Clinicians, researchers, and educators at Duke University School of Medicine and across Duke Health are using artificial intelligence (AI) to schedule surgeries more efficiently, give students immediate feedback on academic writing, and help speed up drug discovery.

Family creates the John Rhea Armstrong Memorial Fund to support glioblastoma research.

Anthony Filiano, PhD, an assistant professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, has received a $375,000 grant from the Rosenau Family Research Foundation for a three-year project titled, “Immune Responses in Peripheral Nerves After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants for Krabbe.”

Suzanne Markel-Fox, PhD, and Jonathan C. Fox, MD, PhD, FACC, are committed to nurturing growth in just about everything they do, from tending vegetables to developing new cardiovascular and metabolic medicines and training the next generation of physician scientists.

School of Medicine Dean Mary E. Klotman, MD, announced this week that Duke’s first Presidential Distinguished Chair will be named in honor of outgoing Chancellor for Health Affairs A. Eugene Washington, MD, and his wife, Marie.

The anonymous donor who established the inaugural Presidential Distinguished Chair in early 2021 said the gift was intended to support superb science and to honor the Washingtons. The professorship will be known as A. Eugene and Marie Washington Presidential Distinguished Chair.

Prior to 2011, the life expectancy of an individual diagnosed with metastatic melanoma was generally measured in months. There were no good treatment options. Among patients diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma, 50% developed metastasis to the brain, and only 5% were still alive five years after diagnosis.

Duke HEARS (Honor, Educate, Advocate, Relate, Support) provides resources and a supportive community to help families navigate hearing challenges.

The Right Brain Stroke Research and Education Fund will help to broaden the understanding and study of language impairments after right hemisphere stroke—and improve the lives of those who have experienced communication impairment.

As Duke University School of Medicine global health researchers expand support for mental health, they are increasingly working with non-specialists including community health workers, youth leaders, religious leaders, and primary care physicians.

Duke Cancer Institute is rewriting the narrative for patients with bladder and urothelial cancer by pursuing innovative combination therapy.