Computational Biology News

David Carlson, PhD, has assumed the role of director of graduate studies for the PhD Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics student, Mengyi (Miko) Liu, will deliver her dissertation defense on Characterizing Brain Tumor Microenvironments using Novel Methods for Spatial Transcriptomics and Multi-omics Data, on October 31, 2024.

Title: Development of Computational Methods for the Analysis of CRISPR Experiments 

Date: Wednesday, September 11 

Time: 3:00-5:00pm 

Location: Nanaline, room 147 

Zoom: https://zoom.us | Meeting ID: 245 405 4826| Passcode: defense

A 2nd year PhD student in the Dave lab, Owusu is the recipient of the 2024-2025 School of Medicine Dean’s International Scholarship

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics student, Kevin Moyung, will deliver his dissertation defense on Unraveling the Chromatin-Mediated Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation, on August 19, 2024.

Beratan is developing theoretical approaches to understand the function of complex molecular and macromolecular systems.

The Whitehead Scholars Program, helps attract and nurture the most promising biomedical researchers to the faculty at Duke University School of Medicine.

Lawrence David, PhD, and Melanie Thomas, MD, have been named Fulbright Scholars for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Fulbright Scholars Program awards fellowships to faculty, administrators, and other professionals to teach, research, and conduct professional projects for up to one year in more than 135 different countries.

CBB’s student, Ben Neubert, participated in Duke Startup Showcase. He is also a founder for the New Ventures Develop course in I&E for Spring 2024. (I&E 395).

Four students successfully defended their dissertations and will graduate from the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Program.