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A CRISPR-based platform identified many genes that could potentially improve T-cell therapies for cancer treatment

Jeffrey Headd graduated from Duke University in 2009 with a Ph.D. degree in computational biology and bioinformatics as a member of the David and Jane Richardson lab following his undergraduate studies in computational biology (B.S.) at Brown University.

Second-year OTD student Peyton Gemmell led a short course, An Occupational Perspective on Navigating Food-Related Occupations for Adults with ADHD, at the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association’s fall conference held Nov. 3-5. 

We are celebrating Native American Heritage Month and honoring the many ways that individuals and communities have contributed to and uplifted our nation.  We are proud to honor the members of our own OTD family, first-year student Ahriyanna Bullard and third-year student Carnell (Cal)Yazzie. 

Have you seen the Iwama Mamas play?  The team is a group of Duke OTD students who participate in Duke Intramural Sports’ basketball, flag football, soccer, and pickleball games. The Iwama Mamas just wrapped up the flag football and pickleball season but are looking forward to a soccer playoff game at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. at Cohan Fields. Next semester, basketball and pickleball will resume.

The North Carolina American Society for Microbiology (NC-ASM) had record attendance at its annual meeting Saturday, hosted by the Duke Microbiome Center, attracting more than 300 researchers from across the Southeast.

Dr. Becker and peers hosted a presentation on Disrupting the Definition of Scholarship: Advancing Your Career with Non-Traditional Scholarship.

The Sequencing and Genomic Technologies Core Facility will be closed and will not be accepting samples on the following dates: November 23 - 24 December 22 - January 2

Two Duke School of Medicine faculty are among the 25 physician scientists who have received the Paragon Award for Research Excellence from the Doris Duke Foundation.

Devi Swain Lenz “expressed herself” as Madonna during a new faculty tour of the Sequencing and Genomic Technologies Core facility on Halloween. They explored the Chesterfield Building, home to Duke's long-read sequencing for examining genome regions and short-read sequencers vital for cancer research.