Basic Science News at Duke School of Medicine

Lawrence David has received the Schmidt Polymath Award to support his innovative genomics research aimed at developing healthier, more sustainable diets and global food systems.

Scholarships honor exceptional scholars in PhD programs.

NIH Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award supports research of the immune evasion strategies of Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection.

A study from the Duke Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology reveals why higher levels of testosterone cause early prostate cancers to grow but can stop later-stage disease. The findings promise to help doctors better target treatment.

Debra Silver, PhD, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, cell biology and neurobiology at Duke University School of Medicine, has been awarded a 2024 Javits Award by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

By analyzing their spike proteins, Duke researchers reveal how the Omicron XBB variants balance stability, receptor usage and immune evasion.

Christine Eyler is exploring how tumors evolve during treatment to identify vulnerabilities that could lead to more effective cancer therapies. By studying rectal cancer organoids and epigenetic changes, Eyler aims to uncover new strategies that could eventually translate into personalized treatments for patients.

Duke University School of Medicine has welcomed Nuo Li, PhD, as an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology, and 2024 Duke Science and Technology Scholar. Li and his lab members bring a wealth of expertise in understanding the complexities of how the brain makes decisions.

Mapping the structure of an enzyme crucial for fungal survival also sheds light on how climate change is affecting the fungal world.

New research reveals shape-shifting proteins may help some organisms, like plants, adapt to rising temperatures. But this same ability could also lead to the emergence of dangerous fungal pathogens