Dr. Eric Perakslis Weighs in on Why the Ellume COVID Test Was a Good Investment for the Biden Administration
The Biden administration invested in the more expensive Ellume home Covid-19 test that digitally transmits results to the manufacturer and can report to public health officials.
Kiran Grover, MPH, Takes Charge of the EXTRA-CVD Clinical Trial
Despite COVID and working with a vulnerable population, Kiran Grover has successfully managed the EXTRA-CVD trial, a multi-component nurse intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in virally suppressed patients living with HIV.
Three Pop Health Faculty Accepted to LEADER Program
Drs. Brystana Kaufman, Corinna Sorenson, and Nathan Boucher were accepted to the 2021 LEADER Program for junior faculty who are leading a research group and driving their own research agenda.
Virginia Wang, PhD, to Partake in School of Medicine ALICE Program
Dr. Virginia Wang will work on skill development, personal reflection and goal setting, peer-mentoring, and get structured 360 feedback when she becomes part of the School of Medicine ALICE Program.
Welcome to New Faculty, Eric Perakslis, PhD
Dr. Eric Perakslis will be the new Chief Science & Digital Officer at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, but his appointment sits in the Department of Population Health Sciences.
Emily O'Brien, PhD, to Run New COVID-19 Vaccine Study
Dr. Emily O'Brien discusses the HERO-Together study with Dean Mary E. Klotman. The study looks at the quality of life of healthcare workers after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine
Research Helps Feed School Kids During the Pandemic
Hannah Lane, PhD, and team describe how dissemination & implementation research that studies the pandemic response can inform policies that will improve hunger.
Lesley Curtis, PhD, Makes Annual List of Highly Cited Researchers
This year's list, tracked by Clarivate's Web of Science, includes 37 scholars from Duke, Dr. Curtis being one of them.
How Can We Navigate the Twin Pandemics of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism?
Brett McCarty, ThD, is one faculty teaching a new course “Moral Moments in Medicine: Pandemics, Race, Social Justice” that tries to answer this question.
How Can the U.S. Turn Around COVID-19?
Because we didn’t do what was necessary to keep COVID-19 at bay, Dr. Shenglan Tang tells Popular Science we may have to endure some short-term pain for some long-term gain before a vaccine arrives.