The School of Medicine's Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program (KURe) is accepting applications for its Multiyear Diversity Supplement. This will be a funding opportunity for Duke junior faculty, fellows, and postdocs with doctoral degrees.
Staci Reynolds, assistant professor, coauthored "How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherence" for American Nurse, ANA's official journal, with Anna Southerland of Duke University Hospital.
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Karin Reuter-Rice, associate professor, has been selected as a 2020-21 Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute Health Disparities Research Curriculum (HDRC) program scholar.
Jill Brennan-Cook, assistant professor, published "Implementing evidence-based practice in long-term care" in American Nurse, ANA's official journal.
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DUHS Council Member applications are being accepted now until September 30. This is an opportunity for Duke nurses to influence change and make decisions about nursing practice. If you’re interested in being a council member, read more about the councils, and apply today. Notices of council placements will be sent in November.
Morine Cebert, PhD '20, participated in the "Young Americans in STEAM" virtual roundtable on September 3 in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign.
Donna Biederman, associate professor, was featured in the "Refuge from COVID-19; Using medical respite to stanch the pandemic's spread among the homeless may offer a path for its growth" article in Modern Healthcare by Steven Ross Johnson.
Kudos to Brandon Knettel, assistant professor, and his entire team for the submission of his NIH K08 application entitled: "Telehealth to Reduce Suicidality and Improve HIV Care Engagement in Tanzania." This proposal requests funding for a four year period with a start date of July 1, 2021.
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of their subcontract proposal to the University of Georgia (UGA) on their NIH R01 application entitled: "Dyadic Processes in Support and Quitting in Single and Dual Smoker Couples." This proposal requests funding for a four year period with a start date of July 1, 2021.
Congratulations to Xiao Hu, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Distinguished Professor of Nursing, and his entire team who have received an award for their NIH R01 proposal entitled: "Learning to Predict Delayed Cerebral Ischemia with Novel Continuous Cerebral Arterial State Index." This award is for a five year period, awarded September 1, 2020 to May 31, 2025.