Program: 

Residency Program

Start Year: 

2026

Why did you choose Duke for your residency training?

I chose Duke for its keystone belief that doing the work of a physician well means being committed to academic excellence as well as to compassion and care for our patients and colleagues. I felt that at Duke I would be surrounded by the kind of people who would continue to inspire me and would help me to become the caring and excellent physician I hope to be. 

I also chose Duke because I know that my personal wellness correlates strongly with the amount of time I can spend outside in nature (and inversely with the amount of time I am sitting in traffic). I knew the Durham area would be an ideal place for me.

What excites you about the residency program at Duke Ob/Gyn?

The people I met during and around my interview day made me feel so welcomed. I am incredibly excited to be able to get to know more of them over the next four years! I am also excited to be able to engage in the many research opportunities Duke OB/GYN residents have available to them. Finally, I am excited to be able to get more exposure to the subspecialties early in my residency so that I will be more confident knowing what I want to do after residency!

What are your career goals?

I am drawn to academic medicine. I am passionate about teaching and mentoring others, and I would like research to be a part of my career. I also know that underserved populations are the ones I want to be caring for day to day. I envision being able to use research to improve the care we provide to all patients and especially those most in need of it.

Describe your research interests/goals:

I am passionate about the fields of geroscience and the hallmarks of aging. My master’s involved studying cellular senescence and the mechanisms by which it promotes age-related disease. More recently, I have been working in the field of epigenetics, studying the impact of pregnancy on measures of biological aging. I am eager to study these consequences and drivers of aging to gain insights into the causes of disease and the efficacy of interventions to prevent disease and improve health. 
My master’s was largely basic science bench research, but I wonder how feasible and what the path would even look like trying to combine bench research with clinical work. I think something more translational/clinical is where I see my strengths and desire to study the molecular as well as caring for patients would be best suited.

What are your hobbies?

Food science and cooking, cars, racing, film photography, repairing, and learning about technology. I love learning about the engineering aspects of Formula 1 and cars and watching teams compete in races. I am learning to work on cars and have been performing many of the basic maintenances. I have always been a tinkerer, and I love repairing cameras as well as taking, developing, scanning, and editing film photos at home. I pride myself on my cooking and love to bring people together to share good food, drinks, and music! 

Education & Training

Undergraduate school & graduation year:
McGill University, 2019

Graduate school & graduation year:
McGill University, MSc, 2021

Medical school & graduation year:
Emory University, 2026

Awards & Honors

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Award, 2020

Canderel Graduate Studentship Award, 2019 

Graduate Excellence Award, Biochemistry Department, 2019

Distinguished Scholar Award, Henry M. Gunn High School, 2015

 

Publications

Alicia K. Smith, Seyma Katrinli, Julian L. Moran, Kristyne D. Mansilla Dubon, Sierra N. Garth, Michael Simmond, Dawayland O. Cobb, Meghan Brashear, Edward J. Trapido, Erika J. Wolf, Ariane L. Rung, Nicole R. Nugent, Edward S. Peters “The role of epigenetic age acceleration and social disadvantage in cardiometabolic health in southeast Louisiana women” Under review at: Clinical Epigenetics 

Julian L. Moran, Erika J. Sigman and Catherine S.W. Albin. “The Stroke Alert That Wasn’t: Lessons Learned from Meningitis-Associated Vasospasm” Neurocritical Care June 2025. PMID: 40457152.

Julian L. Moran, Vanita R. Aroda. A commentary on: “Glucagonostatic Potency of GLP-1 in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Patients with Type 1 Diabetes, and Healthy Control Subjects” PracticeUpdate. November 2021

Amr Omer_, Devang Patel, Julian L. Moran, Xian Jin Lian, Sergio Di Marco, Imed-Eddine Gallouzi “Autophagy and Heat-Shock Response Impair Stress Granule Assembly during Cellular Senescence” Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. December 2020. PMID: 33049246.

Amr Omer, Monica Liliana Cruz Barrera, Julian L. Moran, Xian J. Lian, Sergio Di Marco, Christian Beausejour, Imed-Eddine Gallouzi “G3BP1 controls the senescence associated secretome and its impact on cancer progression” Nature Communications. October 2020. PMID: 33020468.

Christine Kalife, Paul Bennett, Julian L. Moran, Jugjit Atwal, Brigitte Schiller. “Dialysis Recovery Time: Can It Be Improved?” Nephrology News & Issues. Nov 2017

Presentations

Julian L. Moran, Julia Ossi, Alyssa Cruse, Sarah Koumtouzoua “Therapeutic Inertia and Anchoring: Late-Onset Antisynthetase Syndrome Masquerading as Asthma”

Case Presentation Poster at CHEST 2025 Annual Meeting – 2025 Oct 19; Chicago, IL.

Julian L. Moran, Speaker at Department Meeting, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olive View- UCLA Medical Center, Presenting: “The Molecular Selflessness of Maternal Reproduction - Epigenetic Age Accelerations as a Function of Gravidity” 2025 Sept 26; Sylmar, CA.

Julian L. Moran, Speaker at Division Meeting, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine. Presenting: “Does Cellular Senescence Explain Mixed Results of D-Mannose for Management of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections?” – 2025 Apr 24; Atlanta GA.

Julian L. Moran and Sonja L. Moran “How AI Can Allow Us to be Better Listeners”

Poster presentation, at Health Ethics Consortium 2025 Annual Conference – 2025 Mar 24; Emory Center for Ethics, Atlanta GA.

Julian L. Moran, Speaker at Division Meeting, Acute Care Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine “2024 Updates to the Surgical Infection Society Guidelines for Antibiotics in Intra-Abdominal Surgery” – 2024 Oct 01; Atlanta GA.

Anna Fischer, Julian L. Moran, Rachel Lazris, Sarah Jung, Kaylyn Crawford, Jon Gunasti, Sheila Rajagopalan, Claire Hu “Cooking Matters by Open Hand, Fridge Sheet to Manage a Healthy Diet and Lifestyle” Poster presentation, at Community Engagement Day – 2023 Aug 7; Atlanta GA.

Julian L. Moran, Invited Speaker at Brigham & Women’s Diabetes Section Research Meeting. Presenting: “BMP4 and Gremlin 1 regulate hepatic cell senescence during clinical progression of NAFLD/NASH” – Implications for Treatment Efficacy of GLP-1/GIP Therapy – 2022 Nov 18; Boston MA.

Julian L. Moran, Grace Ordonez, Milan Rancic, Natasha Malkani, Lee-Shing Chang, Alexander Turchin, Vanita R. Aroda. “Rationale And Design of the PIONEER PLUS Study Evaluating High Dose Oral GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes” Poster presented at: Discover Brigham 2021. 2021 Nov 3; Boston MA.

Julian L. Moran, “The Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype and Its Role in the Tumor-Microenvironment.” Poster presented at DEFI Canderel Annual Fundraiser 2021 – 2021 May 6; DEFI Canderel, Montreal QC.