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BIGGER: Bridging the Gap to Enhance Clinical Research

BIGGER exposes students in gap or professional development year(s) to clinical research, research methodology, the IRB’s role in clinical research, independent research projects, and assists with professional development through formal lectures. BIGGER also provides peer mentoring for career progression. Learn More.


Duke’s Community of Scholars (CoS)

Duke’s Community of Scholars (CoS) seeks to connect trainees, share educational resources, and increase program efficiencies to enhance the career development of diverse scholars across Duke, enabling them to become successful researchers, mentors, and leaders. Learn More.


Duke CTSA TL-1 Program

CTSA TL-1 provides individualized training through mentored research, didactic training, and professional development curricula. For Postdocs and MD Fellows, the TL1 provides an NIH-scale postdoctoral stipend as well as funds towards federally designated training-related expenses. For pre-doctoral trainees, the TL1 provides full tuition for trainees to complete a Master’s program as well as a stipend and funds for additional expenses. Learn More.


Duke CTSA KL2

The Duke CTSA KL2 program provides training and research opportunities for junior investigators that equip them to lead transdisciplinary research teams, facilitate advancement of discoveries to their next translational phase, represent a more diverse workforce to meet evolving translational science priorities, and leverage partnerships locally, regionally, and nationally to enhance the impact of their discoveries. Learn More.


Duke Biosciences Collaborative for Research Engagement (BioCoRE)

BioCoRE is a program designed to unify and enrich the bioscience community across the Duke School of Medicine. A primary goal is to increase the diversity of scientists in the biosciences, which starts with promoting the holistic development of scholars throughout their Ph.D. training at Duke. Learn More.


Duke Master of Biomedical Sciences Program

The mission of the Duke MBS program is to educate and mentor a diverse group of individuals in an interprofessional and collaborative environment so they can transform future health professions and biomedical science environments. Learn More.


Duke National Clinician Scholars Program

This program is designed to give basic science-oriented PhD graduate students and postdoctoral associates exposure to clinical areas and translational opportunities related to their field of research. The four tracks include Infectious Diseases; Oncology and Regenerative Medicine; Neurosciences; and Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease. Learn More.


DSMM: Duke Scholars in Molecular Medicine

This program is designed to give basic science-oriented PhD graduate students and postdoctoral associates exposure to clinical areas and translational opportunities related to their field of research. The four tracks include Infectious Diseases; Oncology and Regenerative Medicine; Neurosciences; and Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease. Learn More.


Institutional Mentored Career Development Awards at Duke

Institutional K- and similar awards are designed to support early-career clinical scientists and basic researchers who are committed to independent research careers, and to facilitate their transition to more advanced support mechanisms. Mentored Career Development awards can be funded by different funding mechanisms including professional societies. Duke is the recipient of several NIH-funded K12 awards which reflects on the quality of the Duke research environment and the quality of Duke faculty. Learn More.


The PROMISE study: Peer Group Research On Mentoring Scientists underrepresented in biomedical research

Postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty are being recruited to participate in this research study, which compares two different facilitated peer mentoring plans in racially and ethnically underrepresented (UR) biomedical researchers. Learn More.