Graduation 2024: Congratulations to the Master of Health Science in Clinical Research (CRTP) Graduates!
Congratulations to the seven students from Duke University School of Medicine who were awarded the Master of Health Science in Clinical Research (CRTP) on Sunday, May 12, 2024, marking the successful culmination of their hard work and dedication.
Opening New Doors: Former Summer Scholar prepares for graduate school at Duke
Former Summer Scholar, Brielle-Anne Michel will soon trade in her cap and gown from Wake Forest University for a lab coat in the Duke University Program in Genetics and Genomics (UPGG).
CBB Student Participates in Duke Startup Showcase
CBB’s student, Ben Neubert, participated in Duke Startup Showcase. He is also a founder for the New Ventures Develop course in I&E for Spring 2024. (I&E 395).
Anru Zhang Receives COPSS Emerging Leader Award
Zhang is one of this year's winners of the COPSS Emerging Leader Award. Congratulations, Anru!
Huiman Barnhart Named James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
Huiman Barnhart is one of 18 faculty members from the Duke University School of Medicine to be awarded a distinguished professorships. The new distinguished professors will be honored at the annual distinguished professorship event on May 23, 2024.
Black History Month Highlight: Dr. Alisa Stephens-Shields
Dr. Alisa Stephens- Shields is currently an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey and discovered her interest for problem-solving at a young age through various games and activities with her siblings and neighborhood friends.
Defense: Kaiyuan Hua
Kaiyuan Hua is set to defend his dissertation 'Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials with Restricted Mean Survival Time' in person and virtually.
Black History Month Highlight: Dr. David Blackwell
For Black History Month this year, students in the Biostatistics PhD program will highlight a Black statistician or biostatistician each week who has made tremendous contributions to the f
Fighting disease with a smartwatch? That’s genius.
In the U.S., an average of nearly 70,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized with RSV every year, and nearly 7 million people have died from COVID-19 worldwide. Jessilyn Dunn’s lab uses Al and machine learning to analyze data collected by devices such as smartwatches to ultimately predict and prevent outbreaks of RSV, COVID-19 and the flu as well as conditions such as adult-onset diabetes.
Svati Shah Named Associate Dean for Translational Research
The Duke University School of Medicine has announced that Svati H. Shah, MD, MS, MHS, has been named associate dean for translational research, effective immediately.