Christopher Counter, PhD, associate director of Basic Research, is a member of a group receiving an international Cancer Grand Challenges Grant to investigate origins of cancer.
Co-leader of the DCI Melanoma Disease Group Georgia Beasley, MD, MHSc, is among 40 recipients of a Young Physician-Scientist Award from The American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Donald McDonnell, PhD, associate director for Translational Research, DCI, receives prestigious St. Patrick's Day Irish science medal for contributions to academia and industry.
“This is really the thing we look forward to all year and we weren’t going to let the pandemic get in the way this year,” said DCI exec. director Michael Kastan, MD, PhD.
First presented in 1987, The William W. Shingleton Award is DCI’s highest volunteer honor. Over the past 35 years, DCI has honored more than 90 individuals with this award.
The metastatic breast cancer research grants, made possible by Susan G. Komen, bring together patient advocates and DCI & UNC Lineberger investigators.
The $3 million National Science Foundation grant is for training Master’s and PhD students at Duke in engineering, computer science, data science, & surgical technologies.
Dukes receives two large grants totaling nearly $12 million from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) as part of its new Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium.
Research study participants encouraged Jessica Jin to pursue a career in nursing. After four years providing care to oncology patients at Duke, she’s won a national award.
Duke Professor Emeritus Joseph Odell Moore, MD, to be recognized with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award on May 14.
DCI faculty Drs. Sullivan, Johnson, Devi, and Kirsch recognized by the SoM for teaching, mentoring, and new faculty member Dr. Shi named Whitehead Scholar.
Research led by Duke Cancer Institute’s Jen-Tsan Ashley Chi, MD, PhD,could have implications for the successful treatment of ovarian, breast and kidney cancer.
Jason Somarelli, PhD, was one of two recipients of the inaugural Bass Connections Leadership Award with the project "Bioremediation of Plastic Pollution to Conserve Marine Biodiversity."
The Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program has been named Program of the Month (for February) by the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs.
Nominations for the 2021 Sullivan Award are now being accepted. Awards will be presented to a graduating senior and to a Duke faculty member, staff person, or graduate/professional student.
Susan Halabi, PhD, is co-leading a project to create a large international registry of data from prostate cancer patients treated with various PARP inhibitors.
DCI pathologist Jung Wook Park, PhD, mentored by Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, and Andrew Armstrong, MD, MSc, has received a Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award.
The NAI recognizes academic inventors for their spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development and welfare of society.
Siqi Li was one of six senior PhD students in the School of Medicine were awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence in basic science research.
Daniel Sullivan, MD, professor emeritus in the Duke University Department of Radiology, received an award from the Prevent Cancer Foundation, on Oct. 28.