Duke University Health System received an $11.45 million award from The Fund Established by the Will of Nanaline H. Duke to expand support for early career physician-scientists.
The funding continues support for the Strong Start Award Program, a grant that allows physician-scientists at Duke secure necessary funding to collect preliminary data.
Physician-scientists play a unique role in biomedical research. They work in both patient care and scientific discovery, and through their research in the laboratory, they can translate clinical observations into therapies and treatments…