CPH News and Events

Using data from community studies based at Duke Kannapolis, researchers found that COVID vaccination was not associated with new onset of APOL1-related kidney disease in African American adults who were at high risk for the condition.

Two journals have published findings from the Project Baseline Health Study, a community-based research initiative that collected, organized, and analyzed broad health data from thousands of participants over more than four years.

This year’s event, in partnership with Northwell’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health, featured an array of exciting voices helping to change the landscape of women’s health.

A genetic variant, present in 3-4% of self-identified Black individuals in the U.S., increases the risk for both heart failure and death and contributes to significant decreases in longevity at the population level.

Svati Shah is quoted in Time Magazine about the importance of discussing your heart health history with your family.

First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, EdD, visited Durham on March 20 to deliver remarks on women’s health research to a group of about 40 invited guests from Duke University, NC Central, and UNC Chapel Hill.

The Center for Precision Health (CPH) is pleased to announce the addition of 10 faculty members into the center.

Personal Genome Diagnostics is the first company to obtain a license to materials from a unique community registry and biorepository managed by Duke CTSI.

The Precision Genomics Collaboratory in partnership with the Center for Precision Health and the Sarnoff Foundation will offer a new 10-week summer program for underrepresented undergraduate students who are interested in exploring careers in cardiovascular research.

In this role, Shah will serve in an expanded capacity from her previous role as associate dean of genomics.