Recent News
Duke/Duke-NUS Research Collaborations Pilot Projects - Request for Proposals for funding in 2019
Duke University and Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) are pleased to announce a call for proposals for collaborative research pilot projects betwe
Duke REACH Equity Center Funding Opportunities: Research Vouchers, Scholars and Think Tanks
Duke REACH Equity Center has new funding opportunities available.
Haga to speak at Exercise is Medicine Colloquium
Susanne Haga will be speaking about the wearDuke Initiative
Woods Among Faculty to Pursue Collaborations through 2019 Intellectual Community Planning Grants
A key goal of Together Duke is to invest in faculty as scholars and leaders of the university’s intellectual communities.
Blood Test for Specific Metabolites Could Reveal Blocked Arteries
Researchers hope to develop test that could detect early changes in blood flow to heart
Virtual Keystone Symposia Insights: Digital Health - From Science to Application
Virtual Keystone Symposia Insights are panel discussions recorded on digital video that feature Keystone Symposia meeting organizers discussing the state of their respective fields.
Events
Challenges in Setting Thresholds for Understanding in Research Informed Consent
February 19, 2019 - 12:00pm
Duke Hospital Lecture Hall 2003
Genomic and Precision Medicine Weekly Forum: Marshall Nichols, M.S.
February 28, 2019 - 12:00pm
Duke Medicine Pavilion Rm 2W96
Defining Death: Persistent Problems and Possible Solutions
February 28, 2019 - 5:45pm
Trent Semans Center Great Hall
2019 Lester Crown Symposium: Defining Death and Saving Lives
March 1, 2019 (All day)
Trent Semans Center Great Hall
New Funding
The Enabling Precision Health and Medicine Bass Connections team, led by Susanne Haga has been renewed for the 2019-2020 school year.
A new Bass Connections project, the Smart Toilet: A disruptive technology to improve health and wellness, led by Geoff Ginsburg, has been funded for the 2019-2020 school year.
Ephraim Tsalik is one of five finalists for the Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Challenge through NIH. He will receive a grant to further develop his prototype and supply it for testing to two CLIA-certified independent laboratories.
Micah McClain received a 4-year Merit Award from the VA to explore the host genomic response to rickettsial infections in human patients and develop novel PCR-based tests that are capable of accurately diagnosing Spotted Fever Group rickettsii and Scrub typhus infections, which will allow for better therapeutic decision making.
Seen & Heard
Susanne Haga provides tips to help patients "translate" medical jargon to make informed healthcare decisions
Published on the Phosphorus Blog on July 24, 2018
Featured Publications
Geoff Ginsburg and Susanne Haga featured in Health Affairs
Ginsburg co-authored an overview of precision medicine and its vital stakeholders. Haga along with Duke undergraduate research assistant Ariel Kantor report on their analysis of the number and types of pharmacogenetic tests offered by clinical testing laboratories in the U.S.
Ginsburg co-author on paper exploring insurance policies for pharmacogenetic testing
Led by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, the study reported variation between Medicare contractors and private insurers regarding coverage of testing for cancer treatment.
Lori Orlando leads study on use of family health history tool in diverse settings
Several CAGPM staff and faculty co-authored a paper published in Genetics in Medicine on implementation, adoption, and utility of family health history risk assessment in diverse care settings.
Mills and colleagues publish series of pharmacogenetic testing case scenarios
Rachel Mills and several other genetic counselors have published examples of pharmacogenetic testing applications across a range of medical specialties.
Study protocol for Log2Lose: A feasibility randomized controlled trial to evaluate financial incentives for dietary self-monitoring and interim weight loss in adults with obesity
Ryan Shaw and colleagues published a paper describing the experience of the Log2Lose digital technology clinical trial in JMIR mHealth and uHealth. This study will provide the foundation for a comprehensive, adequately-powered, randomized controlled trial to promote short-term weight loss and long-term weight maintenance.
Voora, Haga and team compare pharmacogenetic testing-informed statin treament to usual care
Deepak Voora, Susanne Haga and others evaluated the impact of pharmacogenetic testing-informed statin treatment compared to usual care with respect to patient adherence and LDL response.
Core Resources
BioBank
We support biobanking activities including IRB, sample collection, processing, storage, bar-coded chain of custody and e-inventory management.
Data Science and Analytics
We provide support for data management and integration, informatics, and statistical analyses on complex ‘-omics’ and clinical datasets.
Clinical Genomics Studies Unit
The CGSU provides the infrastructure and operational excellence to support translational research in genome and implementation sciences.
Diagnostics Development Laboratory
The laboratory brings together expertise in molecular microbiology with genome sciences to develop next-generation diagnostic tests.