Seven Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) members are recipients of the 2026 Faculty Awards presented by the Duke University School of Medicine. These awards honor outstanding contributions in teaching, research, clinical care, professionalism, and service.
This year's awards recipients from DCI are:
- Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD, Professor in Population Health Sciences
Career Research Mentoring Award in Health Equity and Healthcare Disparities - Katayoun Ayasoufi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery
Early Career Research Mentoring Award in Basic Science - Rex Bentley, MD, Professor of Pathology
Excellence in Professionalism Award - Christopher Kontos, MD, Professor of Medicine
Career Research Mentoring Award in Basic Science - Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, PhD, Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Early Career Research Mentoring Award in Health Equity and Healthcare Disparities - Julie Thacker, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award - Wilton Williams, PhD, Associate Professor in Surgery
Ruth and A. Morris Williams Jr. Faculty Research Prize
See the full list of this year's winners on the School of Medicine website.
