Duke Anesthesiology reflects the comprehensive effort of an exceptional team of anesthesia physicians, nurses, and staff to advance patient care within Duke University Medical Center and the field of medicine at large. Through excellence in physician leadership, research, education, and innovation, we improve perioperative outcomes and establish the very best in patient care.

Collaborative interdisciplinary research tackling complex societal challenges

Duke Biochemistry is one of the few programs that trains in structure/function—where students learn at the molecular level and from the ground up to find the cause and cure of disease.

Spanning research from small molecules to the vast ecosystems, Duke Biology is one the few broad biology departments in the country, home to a top ten graduate program.

Duke Cancer Institute is a collaborative powerhouse—audacious, evolving, unconventional—at the center of a world-renowned university and medical center. We unleash the power of synchronous collaboration to create breakthroughs that rapidly transform the unimagined into the possible—to fuel a pace of discoveries and advances previously thought impossible.

Researchers at the CAH develop, design, and apply cutting-edge behavioral insights that help people be happier, healthier, and wealthier.

The Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development delivers state-of-the-art interdisciplinary clinical care, conducts cutting-edge research, trains the next generation of scientists, and advocates for public policies to help ensure people with autism reach their full potential. The Duke Center for Autism is a part of the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences.

The Duke Center for International Development (DCID), a unit within Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, advances international development policy and practice through interdisciplinary approaches to post-graduate education, mid-career training, international advising and research. Its faculty and staff continuously strive to create programs that meet the specific needs of each client and student.

The Duke University Center for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Infectious Disease (WaSH-AID) is a collaborative translational research team working closely with more than 20 academic, non-profit, and private industry partners around the world to facilitate the development and sustainable deployment of novel technology-based solutions for health and environmental challenges.

With support from the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award and Duke Health, CTSI accelerates real-world translational research at Duke with funding, innovative resources, and nationwide collaborations. CTSI helps to: (1) Accelerate discovery through research; (2) Innovate solutions to translational research challenges; (3) Connect academic stakeholders and community partners locally, regionally, and nationally; (4) Educate researchers and support career development for junior investigators and research staff; (5) Fund promising projects and ideas at critical stages in the research process. Together, we can advance scientific discoveries and build healthy communities.

The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) is the world’s largest academic research organization, specializing in groundbreaking multinational clinical trials, major national patient registries, and landmark outcomes research. From thought leadership to clinical practice, we craft the right approach for today while advancing the science of tomorrow.

The Department of Computer Science at Duke University excels in research, teaching, and learning in computer science, and engages with the broader community at Duke, in Research Triangle Park, and beyond.

Duke CTSI TransPop manages the MURDOCK Study and other clinical research projects based at Duke-Kannapolis.

The Department of Medicine is the largest of 23 departments in the Duke University School of Medicine. The Department drives world-class clinical and academic research at Duke and beyond. From G protein-coupled receptors to cancer care to kidney research to lung transplants and aging, our faculty are focused on finding new discoveries and improving patient care.

Bringing together a community working on applied international development; DevLab@Duke connects an interdisciplinary group of social scientists with the community of development practitioners to create rigorous programming, collect monitoring and evaluation data, and conduct impact evaluations of development projects

Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy is a division of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Duke University School of Medicine. Through excellence in education, clinical practice, and research, our program has gained an international reputation and has consistently been ranked as one of the top physical therapist programs in the country.