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Every Gift Tells a Story

Our philanthropic partners play a pivotal role in Duke Health’s missions, enabling us to tackle the most pressing health challenges.

Philanthropy Moves the Needle on Creating Novel Therapies for Prostate Cancer

A generous donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, hopes to move the needle on prostate cancer research at Duke. Their $1 million gift in the form of unrestricted funds for prostate cancer research, will support the work of Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, Johnston-West Endowed Department Chair of Pathology, to conduct prostate cancer research in partnership with the Duke Cancer Institute’s (DCI) Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers.

Felicia Pagliuca Follows Her Fascination
When Felicia Pagliuca arrived at Duke as a first-year undergraduate student from Asheville, she was only 16, but she was already fascinated by biology and physics.

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