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Sallie Permar is a Duke professor member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. She talked to The Chronicle about some of the features of the new vaccine and how Duke is also contributing to vital COVID-19 research.
Most Duke lab research is being suspended amid growing spread of COVID-19, Vice President for Research Lawrence Carin wrote in an email Tuesday evening.
Duke is working on shipping students’ needed items from their dorms, but medical prescriptions aren’t included on the list of essential items.
Duke University Hospital and its affiliates are not treating any patients who have tested positive for coronavirus, as of Thursday afternoon.
The professor filed a lawsuit against Duke in March 2018 alleging defamation, discrimination on the basis of national origin and retaliation.
Thanks to the work of Professor of Pathology Herman Staats, a vaccine is on the horizon for those with another debilitating disease: cocaine addiction.
Mae Jemison shot for the moon, and she very nearly got there.
Amid the current outbreak of a novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, hospitals throughout the United States are preparing treatment plans for patients infected with the virus. Duke University Hospital is no exception.
Bye-bye bystanders? A recent Duke study revealed that bystanders are less likely to perform CPR on patients in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods, most likely due to a lack of accessible CPR training and initiatives.
Duke Medical Center Archives recently obtained the writings by Onyekwere Akwari, the first African American surgeon at Duke University Medical Center.
Are you a pre-medical student who loves to read Chaucer? Or a history buff who enjoys researching the human genome? The Health Humanities Lab could be perfect for you.
It’s time to link up on LinkedIn, according to one Duke professor.
What would you do for $3,300? For some people, the answer is getting infected with swine flu.
Nearly two years after they were initially levied on research at Duke, the restrictions imposed by the National Institutes of Health are set to be lifted.
Prof. Tatiana Segura has spent nearly a decade focusing on repairing tissue in the brain.
When starting his career, Daniel Scolnic shot for the moon. Now he has the accolades to verify that he reached the stars.
Despite animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ranking Duke among the worst schools in the country for animal testing, Duke professors and students argue that the University meets ethical standards for research.
Eight years of work and some well-timed coincidences led Donald McDonnell and his lab to a discovery that could change the lives of breast cancer patients.
Erin Potts-Kant, a former Duke researcher who has been accused of falsifying experiments, was officially banned from receiving federal funding Oct. 1.
The windows are blacked out and the floor is mechanically uncoupled from the rest of the building—ensuring minimal vibration.
