Duke Symposium to Honor Ed Hammond, a Founder of the Field of Bioinformatics
Does Ed Hammond, PhD, process oxygen twice as fast as the average man? It’s as good as any other explanation for how the esteemed biomedical informatician climbed Mt.
EDI Spotlight: Samuel O. Ndukwe, MMCi
It took until he was 20 years old before Samuel Ndukwe first saw a physician who looked like him. Recognizing that representation matters, the second-year Duke medical student is now doing all he can to make sure young Black men see themselves represented in the medical field much earlier than he did.
Congratulations to Peijin Wang for Student Paper Travel Award
Biostatistics PhD student, Peijin Wang, has received one of the Student Paper Travel Awards from the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS). The award recognizes her paper titled “Integrating Randomized Controlled Trial and External Control Data Using Balancing Weights: A Comparison of Estimands and Estimators.”
Economou-Zavlanos Named Director of New Duke Health AI Evaluation & Governance Program
Nicoleta J. Economou-Zavlanos, PhD, has been named director of the newly established Duke Health AI Evaluation & Governance Program. She will be charged with driving the trustworthy, responsible, and equitable integration of AI in health care.
Xiaofei Wang on Most Highly Cited List
The Web of Science ranking of the world’s most highly-cited scientists was released recently. These are the authors of influential papers that other scientists point to when making their arguments.
Genomics ‘Unconference’ Creates New Way to Foster Innovation
Human genetics research is highly collaborative, relying on scientists with diverse expertise and experience from around the country working together to understand how the human genome works.
Carlson Takes on New Leadership Role
David Carlson, PhD, has assumed the role of director of graduate studies for the PhD Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.
Zhang selected for the FDA-OCE-ASA Oncology Education Fellowship
Baoshan Zhang, Biostatistics PhD student, has been selected for the FDA-OCE-ASA Oncology Education Fellowship.
Asthma Drug Shows No Benefit for Mild to Moderate COVID-19, Study Finds
A large-scale clinical trial led by Duke School of Medicine and Vanderbilt showed the asthma medication montelukast fails to cut COVID-19 recovery time. While several antiviral drugs have shown promise, there is still a need for more options, especially for people with mild to moderate cases.
Roland Matsouaka Named Associate Chair for EDI
The Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics is pleased to announce that Roland Matsouaka, PhD, has been appointed the Associate Chair for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the depart