The Lunch Club
When K.V. Rajagopalan, PhD, arrived in the United States from India to begin his postdoctoral work in the Department of Biochemistry at Duke, he...
The Bladder Guy
Brant Inman, MD, MS, is skilled at the major surgeries that no one wants to be unlucky enough to have. “I’m the guy who when you’ve got a tumor this...
Stopping the Spread
Dorothy Sipkins, MD, PhD, became fascinated by leukemia during her medical training. She remembers studying a biopsy from an elderly patient who had...
Exploring the Brain's Hidden Landscapes
Scott Soderling, PhD, is having trouble sleeping. It’s not that he lies awake plagued by worries or woes. On the contrary, the problem is that he’s...
A Humble Giant with Broad Shoulders
Samuel L. Katz, MD, described himself as merely a “young, enthusiastic, and naïve
pediatrician” who “came along at the right time, in the right...
Little Steps Toward Big Breakthroughs
The sun was barely up when Paul L. Modrich, PhD, heard his phone signal a text message. It was from a former post-doc, who had just heard the big news...
MEDx: Collaboration Writ Large
Nimmi Ramanujam, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering and global health, has invented several innovative technologies that address the needs of...