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William Samuel Yancy Jr.

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
501 Douglas Street, Duke Diet & Fitness Center, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Grants


Improving High Blood Pressure in Rural, Older Adults - The SMBP Study

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Iowa · 2024 - 2031

2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

TRANSFORM

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cleerly, Inc · 2025 - 2030

Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2029

Log2Lose: Incenting weight loss and dietary self-monitoring in real-time to improve weight management

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Wisconsin - Madison · 2020 - 2026

Food Is Medicine Shared Medical Appointment for Weight Management: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Ardmore Institute of Health · 2024 - 2026

Carbohydrate reduction for prevention of type 2 diabetes (Yr 4 non-competing renewal)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2021 - 2026

Increasing uptake of behavioral weight loss programs among primary care patients

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2020

Incentivizing Behavior Change Skills to Promote Weight Loss

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2019

A Randomized Trial of Financial Incentives for Maintenance of Weight Loss

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2013 - 2018

Patient and Provider Interventions for Managing Osteoarthritis in Primary Care

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2016

Improving the Detection of Medication Nonadherence

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2012

Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2010

Oral nicotine replacement for Smoking Cessation

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2006

External Relationships


  • CVS Caremark Corp
  • Novo Nordisk

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