He received both his Pharm.D. and Ph.D. in clinical pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Florida. Duarte is a clinician-scientist whose translational research work includes the implementation of pharmacogenomic information into clinical practice, as well as using genomics to identify innovative drug therapies. He is using his Translational Scholar Career Award in Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine to explore potential treatments for pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart failure, while using genomics to identify novel pathways that could lead to additional targets for future drug development.