Chlamydia's Stealthy Cloaking Device Identified
Microbial proteins around a sexually transmitted infection allow pathogen to hide undetected inside host cells
Microbial Job Stability
How functions in microbial communities remain constant despite varying compositions
Inside the Massive Genome Sequencing Operation Guiding Duke's COVID Response
How a group of genome sequencing research scientists at Duke steered the university's COVID-19 response.
Duke-led Center Seeks to Examine and Engineer the Microbial Communities of Indoor Spaces
New $26 million center will work to understand and engineer the microbiomes in our homes, workspaces and other built environments
Students research shines with help from pilot grants
The Duke School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory and the Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education have been providing $2,000 pilot grant opportunities three times a year for current biomedical PhD students since August 2021.
After receiving their grants, students have six months to use their funds, which could go towards research or professional development.
Summer Scholars leave Duke with a once-in-a-lifetime research experience
This summer, eight scholars from across the country were paired with a faculty research mentor to learn laboratory skills, designing a research project, and effectively presenting future research.
It Doesn't Matter Much Which Fiber You Choose -- Just Get More Fiber
The human gut evolved to thrive on fermentable fibers, not bacon cheeseburgers
CRISPR Technology Demonstrates Success in Preventing and Treating COVID
In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to use CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat COVID infections.
Q&A with Charis Eng
Charis Eng, MD, PhD, FACP, is a leader in the field of cancer genetics. She was the first to discover a link between mutations in the cancer suppressor gene PTEN and Cowden syndrome and other disorders that can put patients at an increased risk for several types of cancer.