PRIME Summer Academy and PRIME PUMP programs recruit diverse students to perform mentored summer research at Duke University with admin support from @DukeOPSD
The PUMP experience goes beyond the lab.
Our Scholars visited the Duke Lemur Center, toured the Duke Human Vaccine Institute's GMP facility & explored VR at the Innovation Co-Lab. Along the way, they got a closer look at research and innovation across Duke & connected as a team.
ALT Collage of students and staff touring a medical simulation lab, trying virtual reality headsets and viewing 3D anatomy displays. The collage also includes a group photo outdoors at Duke Lemur Center in front of a colorful nature center sign and a Duke PUMP program logo in the lower-right corner.
PUMP 2026 Scholars strengthened science skills through professional development sessions focused on reading scientific papers, clinical research concepts, science communication, & visual communication. Thanks to Duke faculty and guest speakers for sharing expertise with students.
ALT Duke PUMP 2026 scholars participate in professional development sessions in a classroom setting. The collage shows scholars working in small groups, engaging in an interactive clinical research activity, and attending faculty-led presentations on scientific reading, clinical research, science communication, and effective visual communication. The Duke PUMP logo appears at the top right panel of the image.
🎉Congratulations to our 2026 Duke PUMP Scholars!
During the 8-week summer program, they conducted mentored #research with Duke faculty, shadowed clinicians, attended professional development sessions, toured Duke facilities, and shared their work at the program’s final session.
ALT Promotional graphic for the Paired Undergraduate Mentoring Program (PUMP) 2026 featuring six participant headshots arranged in two rows on a dark blue background. The graphic includes the Duke OPSD logo on the left and lists each participant's name, institution, and laboratory affiliation. Top row: Juwan Kim (Brown University, Odom Lab), Luna Chen (Washington University in St. Louis, Gbadegesin Lab), and Kejsi Metko (Macaulay Honors College, Yang Lab). Bottom row: Eiry Du (Duke University, Rothberg Lab), Mykenzi Davis-Cowart (NCCU, Edmonston Lab), and Owais Kamran (Wake Forest University, Musah Lab). The title at the top reads, “Paired Undergraduate Mentoring Program (PUMP)-2026.”
Motivated by personal connections to kidney disease patients, Caleb Spruill explored research through OPSD's PRIME PUMP program in Uronephrology. Learn how PUMP shaped his path toward medicine in the July OPSD Newsletter: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-july26#PRIMEPUMP#KidneyResearch
ALT Graphic promoting the PRIME PUMP Uronephrology Program undergraduate research experience. The design features a cutout photo of a student standing with arms crossed inside a teal circle. Text reads: “PRIME PUMP URONEPHROLOGY PROGRAM,” “UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH,” “GBADEGESIN LABORATORY,” and “CALEB SPRUILL.” Medical and research-themed illustrations, including a stethoscope, microscope, and kidney icon, surround the student on a light gray background.
Steven Yang explored neuroendocrine tumor research through the PUMP program, working with Luke Izzo in the Trudy Oliver lab, and building #BiomedicalResearch skills and experience.
🔗Read more + funding, events, and updates: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-june26
ALT Graphic promoting the PRIME PUMP Uronephrology Program in undergraduate research at Duke. The left side features the program title in large blue text, along with icons of a stethoscope, microscope, and cells. The right side shows a portrait of Steven Yang, a young man wearing a blue collared shirt, set against a teal circular background, with his name displayed below.
🎉Congratulations to Iteoluwakishi Gamu (Kishi), a first-year #medical student at Howard University College of Medicine, on being selected for the 2026 #Duke PRIME Summer Academy #Internship! Kishi will pursue mentored #research training in #Hematology with Dr. Sanjay Khandelwal.
Maxfield Brody explored improving renal disease through the PUMP program with @Ben_Catanese in the Daniel Edmonston lab. With PUMP, he built invaluable #BiomedicalResearch skills.
🔗Read more + funding, events, and updates in the OPSD May Newsletter: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-may26
We are proud of our 2025 PUMP interns who recently took part in the NIDDK R25 Symposium! They presented their summer research in poster sessions and rapid-fire oral presentations. We extend our gratitude to @UNC_SOM, @WFIRMnews, & @DukeOPSD for organizing such an impactful event.
Congrats to our 2025 PRIME PUMP interns, who recently completed their 8-week summer program at Duke! During their time here, they conducted mentored research, observed care in adult and pediatric nephrology clinics, and presented their projects at Duke & the NIDDK R25 Symposium.
We featured Chideraa Emma-Ugwuoke an outstanding PRIME PUMP scholar in the Student Corner of the OPSD December Newsletter. He worked with @OpeyemiOlabisi8 in @dukemedicine. Click the link to learn more about Chideraa's summer research experience at Duke. mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-decembe…