MURDOCK Samples, Data Advance Alzheimer’s Research at Duke
Using samples and data from the MURDOCK Study, Duke University researchers have found more evidence linking the disruption of a key metabolic pathway with the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Jillian Hurst Earns NIH Mentored Career Development Award
Jillian Hurst, PhD, received an NIH Mentored Career Development (K01) Award for her research on the role of the upper respiratory microbiome in the development and recurrence of acute otitis media.
Colorful Mural Highlights Duke’s Commitment to Community-Engaged Research
Neighbors, community health exhibitors, and local vendors gathered under a huge tent at a Duke research site on Saturday, July 8, to celebrate the unveiling of a mural that highlights the rich diversity, cultural heritage, and collective spirit that makes the Durham community so unique.
MURDOCK Samples Accelerate Heart Failure Discovery
The ease and speed of obtaining samples and data from a groundbreaking community-based biorepository at Duke Kannapolis helped to accelerate a recent heart failure discovery by Duke researchers.
Graduating KL2 Scholars Present at Virtual Symposium
The Duke CTSA KL2 Symposium featured presentations from the graduating KL2 scholars and personal thoughts about each scholar from their primary mentors.
Bryan Batch Named Faculty Director of Duke-NCCU Bridge Office
Duke CTSI welcomes Bryan Batch, MD, as faculty director of the Duke-NCCU Bridge Office.
AME Zion HEAL Partnership Creates Model to Address Advance Care Planning
Duke investigators and research staff have worked with AME Zion HEAL clergy and health ministry leaders to create Equal SPACE, a national model to increase awareness and access to information and resources related to serious illness and end-of-life care.
Duke Career Day for HBCUs Earns High Marks
Students and recent graduates from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and other historically Black colleges and universities attended the daylong event at the JB Duke Hotel. Attendees gave the event high marks — 87% said they were now more likely to consider a career in neuroscience, and 93% said they would recommend the event to their colleagues.
Brain and Behavior Publishes NCSP Scholar Carri Polick's MS Research
Carri Polick, PhD, RN, postdoctoral fellow and VA scholar in the Duke National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP), published a research paper in Brain and Behavior based on her research on multiple sclerosis (MS).
Susanna Naggie Named Director of CTSI
Mary E. Klotman, MD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, announced today that Susanna Naggie, MD, MHS, has been named director of the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), effective immediately.