Duke-Coulter Translational Partnership
Science Serving Humanity
Through support for engineer-clinician teams, Duke’s partnership with the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation accelerates promising bioengineering research and improves health care.
Wallace Henry Coulter
1913-1998
Inventor Wallace H. Coulter’s philosophy of science serving humanity continues through pioneering programs that translate academic discoveries to practical use.
In 2005, Duke BME was among the first to receive a $5 million translational partnership award from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation.
Oversight Committee
Through project selection and review, and periodic assessment of the program, the Oversight Committee ensures the quality of translational projects and the sustainability of the Translational Partnership.
The independent Oversight Committee, chaired by the Duke BME department chair, includes members from Duke, industry and venture capital.
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- Assist with team and proposal solicitation and development
- Review and select individual translational research projects for funding
- Assess periodic reports for the projects and the program
- Evaluate project portfolio
- Provide mentoring to teams
- Provide regular feedback to the program PI, Co-PI and CPD about the program
- Provide updates to the senior University administration as needed or requested
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- Ali Behbahani, MD, Partner, NEA
- Dani Bolognesi, PhD, Professor, Surgical Sciences
- Ed Field, President, BioLabs NC
- Sharon Gerecht, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Allan Kirk, MD, Chair and Professor, Department of Surgery
- Jeffrey Lawson, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery
- Barry Myers, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke-Coulter Program Director
- Robin Rasor, MS, CLP, Associate Vice President, Duke Office of Commercialization & Translation
- John Schilling, MD, Partner, TPG Capital
- John Sundy, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Seismic Therapeutics
- Scott Weiner, President, Elsivian Consulting
Duke-Coulter Contacts
Barry Myers, M.D., Ph.D.
Coulter Program Director, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
