Meet Our New Faculty

NEW FACULTY

Chelsea Landon, DVM PhD Medical Instructor

Dr. Landon earned her PhD in the Department of Pathology in 2013 under the mentorship of Dr. Mark Dewhirst. Her graduate research focused on the use of hyperthermia to enhance drug delivery and anti-tumor efficacy. After earning her PhD, Dr. Landon attended North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine and earned her DVM in 2017. She then returned to Duke as a Laboratory Animal Resident/ Postdoctoral Associate in the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR). Dr. Landon was recently awarded an NIH K01 career development award titled “Utilizing intranasal immunization to induce a cytotoxic T lymphocyte response and reduce metastatic burden in the lung.” She focuses 75% of her effort on her laboratory research and 25% as a laboratory animal veterinarian in the DLAR. Dr. Landon performs her research in the laboratory of Dr. Herman Staats.

Chanjuan Shi, MD PhD Professor of Pathology

Dr. Shi’s primary duties are in GI and liver pathology; she was recently appointed Chief of Gastrointestinal Pathology. Dr. Shi obtained her MD at Zhejiang Medical University in Hangzhou, China. She initially trained in general surgery and colorectal surgery at Zhejiang Medical University and was an attending surgeon there for two years before she moved to Nova Scotia to obtain a PhD at Dalhousie University in Halifax, with research focused on regulation of chloride channels in ciliary body cells of the eye. Her transition to pathology began with a research fellowship at Johns Hopkins, followed by pathology residency and fellowship in GI and liver pathology there. She joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2010, where she rose to the rank of Professor. Her academic activity has been wide ranging, but has focused on the area of GI neuroendocrine tumors and pancreatic neoplasms.

Beth Shaz, MD Professor of Pathology

Dr. Shaz joined our department as Professor of Pathology and became the Deputy Director of the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures in 2020. She received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and then completed her MD at University of Michigan. Subsequently, she completed a surgical internship at Georgetown University followed by training in anatomic and clinical pathology and transfusion medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Harvard Medical School. Dr. Shaz then remained at BIDMC as Associate Medical Director of the Transfusion Services and Medical Director of the Transfusion/ Pheresis Unit. In 2006, she relocated to Grady Memorial Hospital/ Emory University as Director, Transfusion Services and Associate Professor. Most recently, she served as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President of New York Blood Center. In addition, Dr. Shaz is the president of AABB Board of Directors, a scientific member of Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion, and an Associate Editor of Transfusion.

Randall Reynolds, DVM, MS Associate Professor

Dr. Reynolds has served for over 30 years in laboratory animal medicine in industrial and academic settings. He obtained his undergraduate degree, veterinary medical degree, and master’s degree in physiology from North Carolina State University. Dr. Reynolds is a diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. His postgraduate training included a residency in laboratory animal medicine at Duke University Medical Center and research in reproductive and molecular toxicology. Dr. Reynolds then spent over 12 years in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, including service as an Attending Veterinarian before returning to Duke University as Deputy Director of the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR) in 2004.

Dr. Reynolds is an internationally recognized expert on how sound and vibration are often overlooked research variables. Previous areas of research included animal model development, molecular toxicology, and carcinogenesis. His current research is on environmental factors affecting laboratory animal welfare and research reproducibility.

Rebecca Varley, MD Assistant Professor

Dr. Varley rejoined our department as Assistant Professor of Pathology in 2020. She obtained her undergraduate degree at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, and MD at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. She completed anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Duke University Medical Center and cytopathology fellowship training at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In 2012, she joined Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) in Burlington, NC where she served as Medical Director of Anatomic Pathology in the Atlantic Division and various LabCorp clinical labs in the North Carolina Piedmont region. Her responsibilities include serving as a pathologist and Medical Director of anatomic and clinical laboratories at Duke Raleigh Hospital.