Announcements

Three DCI employees — from Duke Cancer Center Durham, Duke Cancer Center North Durham, and Duke Cancer Center Raleigh — were recently honored with DCI Superstar awards.

Claire Howell, MMCi, has been named manager of Clinical Data Strategy for the Duke Cancer Institute. She began her new role on September 9.

After many months of preparation and an extensive review process, DCI was renewed as an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for another five-year period.

Ebony Boulware, M.D., and Peter Ubel, M.D., have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Surgical oncologist and melanoma specialist Georgia Beasley, MD, MHSc, has been named co-director of Duke Cancer Institute’s Melanoma Disease Group.

Carolyn Menendez, MD, FACS, assistant professor of Surgical Oncology has been appointed director of Duke Cancer Institute’s Clinical Cancer Genetics Program.

The Duke Cancer Patient Support Program will host the 29th Annual Nancy Weaver Emerson Tree of Hope Lighting Ceremony at on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Yousuf Zafar, MD, associate professor of Medicine and Public Policy, was recently appointed director of Healthcare Innovation for DCI.

Duke Alumnus, Trustee William G. Kaelin Jr., MD, shares award for studies of how cells adapt to changing oxygen environments. Sign-up for October 16 web chat with him.