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Why NIH Funding Matters for This Duke Researcher

Funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is essential to the work of Jessica Moore, a postdoctoral researcher in Duke’s School of Medicine who studies how the brain develops and protects itself from disease. Her research focuses on the blood-brain barrier, a critical structure that shields the brain from infection but can also block treatments for conditions like cancer and Alzheimer’s. Moore credits NIH support with making her career--and countless biomedical advances--possible. She says sustained federal investment is vital for training scientists, driving innovation and improving human health.

Funding Matters

Federally Funded Research at Duke...

Duke Clinical Trial Gets Alfonzo Grafton Dancing Again

"It's just been an unbelievable journey from where I was before I found out about the cancer to where I am today."

When Durham native Alfonzo Grafton was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and given two years to live, he feared the worst. But a clinical trial at the Duke Cancer Institute, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), changed everything. The experimental medication targets a protein that weakens the immune system’s ability to fight tumors--and for Grafton, the results were remarkable. His tumor shrank, his strength returned and today he’s back to dancing, deejaying and enjoying time with his family--living proof of how federally supported research at Duke saves lives.

Grafton's treatment was supported by the NIH.

Clinical Trial

What Happens to the Body in Space?

As NASA prepares for longer missions to the moon and Mars, Duke’s Dawn Bowles is leading groundbreaking research into how space radiation impacts cardiovascular health. Bowles and her team simulate cosmic conditions to study how high-energy particles affect the heart and blood vessels. Their work could help protect astronauts from long-term health risks--and may also lead to new insights for patients on Earth, such as medical workers or cancer patients exposed to radiation.

Bowles' work has been supported by NASA.

Body in Space

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Join Duke in Honoring Service Members at its Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11

Duke University will recognize the service and sacrifice of its roughly 2,200 employees and 450 students who are military veterans during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on November 11 in Duke Chapel. The event will feature remarks from President Vincent E. Price, Vice President for Human Resources Antwan Lofton and Chapel Dean Luke Powery, with a keynote by Maj. Ryan Allen of the U.S. Air Force and a wreath-laying ceremony in the Memorial Garden.

Veterans Day

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