Inspirational Stories
Our donors and friends don’t just make financial gifts; they invest in a healthier future for all.
A Giving Journey
The choice to become a Duke Children's donor launched George Grody down a path of giving that recently topped $1 million.
A Revolution for Pediatric Organ Transplant
In 2021, a baby boy named Easton Sinnamon was the first person in the world to receive a combination heart transplant and allogeneic processed thymus tissue implantation. Six months later, a video showed Easton smiling and playing in a high chair, and tests indicated that the processed thymus tissue was working: building the T cells needed for a well-functioning immune system.
A Window into the Infant Brain
In 2008, Cynthia Toth, MD, set out to develop optical coherence tomography (OCT), a technology that bounces light waves off different parts of the eye, providing a finely detailed look inside the eye’s tissues for pediatric use. She is now recognized as the founder of pediatric OCT. For infants and children.
Gift Honors Decades-Long Collaboration of Renowned Researchers
Gift by Marion Stein, MD, to support research and faculty at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute.
Leading by Example
Carol Deane advances her long history of support for Duke by establishing a Presidential Distinguished Chair
New Professorship Honors Namesake’s Creativity and Passion
A new gift from the R.J. Samulski Innovation Foundation has endowed a professorship in the Department of Radiation Oncology.
Margolis Family Foundation Gives $10 Million to Duke University to Advance Health Policy Across U.S., World
The Robert and Lisa Margolis Family Foundation has given $10 million to Duke University towards the Margolis Center for Health Policy.
I’m Not Done Yet Foundation Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell
Several DCI representatives were thrilled to join the founders of the I’m Not Done Yet Foundation to ring the opening bell at Nasdaq
Grateful Family Honors Physician with Presidential Chair in Endocrinology
An anonymous $5 million gift has established a Presidential Distinguished Chair Professorship in endocrinology in honor of Diana McNeill, MD.
The Path to Pay it Forward: A Duke Family Committed to Changing the World
Todd Brady, and Andrea Darling explain why they choose to give back, and shared what they hope to accomplish through their philanthropy.