Discovery In Duke Ob/Gyn - November/December 2018

Office of Research and Faculty Development Bi-monthly e-Newsletter

Welcome to the third edition of Discovery in Duke Ob/Gyn , your bi-monthly source for the latest news on research and innovation in our Department, in our university, and beyond. In this issue, we highlight recent research grants.

SAVE-THE-DATE for Charles B. Hammond, MD Research Day - Friday, May 17, 2019. Ob/Gyn CRU and institutional resources, and upcoming scientific meeting dates, abstract deadlines, and funding opportunities also are included in this issue. The Office of Research welcomes the opportunity to work more closely with you in developing and managing your research and promoting your accomplishments. Please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] .

Charles B. Hammond MD Research Day Details

Geeta Swamy, MD

Vice Chair for Research and Faculty Development, Duke Ob/Gyn

Vice Dean & Associate Vice Provost for Scientific Integrity

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Research Program Highlights

Duke and NCCU Collaborative in Reproductive Sciences Receives $50,000 Grant

Friederike Jayes, DVM, PhD , and Darlene K. Taylor, PhD (Adjunct Faculty) have been awarded a $25,000 (respectively) Duke-NCCU collaborative award for 2019. The research award will advance studies to deliver drugs via LiquoGel™ to potentially soften and treat uterine fibroid tumors. The targeted technology could transform uterine fibroid therapy for the seven in ten women and eight in ten black women silently suffering from this disease.

Palliative Care Research in Gyn Oncology

Brittany Davidson, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, describes her passion, commitment, and accomplishments in palliative care to improve the quality of life in gynecologic oncology patients.

Read More about Palliative Care

Institutional Resources

Giving Data Management a FAIR Shake

Research has entered a new era where expectations of data management are higher than ever. Funding agencies like the National Science Foundation and NIH are requiring data management and data sharing requirements. Read here to learn about the FAIR principles and how they support good data management and stewardship and ultimately publication quality.

Further Details

Reminder: The Earlier, The Better

Do you have research/studies that might appeal to a lay audience or make a great feature for Clinical Practice Today (which provides specialty-specific content about improved patient outcomes, diagnostic skills, and streamlined processes)?

Immediately upon acceptance of your research being published, please let Director of Communications and Marketing Jane Black know.

If you are working on something very significant, please give a heads up when you submit it. This is an enormous help with timing in order to evaluate whether a study will appeal to a lay audience or a physician audience, and how we might get the word out.

Further Details

CRU Resources

Questions about doing research at Duke? Ask your RPM

OnCore is the Clinical Research Management System that supports clinical research activities at Duke. This system provides robust reporting, enrollment tracking, and accurate clinical research billing. OnCore training is required for all users to gain access to the system.

Click here to learn more about OnCore contact

Do you need help with REDCap or statistical analysis for your research?

The Department of Ob/Gyn collaborates with a team of research professionals that provide these services. Department faculty, staff, students and trainees may request support for these services by completing a brief survey located on the Department website.

Click here for the Research Resources weblink

What’s new in my RESEARCHhome

This new widget recommends relevant internal & external funding opportunities based on your research profile. View all your recommended funding in one place, save items to your favorites list, share opportunities with collaborators, and provide relevancy feedback to the system to improve future recommendations. Look for a release announcement in the coming weeks!

The new myApprovals widget is live in myRESEARCHhome! This widget consolidates all items needing your approval from the SAP Universal Worklist (UWL) including travel expenses, employee timecards, and PI Attestations.