CTSI News

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).

The 2023-2024 CTSI BIGGER Program cohort gave final presentations and graduated in December 2023.

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.

Duke CTSI is pleased to announce that Scales will also serve as the director of the Clinical Research Networks Pillar, effective Jan. 1.

Cassandra Dictus, PhDc, MPH, RN, and Allison Taylor, MD, MS, will join the program as part of Duke's sixth cohort.