Drug and Gene Delivery

Understanding and developing new strategies aimed at therapies for cancer, infectious and cardiovascular disease, muscle disease, and gastrointestinal disease

illustration of gene editing technology from Gersbach lab

The field of drug and gene delivery involves development and delivery of drugs, genes, and gene products that ultimately alter protein expression and function of the cells, tissues, and living organisms.

Important areas in this growing field include development of delivery vehicles such as plasmids, nanoparticles, viruses, liposomes, peptide/protein complexes, and biomaterial scaffolds, as well as studies of drug and gene transport, delivery strategies, delivery barriers, and immune response to delivery.

Duke BME is actively involved in understanding and developing new strategies for drug and gene delivery aimed at therapies for cancer, infectious and cardiovascular disease, muscle disease, gastrointestinal disease, and others.

Close collaborations with Duke University School of Medicine faculty and support from the Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE) are important contributors to the successful endeavors of this research community.

Associated Faculty

Dr Pranam Chatterjee, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Dr Pranam Chatterjee, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Dr Pranam Chatterjee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Ashutosh Chilkoti, Ph.D.

Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Emma Chory Profile Photo
Emma Chory Profile Photo

Emma Chory

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Charlie Gersbach Profile Photo
Charlie Gersbach Profile Photo

Charlie Gersbach

John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Josh Huang Profile Photo
Josh Huang Profile Photo

Josh Huang

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

David Katz, Ph.D. Profile Photo
David Katz, Ph.D. Profile Photo

David Katz, Ph.D.

Nello L. Teer, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering

Cameron M Kim Profile Photo
Cameron M Kim Profile Photo

Cameron M Kim

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of BME

Dr Mike Lynch, M.D., Ph.D. Profile Photo
Dr Mike Lynch, M.D., Ph.D. Profile Photo

Dr Mike Lynch, M.D., Ph.D.

W. H. Gardner, Jr. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Robert A. Malkin Profile Photo
Robert A. Malkin Profile Photo

Robert A. Malkin

Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Wanda Krassowska Neu Profile Photo
Wanda Krassowska Neu Profile Photo

Wanda Krassowska Neu

Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering

Dr Daniel Reker Profile Photo
Dr Daniel Reker Profile Photo

Dr Daniel Reker

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Tatiana Segura Profile Photo
Tatiana Segura Profile Photo

Tatiana Segura

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Dr Mike Tadross, M.D., Ph.D. Profile Photo
Dr Mike Tadross, M.D., Ph.D. Profile Photo

Dr Mike Tadross, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Lingchong You, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Lingchong You, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Lingchong You, Ph.D.

James L. Meriam Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Fan Yuan, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Fan Yuan, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Fan Yuan, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Other Research Specialties

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