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Are you a Duke physician-scientist? We can connect you to mentoring, funding, and more. Visit our website to see how many ways we can help. Success starts here. Website: medschool.duke.edu/opsd
Melissa Marchese investigated cardiometabolic impacts of antiretrovirals and #PFAS through a medical student scholarship in the Liping Feng laboratory. Read more about her research journey and involvement with OPSD in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-no... #biomedical #research #medicalstudent
01.12.2025 18:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're now accepting applications for Duke PUMP Summer 2026!
✔️$7000 stipend
✔️Mentored #summer #research in #urology & #nephrology
✔️Clinical #shadowing
✔️Professional development didactic sessions & virtual seminars
🗓️Apply by Feb 8: yojo.center/duke/OPSDPUMP
#Undergraduates #Health #DukeMedSchool
The OPSD November newsletter is packed full of insights from the Fall Mini-Symposium, funding opportunities, upcoming events, and news and announcements. Our newsletters are 🪡tailored to 🩺physician-scientists🔬. Click to read: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-no...
25.11.2025 16:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We welcomed 25 new members of the Robert J. #LefkowitzSociety at the #Duke #OPSD Physician-Scientist Fall Symposium. The event featured a keynote from Nobel Laurate Dr. Robert Lefkowitz & presentations from Drs. Jenny O’Brien and Michael Forrester. Thanks to everyone who joined us! #DukeMedSchool
19.11.2025 16:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for the next YPSS seminar 'Building a diverse funding portfolio' on Nov. 19 3 CT, 4 ET with panelists and participants @dukemedschool.bsky.social, @weillcornell.bsky.social, @vanderbilt.edu, and UTSW, hosted by @washumedicine.bsky.social. Register: wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
14.11.2025 22:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Darien Birks gained hands-on lab experience and mentorship in the @gbadegesinlab.bsky.social through the PRIME PUMP program, exploring kidney disease research. He’s now pursuing his dream of becoming a physician-scientist! Learn more: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-se... #PRIMEPUMP #STEM
20.10.2025 14:24 — 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Darien Birks gained hands-on lab experience and mentorship in the @gbadegesinlab.bsky.social through the PRIME PUMP program, exploring kidney disease research. He’s now pursuing his dream of becoming a physician-scientist! Learn more: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-se... #PRIMEPUMP #STEM
20.10.2025 14:24 — 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Celebrate Duke’s physician-scientist community at OPSD Fall Mini-Symposium on Nov 11, 4–6 PM (MSRBIII Rm 1125)! Featuring Nobel Laureate Dr. Lefkowitz, research talks & awardee recognition.🥙All Duke trainees/faculty welcome! Read more: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-se... @sudarrajagopal.bsky.social
14.10.2025 16:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We featured Alexandria "Alex" Soto an exceptional third-year medical student and Poindexder scholar in the OPSD September Newsletter. Alex works with Matthew Hartwig in
@dukesurgery.bsky.social. Learn more about Alex's research experience and surgeon-scientist journey: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-se...
Our Young Physician-Scientist seminar 'How to write a successful K-application' was highly successful with 749 registrants and 426 in attendance. Story and recording: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-se...
@washumedicine.bsky.social
@weillcornell.bsky.social
@vanderbilt.edu
@dukemedschool.bsky.social
Congratulations to the OPSD Medical Student Scholars! The Poindexter award encourages third-year medical students to participate in research projects under the guidance of basic science faculty members in the School of Medicine. Learn more: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-au...
18.08.2025 15:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for our Young Physician-Scientist Series seminar 'How to write a successful K-application' with participants @washumedicine.bsky.social, @weillcornell.bsky.social, UTSouthwestern, and Vanderbilt, hosted by OPSD @dukemedschool.bsky.social. Register: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
11.08.2025 16:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are proud of our 2025 PUMP interns who recently took part in the #NIDDK R25 Symposium! They presented their summer research in poster sessions and rapid-fire oral presentations. We extend our gratitude to the #UNC School of Medicine, #WFIRM, and #Duke OPSD for organizing such an impactful event.
08.08.2025 03:23 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to our 2025 PUMP interns, who recently completed their 8-week summer program at Duke! During their time here, they conducted mentored research, observed clinical care in both adult and pediatric nephrology clinics, and presented their projects at Duke and the NIDDK R25 Symposium. 🎉🎉🎉
01.08.2025 19:56 — 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to the 2025 R38/R25 Technician Support awardees Ryan Meyerhoff, Rachel Wolfe, Laura Meissner, Brynna Eisele, Alexander Moghadam, and Sarah Kim! The program competitively funds laboratory technician support for R38/R25 residents. More: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ju...
