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2024 Distinguished Professorships

Meet the School of Medicine’s 2024 Distinguished Professors

This spring, 18 faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships.

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Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, Johnston-West Endowed Department Chair of Pathology,

Philanthropy Moves the Needle on Creating Novel Therapies...

A generous donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, hopes to move the needle on prostate cancer research at Duke. 

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Bettye & Bill Musham

Historic Gift Advances School of Nursing Mission

School of Nursing (DUSON) alumna Bettye Martin Musham has committed $8 million to address the most pressing issues of wellness, prevention and more.

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Chet Patel, MD and Manesh Patel, MD

New Gift to Support Heart Transplant Patients and Their...

A $1.5 million legacy gift from an anonymous family will help support Duke Heart transplant patients. 

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Dean Mary Klotman and Criag Albanese at Bloomberg event

Bloomberg Grant Funds Innovative Partnership for Early...

A partnership between Duke Health, Durham Technical Community College and Durham Public Schools has been awarded a transformative $29.5 million grant.

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Mark and Wendy Stavish

The Gift of Sight Paid Forward

A $1 million gift from Mark and Wendy Stavish will support Lejla Vajzovic’s research to develop screening for early detection and treatment of eye...

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Robotic hand tapping a med student on the shoulder

ChatGPT Enters the Classroom

School of Medicine faculty are using the capabilities of ChatGPT, to improve students’ learning experiences.

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