CTSI News

Several Duke CTSI experts on best practices for inclusive community-engaged research joined the panel for “Building Inclusion into Research: Language Matters,” a virtual Research Town Hall hosted by the Duke Office of Scientific Integrity.

Pilot award recipients from the Duke CTSI and Children’s Health & Discovery Initiative (CHDI) Child Health Equity Program, funded by the Translating Duke Health Initiative, presented their research projects during a meeting of the Program’s Advisory Council in May. This initiative was a partnership between the CHDI and the CTSI’s Integrating Special Populations team.

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) announces that John Mitchell, PhD, has been named director of the Duke CTSI Community-Partnered Research Network (CPRN), effective May 1, 2024.

Three North Carolina Central University (NCCU) students and one UNC-Charlotte student completed internships this year as part of the Duke-NCCU Bridge Office Internship Program.

This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to diversity and inclusion within the Duke University School of Medicine community.

The Center for Precision Health (CPH) has announced the addition of 10 faculty members. CPH is a collaborative effort between Duke CTSI and the Precision Genomics Collaboratory (PGC) that works to harness the power of genomic, biomarker, and health data to transform patient care and population health. 

Members of the Duke CTSI Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI) earned the poster abstract award for "Community health work that reduces the burden of disease for communities" at the second annual MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Symposium.

The two-semester program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative strategies for improving equitable practices and diversity in clinical research.

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 license marks a milestone for the MURDOCK Study, a longitudinal population health research program that enrolled its first participant in 2009. The registry and biorepository include samples and associated data from over 12,000 participants, based at CTSI’s Duke Kannapolis research site, now a part of the new Center for Precision Health (CPH).

More than 20 seventh-grade science students gained a hands-on overview of clinical research and the importance of research in improving health at the Duke BOOST (Building Opportunities and Overtures in Science and Technology) program last month. The students engaged in activities based on a real-world study beginning with a research question to help evaluate potential for healthcare disparities resulting from blood oxygen readings.