News and Events

Dr. Misuraca is the director of research development for the Department of Pediatrics who uses her talents in scientific research and grant writing in an ever-evolving role centered on reviewing and editing individual grants for faculty, coordinating department-wide grant submissions, and overseeing a variety of research development and research training/education initiatives and programs.

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) recently announced that Neil Surana, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics, immunology, and molecular genetics and microbiology in the Duke School of Medicine, will be the next director of the Duke Scholars in Molecular Medicine (DSMM) career development program.

Monica Lemmon, MD, has recently been awarded the highly competitive 2021 Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award by the Child Neurology Society.

A new report issued today by the Duke-led ABC Science Collaborative shows that North Carolina schools were highly successful in preventing the transmission of COVID-19 within school buildings and offers science-based learnings for the nation’s schools to limit COVID-19 spread.

Nine faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine, including Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD, MBBS, have been awarded distinguished professorships. In total, Duke University awarded distinguished professorships to 22 faculty members from eight Duke colleges and schools this year.

See new and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of May 2021.

Zhong talks to us about how he became fascinated by the complexity and importance of the immune system during medical school in China.

The following message was sent from Duke Health Leadership on Friday, June 25, 2021.

The 2021 Resident and Fellow graduation and awards ceremony was held during Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 22. The Department of Pediatrics extends our congratulations and thanks to this talented group of physicians and scientists.

With these awards, we celebrate individuals who have demonstrated their commitment to learning, discovery, engagement, and leadership which are the cornerstones of the department's mission.