Valdivia to Serve as Interim Chair of Immunology
In this role, Dr. Valdivia will form and chair a task force that will be charged with helping set a course for the future to ensure Duke’s preeminence in immunology and its intersection with other scientific areas of study.
Mathews Promoted to Chief Administrative Officer
This is a richly deserved promotion in recognition of Kris’ myriad contributions to the success of both MGM and the School of Medicine.
Aruna Menon and Jessica Portillo Receive Honorable Mentions from NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Aruna Menon (Tobin Lab) and Jessica Portillo were among only five students in the School of Medicine to receive honorable mentions for 2022 from the NSF GRFP.
Lee Dolat Wins JCS Prize
Lee Dolat (Valdivia lab) is the winner of the 2021 JCS Prize for his paper entitled “An endometrial organoid model o
Inas Aboobakar Completing Glaucoma Research Fellowship at Mass Eye and Ear
Inas Aboobakar, MD, recently sent the following update: “I was fortunate to work in Joe Heitman’s lab from 2008-2011 while I was an undergraduate student at Duke University.
Carolyn Sangokoya receives BWF and ASCI awards
She has received both the ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Award and the BWF Career Award for Medical Scientists,
Vikas Yadav receives DeLill Nasser Award from GSA
Vikas Yadav, PhD (Heitman Lab) has received a DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Fall 2021 from the Genetics Society of America. Given twice a year to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, DeLill Nasser Awards support attendance at meetings and laboratory courses.
Elliott SoRelle and Matthew Thompson Receive ACS Postdoctoral Fellowships
Elliott SoRelle, PhD (Luftig Lab) and Matthew Thompson, PhD (Horner Lab) have been awarded American Cancer Society (ACS) Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Petes to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Genetics Society of America
Tom Petes, the Minnie Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Genetics in the School of Medicine and a Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of yeast genetics and outstanding community service from the Genetics Society of America (GSA).
Micro focus. Macro impact.
Raphael Valdivia, PhD professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke, explores how tiny microbes found in the body—too small to see without a microscope—can be wielded to fight disease and to influence better health outcomes for all.