Meira Epplein

As Duke celebrates its 50th anniversary of cancer discovery and care, researchers and providers envision the future.

Christopher Counter, PhD, associate director of Basic Research, is a member of a group receiving an international Cancer Grand Challenges Grant to investigate origins of cancer.

Here are some of the Duke Cancer Institute faculty, researchers, and clinical providers whose work has recently been featured by the media, academic trade publications & journals.

DCI director Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD, announced a planned reconfiguration of DCI’s NCI-Designated Research Programs and welcomed new research leaders.

As the COVID-19 pandemic shines a light on health disparities, efforts to find new ways to reduce them get a boost.

An article co-authored by Meira Epplein, PhD, on H. pylori, published in the International Journal of Cancer, has been selected for a special IJC Virtual Issue.

This year's Annual Report spotlights the work of the new Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis at DCI as well as a Duke-Durham stomach cancer prevention partnership. 

Here's a sample of some of the DCI physicians, physician-scientists, researchers and nurses whose work is featured by the media and in academic journals.

Researcher Meira Epplein partnered with Durham Pastor Ronald L. Godbee to spread the word about cancer prevention at the River Church.