Combining structural biology and computation, a Duke-led team of researchers has identified how multiple mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein independently create variants that are more transm

The widespread use of masks in schools can effectively prevent COVID-19 transmission and provide a safe learning environment, two Duke scholars said Wednesday.

This spring, nine faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships.

The brain’s neurons tend to get most of the scientific attention, but a set of cells around them called astrocytes – literally, star-shaped cells – are increasingly being viewed as crucial players

Dean Mary E. Klotman, MD, reflected on the challenges and successes of a historic year and shared her outlook for the School's future.

A new center in Duke’s School of Medicine provides scientists and physicians with the tools to use digital models of patients to assess the effects of imaging technologies and applications.

Duke’s expertise in Cryo-EM microscopy has attracted a nearly $700,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that will support an effort to make this Nobel-prize winning technol

An investigational antibody in clinical trials for lung cancer appears to disrupt a mechanism that tumor cells exploit to avoid being destroyed by the body’s innate immune system, researchers at Du

In 1937, Dr. Hart recruited surgeon Joseph W.

Zhao Zhang (ZZ), PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and cancer biology in the School of Medicine, has been named a 2021 Pew Scholar in the B