News and Events

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of October 2020 are announced.

All Babies and Children Thrive (ABC Thrive) has awarded seed grants of up to $40,000 to four interdisciplinary teams of Duke faculty, including one co-led by Richard Chung, MD, associate professor of pediatrics in primary care and Scott Kollins, PhD, professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

A Duke Health-led research team has identified a key marker that will help speed effective vaccine designs for cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common congenital infection worldwide and a leading cause of infant brain damage.

Marybeth Tetlow, a clinical nurse on the Duke Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit, provides an excellent example of Duke Nursing ingenuity.

When the novel coronavirus began to spread across China, researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) sprang into action and they haven’t slowed down since. They are collaborating with each other and with other institutions to unlock the secrets of the virus that causes COVID-19 and to develop tests, vaccines, and treatments.

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of September 2020 are announced.

Details for the the first ever virtual Medical Alumni Weekend 2020 this November.

A spotlight on alumnus Michael Freemark, M.D., an internationally known pediatric endocrinologist who has made seminal discoveries in fields including obesity and childhood malnutrition, pediatric diabetes, intermediary metabolism, and the control of fetal growth.

Erica Taylor, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, has been named the PDC's first associate chief medical officer for diversity, equity and inclusion, effective December 1, 2020.

In this week’s Spotlight, Erica Taylor, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and the PDC’s first associate chief medical officer for diversity, equity and inclusion, talks about her deep appreciation for diversity, belonging, and inclusion as a physician, professor, and researcher. She also discusses the importance of intercultural relationships when dealing with patients and their families. She also shares her belief that Duke Health has evolved toward a community of belonging.