Research

Training

At Duke, medical research training opportunities continue to expand dramatically with each new discovery and technical innovation. The information below summarizes research training opportunities in basic, clinical, and translational research at Duke University and beyond.

Undergraduate Research

There are multiple sources of Duke support for undergraduate students interested in pursuing research projects, and there are research programs across the country to which Duke students may apply to become engaged in important research. For more information about undergraduate research opportunities at Duke and elsewhere, please visit the Duke Undergraduate Research Support Office.

Medical Student Research

There are numerous research opportunities for medical students in the Department of Pediatrics, from bench top to translational to clinical research. The third year at the Duke University School of Medicine represents a unique opportunity for the student to broaden his or her background in the biomedical and social sciences which are the basis of clinical medicine. The primary goal of the third year is to develop tomorrow's physician leaders through a rigorous scholarly experience in biomedical-related research.

For a list of the approved faculty mentors and research programs and additional information about the third year, please visit the Medical Student Education section of this web site.

Employee Tuition Assistance Program

Formal education is an essential part of a successful research career, and the Duke University graduate schools offer a broad range of classes and seminars. The Employee Tuition Assistance Program provides reimbursement of tuition for classes taken at Duke or any other higher educational institution accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools with a physical presence in North Carolina. For detailed information, please visit the Duke Human Resources web site.

Duke Translational Medicine Institute (DTMI)

The Duke Translational Medicine Institute (DTMI) offers specific research training that addresses the need for a smooth continuum of clinical and translational research education that spans pre-doctoral years to the crucial early faculty years and incorporates training that facilitates translation of basic and clinical sciences discoveries to the bedside and to the clinic. Moreover, the training emphasizes multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches to increasingly complex problems.

Duke School of Medicine Clinical Research Training Program

The Duke School of Medicine Clinical Research Training Program provides academic training in the quantitative and methodological principles of clinical research. Designed primarily for clinical fellows who are training for academic careers, the program offers formal courses in research design, research management, medical genomics, and statistical analysis.

Department of Pediatrics Training Grants

There are a number of training grants with the Department of Pediatrics that support research training for fellows and junior faculty members. These grants and the appropriate contact person are listed below.

T32 Training Grants (PI or Co-PI is a Department of Pediatrics Faculty Member)
Division	Title	Contact
Chair's Office	Duke Research Training Program for Pediatricians	Joseph St. Geme, MD
Allergy-Immunology	Research Training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology	Wesley Burks, MD
Cardiology	Institutional Training Grant in Pediatric Cardiology	Jennifer Li, MD
Hematology	Transfusion Medicine and Related Areas	Daniel Wechsler, MD, PhD
Neonatology	Multidisciplinary Neonatal Training	Ronald Goldberg, MD
Oncology	Training in Cancer Biology and Therapy	Daniel Wechsler, MD, PhD
Rheumatology	Rheumatology	Laura Schanberg, MD

Additional Opportunities

There are additional opportunities for specialty pediatric research training supported from grants where the PI and Co-PI are in other departments. Specific examples of these opportunities include endocrinology, neuro-oncology, and pulmonary medicine.

In addition, Joseph St. Geme, MD, is the Principal Investigator on a K12 award entitled Center for Molecular and Cellular Studies of Pediatric Disease that supports research training for junior faculty.