News & Recognition

Zachary Hartman, PhD , Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, has received an R01 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his proposal "Enabling effective anti-tumor immunity from targeted antibodies through dual innate and adaptive immune checkpoint blockade...Read more

In 2019, the Duke heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant programs experienced unprecedented volume growth: more than 20% for most programs. With 521 total transplants performed in 2019, Duke Health now ranks 8th among U.S. transplant programs. 2019 Transplant Volume by U.S. Institution (through...Read more

The Duke Transplant Center (DTC) of the Duke University School of Medicine aims to promote cross-disciplinary clinical, translational, and basic research with the ultimate goal of optimizing transplant organ longevity and improving quality of life of transplant recipients. This is the inaugural annual call from the DTC for proposals for pilot and feasibility studies.Read more

Lola Fayanju, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology , recently received a K08 award from the National Institutes of Health for her proposal "Using Modifiable Risk Factors to Predict Inferior Care and Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Novel Approach to Addressing...Read more

Even before cancer is detectable, glow-in-the-dark cells show mutations driving malignancy Duke Cancer Institute researchers have observed how stem cell mutations quietly arise and spread throughout a widening field of the colon until they eventually predominate and become a malignancy. Using an...Read more

Dr. Rachel Greenup, Associate Professor of Surgery , Division of Surgical Oncology, has been appointed to serve on the Clinical and Health Services Research Committee for the Association of Academic Surgery. Her 2-year term will begin in the spring of 2020, following the Academic Surgical Congress...Read more

The Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center recently had ten abstracts accepted for podium presentations at the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting to be held March 31–April 4, 2020. This number shatters any prior single year performance for the Duke team. The Cleft and...Read more