Effective August 1, 2022, Raphael Valdivia, PhD, Nanaline H. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and former Vice Dean for Basic Science for School of Medicine, will take on the role of interim chair of the Department 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.