Metabolomics Lab's Analysis Finds Near-meat and Meat Not Nutritionally Equivalent
Bringing Back Helpful Gut Worms
William Parker, associate professor of surgery at Duke University School of Medicine, was a guest on Constant Wonder, a podcast from BYU Radio. He discussed intestinal worms and how not all bacteria is harmful; some may actually help us.
Cancer treatment startup started by Duke faculty raises $70M
Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: Moving Away From Surgery, Exploring Alternate Treatments
In a paper published in Nature, a cancer-like mutation was linked to cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs), a condition in which blood vessels in the brain are formed abnormally. Currently, the condition can only be treated by means of surgery however the discovery of the mutation has the potential to develop novel therapeutic strategies.
Congratulations Distinguished Professors!
Precision Genomics Collaboratory Newsletter: Vol 1 Issue 2
This issue includes
- Funding opportunities from the Precision Genomics Collaboratory
- News updates from the genomics community
- Featured publications
- Duke funding opportunities of potential interest
- Upcoming events
2021 Distinguished Faculty Award Priya Kishnani, MD, HS'91-'95
Joining Forces to Fight Childhood Obesity
SoM Researchers Named Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2021 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
Dr. Priya Kishnani Works to Improve the Lives of Children with Genetic Diseases
Dr. Priya Kishnani grew up in a family of physicians, including her mother, a pediatrician, in Mumbai (then Bombay), India. “My mother ran a charitable program, caring for the underserved and indigent throughout her life,” Dr. Kishnani says. “I saw firsthand what it really meant to be a physician: to give hope to your neighbors, and make an impact on the rest of their lives. From then on, I knew this was what I wanted to do.”