With the Department of Defense's 2024 Innovator Award, Nimmi Ramanujam and her team aim to improve the detection and treatment of early-stage breast cancer. Find out how they'll pursue this important goal.

An ultra-fast model can simulate the responses of more than 50,000 nerve fibers in the time it takes the current industry standard to simulate one. Learn how this could make better nerve stimulation therapies.

In research published in Cell, Lingchong You and his team showed that biological condensates influence cells beyond physical contact. Read more about this biochemical process.

While the Nobel-winning genome-editing technology CRISPR holds great promise, Duke’s Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies is putting some eggs in other baskets. Find out why.

Resistance can be fought by targeting bacteria that are “selfish” with their antibiotic resistance tools. Read why this discovery can help physicians better tailor therapies to treat bacterial pathogens.

Read how Ophelia Venturelli uses computational modeling and experimental techniques to study how the microbes in our gastrointestinal systems can be engineered to keep us healthy.

By combining biochemistry, molecular biology, physics and computer science, new faculty member Philip Romero aims to decode and engineer novel proteins. Find out how.

By collaborating with faculty across basic science, engineering and medicine, Pengfei Song aims to improve the scientific and clinical impact of ultrasound. Read more about his research.

Charles Gersbach was awarded $100,000 to work towards reprogramming immune cells for the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Read more about this exciting research award.

Duke Engineers have garnered a lot of attention in the last few months. Find out which faculty and students were recognized this fall for their outstanding achievements and contributions.

Ashutosh Chilkoti has launched several companies based on research from his lab. Learn how he and other faculty founders have struggled and succeeded in spinning their startups out of Duke University.

The Duke Summit on AI for Health Innovation brought health care, engineering and industry leaders together to push forward emerging opportunities powered by AI. Read more about the event.

Shyni Varghese and postdoctoral fellow Hunter Newman teamed up to develop a gel-like substance that can be injected into a fractured bone to heal it more quickly. Find out how they're bringing this work to patients.

Watch Dean Jerry Lynch have a conversation with BME Professor of the Practice Cameron Kim where the two discuss the importance of integrating ethical considerations into every aspect of the curriculum.

Background image for "On Camera": Mikael Owunna '12, Nommo Semi, Guardian of Space (2018), from the Duke Engineering art collection.

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