RFA: CMN Hospitals/PACE Support Award
The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce a request for applications (RFA) for funding to support PACE (Protected Analytics Computing Environment) access, made possible by proceeds from Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) fundraising activities for the Department of Pediatrics and the Duke Pediatric Research Scholars Program (DPRS).
2023 Research Retreat
This is an opportunity for members of the Department of Pediatrics to share their research design, progress, and new insights with others in the Duke community.
Brains, hearts, and sudden deaths: following discoveries made from rare disease pilot grants
Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, is using genome sequencing to better understand sudden unexplained death in the young (SUDY). SUDY is defined as a sudden death in a seemingly healthy individual under the age of 40.
Staples and Gagliardi receive Macy Foundation Catalyst Award
Betty Staples, MD, professor of pediatrics, and Jane Gagliardi, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and professor of medicine are recipients of a one-year $50,000 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education.
New and competing renewal awards for December 2022
The following is a list of new and competing renewal awards that were made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of December 2022.
New childhood obesity treatment guidelines from the AAP urge more proactive, intensive treatment
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines for evaluating and treating childhood obesity for the first time in 15 years, recommending early and intensive treatment — which includes medications and surgery for some young patients.
New and competing renewal awards for November 2022
The following are new and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of November 2022.
How to relax and recharge at the holidays
If you’re feeling a little stressed at the holidays, you’re not alone. According to the American Psychiatric Association, 41 percent of adults report an increase in worrying at this time of year.
Lang awarded American Lung Association Award to study children with obesity and asthma
Jason Lang, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, has earned the American Lung Association’s (ALA) In