22.07.2025 19:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The NIH recently released new funding opportunity announcements (FOA), including fellowships (F30), small investigator awards (R21), and large investigator awards (R01 and U01). View these opportunities or subscribe to the weekly OPSD FOA Newsletter: medschool.duke.edu/research/res...
24.06.2025 15:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We featured @dukepedsres.bsky.social Scholars Haleigh McBride, Jenny Chen, and Emmanuelle Lavassani, who presented their work @pasmeeting.bsky.social in Honolulu, Hawaii, in April. Learn more about their poster presentations before the broader pediatric community: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ju...
23.06.2025 14:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congrats to the 2025 OPSD Tech Support awardees Zachary Lorsch, Fahmin Basher, Gregory McElroy, Michael Forrester, and Matthew McCravy! The program supports physician-scientists' productivity while navigating clinical and research training. @dukemedschool.bsky.social More: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ju...
18.06.2025 18:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Duke PRIME PUMP interns!
This 8-week summer program gives undergrads mentored research experiences and skill-building in uronephrology and helps prepare future leaders in biomedical science
#Urology #Nephrology #Undergraduate #Summer #Research #Mentorship #DukeMedSchool
Navigating the institutional grant review and approval process can be difficult. Attend the Working with Duke Research Administration and Central Offices seminar on May 28th at 4 PM with Denise Wynn Director, @dukemedschool.bsky.social Basic Research
Administration duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We featured Sirajbir Sodhi an exceptional third-year medical student and Poindexder scholar in the OPSD May Newsletter. Siraj works with Zachary Hartman in @dukesurgery.bsky.social. Click to learn more about Siraj's research experience and physician-scientist journey: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ma...
19.05.2025 14:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
OPSD formally recognized and thanked Michael “Dee” Gunn, M.D., of @dukemedschool.bsky.social for his long-standing service to Duke’s physician-scientist community, including being instrumental in the founding of OPSD. More details in OPSD May Newsletter: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ma...
15.05.2025 17:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Are you a @dukemedschool.bsky.social investigator who needs to review your data tracking, data analysis plans, or reporting of clinical research? Attend the @dukectsi.bsky.social BERD Core Town Hall hosted by on May 14th from 12-1 PM. Register: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
08.05.2025 20:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you to everyone who attended and presented #physician #scientist #research at the OPSD Mini Symposium to recognize the 2024 awardees. We were grateful to receive encouraging speeches from @dukemedschool.bsky.social Dean Mary Klotman and
@dukectsi.bsky.social Director @snaggie1.bsky.social.
Join us for the OPSD Mini Symposium in 1 week!
23.04.2025 14:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
👀Looking for foundations to support your research? Anita Gunn Shirley of @dukehealth.bsky.social Foundation Relations will help you identify #foundations to support your critical #research on April 23rd at 4 PM. Participants must be affiliated with Duke to attend. duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
17.04.2025 19:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to David Salven for receiving @the-asci.bsky.social PSSF Fellowship! David will train with Dr. David Andrew Brown in @dukesurgery.bsky.social for this research opportunity. To read more about David's research, click the link to the OPSD April Newsletter: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ap...
10.04.2025 19:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to the 2025 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (FRCS) research supplement awardees Allison Martin (MD, MPH) @dukesurgery.bsky.social and Julia Visgauss (MD) @dukeortho.bsky.social supported by @americanheart.bsky.social. Read the April OPSD Newsletter: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ap...
08.04.2025 15:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Join us to recognize 2024 OPSD awardees in person on April 30th from 4-6 PM with remarks from @dukemedschool.bsky.social Dean Mary Klotman and @dukectsi.bsky.social Director Susanna Naggie. All #Duke #PhysicianScientist trainees and faculty are welcome. Food+Drinks duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
02.04.2025 18:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Do you want to receive a weekly list of #FundingOpportunities for @dukemedschool.bsky.social #PhysicianScientists? Subscribe to the OPSD mailing list: eepurl.com/gi6Y3v
View the OPSD FOA Newsletter for this week: mailchi.mp/duke/foa_mar...
