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Congratulations to Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, on being selected as the recipient of the 2020 American Society of Anesthesiologists Excellence in Research Award, recognizing his contributions to the scientific advancement of the specialty.

For the first time in 28 years, Duke Anesthesiology gathers virtually to celebrate the results of its research pursuits and scientific excellence, featuring 81 abstracts from junior-level investigators and faculty.

Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Donnelly on earning first place in two award competitions for his research project in which he identified a new role for a protein, called STING, in the regulation of pain.

The National Institutes of Health awards Duke Anesthesiology a Program Project Grant ($8.5 million) for the first time in 40 years and designates its Center for Translational Pain Medicine as a Center of Excellence.

The National Institutes of Health awards Duke Anesthesiology a Program Project Grant ($8.5 million) for the first time in 40 years and designates its Center for Translational Pain Medicine as a Center of Excellence.

Congratulations to Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, on being selected as the 2020 recipient of the American Academy of Pain Medicine Founders Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the science or practice of pain medicine.

Congratulations to Drs. Andrey Bortsov, Katherine Martucci and Mary Yurashevich on receiving a DIG at this year’s Duke Anesthesiology ASA Alumni Event for their cutting-edge research. Learn more about them and the focus of their DIG projects.

From another first place finish at Run For The Warriors to the reveal of the 2020 DREAM Innovation Grant recipients, it was another successful ASA meeting for Duke Anesthesiology! View the complete recap from Orlando.

Congratulations to Dr. Heath Gasier on receiving the 2021 DIG Award for his project entitled, “Heme Oxygenase-1 Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Inflammation and Mitochondrial Fitness in Sarcopenic Obesity.”