The Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology is proud to announce that Kris Wood, PhD, has been promoted to the rank of full professor, effective July 1, 2025.
This outstanding honor reflects his profound impact through his groundbreaking achievements, exceptional mentorship and leadership, and unwavering dedication to academic excellence. It is also a testament to his invaluable contributions to the department, the School of Medicine, and Duke University.
Dr. Wood’s lab studies tumor evolution, aiming to understand how this process templates survival dependencies that can be exploited to better treat cancer.