New Platform Targets and Represses Disease-Causing Genes
Genes provide the most basic blueprint for building and regulating cell development, but as we age, these blueprints can get altered. As genes overexpress, they can cause a host of diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Pranam Chatterjee featured in Duke's Quantum Leap in AI
A New Twist on an Old Hormone Leads to First Drug for a Type of Liver Disease
PGC Announces Student Pilot Grant Awardees
The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 11 pilot grants of $2,000 each to SOM Biomedical PhD students. The goal of these grants is to support our students in scientific and educational efforts to bolster their graduate training experiences. These awards will help further research in a broad array of topics including congenital heart disease, influenza, pregnancy complications, cystic fibrosis and more.
Study Shows How Liver Damage from Stress and Aging Might Be Reversible
Lab-Grown Muscles Reveal Mysteries of Rare Muscle Diseases
Opening New Doors: Former Summer Scholar prepares for graduate school at Duke
Blood Test Finds Knee Osteoarthritis up to Eight Years Before It Appears on X-rays
How to Talk to Your Family About Their Heart Health History
PGC Director Meets FLOTUS, Hears White House Initiative on Women's Health Research
First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, EdD, visited Durham on March 20 to deliver remarks on women’s health research to a group of about 40 invited guests from Duke University, NC Central, and UNC Chapel Hill.