Duke CTSI Launches Low Back Pain Study in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—When her lower back started to hurt, Shantela Carter joined Duke’s new study at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.
Duke CTSI Announces MURDOCK Biorepository Initiative for Investigators
The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has announced a new opportunity for Duke investigators to obtain biospecimens from the MURDOCK Study for research. The MURDOCK study is a landmark longitudinal cohort of more than 12,000 diverse participants linked to clinical data and up to 14 years of outcomes data.
Popular Duke Kannapolis Community Engagement Event Returns
A popular, free community health program hosted by the Duke Clinical and Translational Science (CTSI) office in Kannapolis with local physician partners has returned.
The monthly Duke Kannapolis Walk with a Doc event resumed in April after a long break due to the pandemic, drawing more than 50 people plus some four-legged — and even one three-legged — companions to a park for a health talk and stroll with physicians.
Participants in Duke’s PROMOTE Study Hope to Improve Care for Type 2 Diabetes
Svati Shah, MD, MHS, Named the Director of Duke Kannapolis Research
The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is pleased to announce that Svati Shah, MD, MHS, has been named the Director of Duke Kannapolis Research.
93-Year-Old Joins Duke Study to Help Solve Kidney Disease Mystery in People of African Ancestry
At age 93, Pearl Asbury joined a study at the Duke CTSI office in Kannapolis at the North Carolina Research Campus to better understand kidney disease in people of African ancestry.
Duke Kannapolis Launches Kidney Disease Study for People of African Descent
Through her participation in COVID-19 research with the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Connelia Houston learned about a new study in Kannapolis for people of African descent.
MURDOCK Study's COVID-19 Project Contributes to NC Research Network That Monitors Coronavirus in Sewer Systems
A Duke COVID-19 study tracking the pandemic in Cabarrus County is contributing data to a statewide research network monitoring the coronavirus in sewer systems to help inform the public health response in North Carolina.
MURDOCK C3PI Study on COVID-19 Testing, Serology Underway in Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—With an enthusiastic response, more than 1,300 people have enrolled in the MURDOCK Cabarrus County COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity (C3PI) Study since June 9, including 300 participants co-enrolled in a testing cohort.
Duke’s MURDOCK Study launches COVID-19 research in Cabarrus County
KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—Duke’s MURDOCK Study has launched a COVID-19 research project to follow the health of hundreds of North Carolina volunteers for several months. The study will also test a sub-group for COVID-19 infection and potential immunity to the novel coronavirus that causes the disease.