Carolyn Glass, MD, PhD, has been approved as a Full Member of the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI). Her primary DCI research program is Immuno-Oncology, and her secondary appointment is Precision Cancer Medicine & Investigational Therapeutics (PCMIT) Read about PCMIT here, including focus areas, clinical trials and scientific highlights.
Other DCI members who have their primary appointment in the Department of Pathology include: Soman Abraham, PhD, Rami Al-Rohil, MBBS, PhD, Rex Bentley, MD, Ming Chen, PhD, Zhong Chen, PhD, Thomas Cummings, MD, Michael Datto, MD, PhD, Jeffrey Everitt, DVM, Rachel Factor, MD, Yiping He, PhD, Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, William Jeck, MD, PhD, Xiaoyin “Sara” Jiang, MD, Anand Lagoo, MD, PhD, Chelsea Landon, DVM, PhD, Giselle López, MD, PhD, Everardo Macias, PhD, Shannon McCall, MD, Roger McLendon, MD, Jadee Neff, MD, PhD, Mikhail Nikiforov, PhD, Jung Wook Park, PhD, Beth Shaz, MD, Chanjuan Shi, MD, PhD, Kyle Strickland, MD, PhD, Qianben Wang, PhD, Zijun Xu-Monette, PhD, and Ken Young, MD, PhD.
Shannon McCall, MD, is is co-leader of the DCI’s PCMIT program and Director of the BioRepository & Precision Pathology Center (BRPC), a shared resource of the DCI. She encourages all pathology clinical and research faculty involved in cancer-related research to apply for DCI membership.
“There are many benefits to DCI membership for faculty, including enhanced opportunities for collaborative research efforts, access to DCI educational and administrative resources, and the opportunity to apply for DCI Pilot Award funds,” says McCall. The application process requires an NIH-type bio sketch, and a paragraph summary of your research interest/involvement. More information about membership can be found here (requires Duke Network/VPN).
Applicants for membership to the Duke Cancer Institute are considered for full or associate member status generally based on whether they maintain an independently-funded research program. Membership levels are used for internal record keeping and have no bearing on the benefits of DCI membership, such as ability to apply for pilot funds, discounts at some shared resource laboratories, invitation to networking events and inclusion in educational events.
The DCI is structured with seven research programs, outlined here.