A simple, off-the-shelf, low-cost approach to point-of-care biomedical devices only requires gravity to transport, mix and manipulate the liquid droplets involved. See it in action!

By drawing on the depth and breadth of expertise, Duke BME is transforming the university into a powerhouse in computational medicine. Find out how.

A cross-campus collaboration is exploring naturally occurring biological condensates, like drops of oil forming in water. Discover why the work could lead to new therapeutics.

By developing a brain imaging tool that can stick directly to a patient's scalp, Duke engineers aim to make it easier for doctors to diagnose strokes. Read all about the ambitious project.

A Bass Connections team is working to develop a new way of assessing brain injury with community partners. Discover how they hope to make youth football safer.

Encouraging AI to become smarter on its own sounds like a science fiction plot. But check out how ‘active’ machine learning algorithms can help identify the next class of molecular therapeutics.

A collaboration spanning departments and institutions brought clarity to the mystery of glassfrog transparency. Discover how this unusually productive partnership and its incredible findings came to fruition in I/O Magazine.

From rainforest travels to lab course facilitation and design, find out why senior BME lab administrator Maggie Gatongi never passes up an opportunity to learn.

Discover how two emerging programs in Duke BME provide valuable lessons on how to build experiences for local students to help expand the STEM pipeline.

Discover how new faculty member Emma Chory combines evolution, cellular engineering and robotics to advance basic science and identify new targets for cancer therapies.

Read all about how faculty member Sonia Bansal aims to develop courses that give students the foundational skills and practical engineering experiences needed to succeed.

By studying the location of individual cells within tissues, new faculty member John Hickey decodes how cells interact and organize. Find out just how insightful the findings can be.

Several Duke BME faculty came together to showcase the Triangle's cutting-edge biotech ecosystem and solutions to critical human health challenges.

Through a National Institutes of Health Innovator Award, Samira Musah will explore how to repair damaged kidney cells.

Duke Engineers have garnered a lot of attention this summer and fall. Find out which faculty and students were recognized this spring for their outstanding achievements and contributions.

The U.S. News & World report recently ranked Duke BME as the #2 undergraduate BME program in the country.

Cameron McIntyre and colleagues have spent the past seven years developing HoloSNS, a visualization tool that translates human brain scans into interactive holograms.

With a busy booth, impressive research presentations, and a large faculty and student presence, Duke BME made a grand showing at the annual meeting. See for yourself!

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Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We've had a wonderful start to the school year here in Duke BME, and with our dedicated community I know that we'll continue this success as the academic year continues.

With the addition of promising new faculty, exciting research ventures, and stories of student, staff, and faculty success, there is a lot to share and celebrate. I hope you enjoy reading about our transformative work and know that there is always more on the horizon.

Joseph Izatt, PhD
Chair, Duke BME
Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor of Engineering

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

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