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Kris Wood, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, has been awarded a 

A New York Times article* titled "9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthrough

Alicia Darnell, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, was recently awarded a V Scholar grant from the

Ten trainees from across the Graduate School were selected to present at the 3-Minute Thesis finals competition on Monday, August 4th, and two PCB-affiliated students won big!

Bryony Hawgood, a Cell and Molecular Biology PhD student in the lab of Trudy Oliver, PhD, and Andrew Wang, a graduate Cell and Molecular Biology PhD student in the lab of Zhao Zhang, PhD, were selected as 2025-2026 School of Medicine 2nd year Dean’s Scholarship recipients. This award, which covers their stipend, tuition remission, and fees for the upcoming academic school year, recognizes their academic progress, scientific potential, and steadfast commitment to both professional development and PhD training. Additionally, it recognizes the invaluable accomplishments of their PIs, both PCB primary faculty, as esteemed mentors, scientists, and significant contributors to graduate education.

Congratulations to the six trainees who have been awarded fellowships: Michael Aiduk, Margaret Weber Barbier, Michael Caminear, Archan Chakraborty, Luke Izzo, and Hannah Thrash.

The Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology is proud to announce that  Kris Wood, PhD, has been pr

Andrew West, PhD, is one of more than 60 researchers at Duke investigating ways to prevent bad effects from plastics that break into microparticles.

Congratulations to Victoria J. Parker Radosova, an incoming Pharmacology PhD student, who has been named Director of Events of the Duke Biomedical Graduate Student Council for the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology is excited to introduce the Class of 2025.