Men’s Basketball to host Mako Medical Duke Classic honoring Dr. Onye E. Akwari
The Duke men’s basketball program has unveiled plans for the Mako Medical Duke Classic honoring the late Dr. Onye E.
Precision Genomics Collaboratory Announces COVID-19 Early Career Investigator Pilot Grant Awards
The Duke University School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory offered pilot grant funding for early career investigators interested in COVID-19 research that broadly involves genomics/’om
Duke-NUS study uncovers why bats excel as viral reservoirs without getting sick
Study confirms bats adopt multiple strategies to reduce pro-inflammatory responses, thus mitigating potential immune-mediated tissue damage and disease.
2020 Election: Voting information and resources for the Duke community
All members of the Duke University and Duke University Health System community are encouraged to register and vote in the 2020 election.
Lab-grown mini-lungs mimic the real thing - right down to COVID infection
A team of Duke University researchers has developed a lab-grown living lung model that mimics the tiny air sacs of the lungs where coronavirus infection and serious lung damage take place.
Diagnoses of rare diseases enhanced through the teamwork of national network
Pooling expertise in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network solves rarest of rare mysteries
Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes
Transcription factor proteins are the light switches of the human genome.
Discrimination linked to obesity and heart disease risk in some Black women
A combination of a gene and daily-life stress contributes to disease risk in both Black and white women, but the stressors are different between the races