Cell Death Laboratory members present at AACR Cancer Health Disparity Conference
Members of Dr. Gayathri Devi’s Cell Death Laboratory in the Division of Surgical Sciences presented four studies at the 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held September 20-23, 2019 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco, California.
Duke Surgery Holds 4th Annual Research Day
The Department of Surgery held its 4th Annual Research Day April 17. The department holds this event annually to advance its mission of improving patient care through research and training the next generation of surgeon–scientists. The event recognizes the accomplishments of fellows, residents, and students engaged in clinical or basic and translational research through the department.
Duke Surgery Ranks 2nd Among Surgery Programs at Medical Schools
Duke Surgery Ranks First Nationwide in NIH Funding
Bruce Sullenger, PhD, Named to National Academy of Inventors
Bruce Sullenger, PhD, Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor of Experimental Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). An NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors.
Cancer Cells Steer a Jagged Path
Nature vs. Nurture: Transforming Medicine with Gene Therapy
Duke Surgery Faculty Members Listed Among Top Cited Researchers for 2018
Three faculty members from the Duke Department of Surgery have been named among the most highly cited researchers of 2018 in a recent report from Clarivate Analytics. This year, the report recognized over 6,000 researchers as having the top 1% of citations in Web of Science. Highly cited articles indicate scientific excellence and exceptional research performance. Researchers with a high number of citations are considered significantly impactful in their field.
Dr. Gayathri Devi Presents at National Cancer Institute Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities
Gayathri Devi, PhD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, was an invited speaker at the 2nd National Cancer Institute Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities held October 25-26, 2018, at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The goal of this symposium was to highlight recent advances in our understanding of the causes of cancer health disparities in the Unites States and globally.
Duke Receives $20 million in Federal Research Grants
Separate awards will advance genomic medicine and breast cancer research
In separate awards from the National Institutes of Health, Duke University School of Medicine researchers will advance genomic medicine initiatives and develop a model for how breast cancer tumors begin and grow.
The genome studies include two grants from the National Human Genome Research Institute, which is part of NIH, that will total about $9 million over five years.