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Matt Scaglione, PhD, Assistant Professor, recently graduated from the Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER) 2022 Program. The LEADER program is designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group and provides insight into leadership and team building as well as how to develop and management a scientific laboratory. Congratulations to Matt for completing the program!

A single gene that was previously found to be the driving force in a rare syndrome linked to epilepsy, autism and developmental disability has been identified by Dr Debby Silver and colleagues as a

Ping conducted her graduate work on the genetics and evolution of the sexual cycle and the mating-type locus of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans under the supervision of Dr. Joseph Heitman.

Two MGM faculty have been awarded distinguished professorships by Duke University.

Microbes help orchestrate how the gut uses its genes. Mice without microbes rely on an entirely different set of genes to digest fat.

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.

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 (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 (Valdivia lab) is the winner of the 2021 JCS Prize for his paper entitled “An endometrial organoid model o

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.