Wray Named AAAS Fellow
Greg Wray is one of five faculty members and one staff member from Duke to be named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
ATTRACTing scientists to Duke to study vascular biology and stroke
On Thursday, October 11, Doug Marchuk will host an all-day meeting with seven other project leaders from the Leducq Foundation Network, ATTRACT: Arterial flow as an attractor for endothelial cell migration. Marchuk is serving as the North American coordinator on this grant. During the meeting, each project leader will present their current research for the project.
Targeted epigenome editing as ‘next generation drugs’ for Parkinson’s disease
By 2020, the Parkinson’s Foundation estimates that nearly one million people will be living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the U.S. That’s more than the number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease combined. Researchers at Duke are taking action.
Recent grad charting her own path
As 3,000 first-year students begin preparing for their Duke career, recent graduate Sarina Madhavan has some advice for them
Reddy Lab Investigates Glucocorticoid Receptor Binding Sites, Target Genes
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a hormone-inducible transcription factor involved in metabolic and anti-inflammatory gene expression responses
What algebraic topology could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Proteins are the workhorses of the cell. They are required for the structure, function and regulation of the body’s tissues and organs
One gene, two genes, old gene, new genes
All living beings have important regulatory proteins to help control genes and guide cells through the cell cycle.
New model provides new insight on human response to stress hormone
Cortisol reduces inflammation in your joints and mobilizes glucose into your body to give your muscles energy to run.