeast.
Funding Available for Community Organizations that Promote Health, Nutrition
Duke Health, along with Duke University School of Medicine and Duke CTSI, announce a third round of Rapid Response funding for the Community Initiative to Advance Health Equity Together Through Education and Outreach Grant Program.