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Kevin O'Neil Saunders

Norman L. Letvin M. D. Distinguished Professor in Surgery and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
Box 3020 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2 Genome Court, 4074 Medical Science Research Building 2, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Norman L. Letvin M. D. Distinguished Professor in Surgery and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute · 2024 - Present Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Professor in Surgery · 2024 - Present Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Professor in Integrative Immunobiology · 2024 - Present Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2024 - Present Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute · 2014 - Present Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Institutes and Centers

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2022 - 2024 Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor in Surgery · 2022 - 2024 Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Associate Professor in Integrative Immunobiology · 2023 - 2024 Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor in Integrative Immunobiology · 2018 - 2023 Integrative Immunobiology, Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2018 - 2022 Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor in Surgery · 2020 - 2022 Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Assistant Professor in Surgery · 2018 - 2020 Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery · 2015 - 2018 Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine · 2014 - 2015 Medicine, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Medicine

Professional Training and Employment


Python Programming Certificate · 2024 - 2024 Cornell University

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


2006-2006       Duke University G. Hammes Teaching Award, Selection Committee 

2015-2019       Associate Director of Research Duke Human Vaccine Institute

2017-Present   Duke Human Vaccine Institute Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chairperson

2017-2022       Department of Surgery Diversity and Inclusion Committee

2018-Present   DHVI Director of Pre-Production Immunogen Design

2018-2018       5-year Review Committee for the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

2018-2020       Duke School of Medicine Committee for Engineering the Immune System

2018-2022       Translating Duke Health-Immunology Committee

2019-2020       DHVI Website Committee

2019-2023       Director of Research Duke Human Vaccine Institute

2020-2022       Duke School of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion General Committee member

2020-2022       Duke School of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Delegate

2021-2022       DHVI Reframing subcommittee

2021-2022       Duke Surgery Research Day, Basic Science Program Director

2021-2022       Duke Science and Technology Committee

2022               Duke Integrated Immunobiology Transition Committee

2022               Duke Surgery Division of Surgical Sciences Chief Search Committee

2022-Present   Duke School of Medicine Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Leader

2023-Present   Associate Director of Duke Human Vaccine Institute