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Yvonne Marie Mowery

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
DUMC Box 3085, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology · 2023 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences · 2023 - Present Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2017 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published January 13, 2021
$7.15 Million Gift to Duke Continues Support for Early-Career Physician-Scientists
Published October 23, 2020
Duke in the News: Political Polarization, COVID Evolution, and a New Human Organ
Published April 4, 2018
Five SoM Physician-Scientists Selected to Receive Strong Start Awards

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Recent Grants


Pembroluzimab and Radiation Therapy to Improve Outcome in Localized High-Risk Sarcoma

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by American Association for Cancer Research · 2017 - 2024

Employing Novel Primary Mouse Models of Head and Neck Cancer to Overcome Chemoradiation Resistance

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2023

Evaluating and Targeting Pathways of Treatment Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation · 2020 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2012 M.D.
Duke University · 2012 Ph.D.