Synthetic and Systems Biology

Including development of new strategies for regenerative medicine, treatment of genetic disease and techniques to establish robust gene circuit function

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Drawing from concepts in a wide array of areas, including evolutionary biology, molecular biology, biophysics, and genetic engineering, researchers at Duke are developing methods to read and manipulate genetic code.

This work includes the development of new strategies for regenerative medicine, treatment of genetic disease, and techniques to establish robust gene circuit function. Research in synthetic and systems biology at Duke has provided insight into the design laws of natural biological systems.

The synthetic and systems biology research communities at Duke are supported and enhanced by the Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE).

Associated Faculty

Pranam D. Chatterjee Profile Photo
Pranam D. Chatterjee Profile Photo

Pranam D. Chatterjee

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Emma Jean Chory Profile Photo
Emma Jean Chory Profile Photo

Emma Jean Chory

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Charles Gersbach Profile Photo

Charles Gersbach

John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

John Wirthlin Hickey Profile Photo
John Wirthlin Hickey Profile Photo

John Wirthlin Hickey

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Josh Huang Profile Photo
Josh Huang Profile Photo

Josh Huang

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

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Michael D Lynch Profile Photo

Michael D Lynch

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

Samira Musah Profile Photo
Samira Musah Profile Photo

Samira Musah

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mikhail A. Nikiforov Profile Photo
Mikhail A. Nikiforov Profile Photo

Mikhail A. Nikiforov

Professor of Pathology

Amanda Randles Profile Photo
Amanda Randles Profile Photo

Amanda Randles

Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Daniel Reker Profile Photo
Daniel Reker Profile Photo

Daniel Reker

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Michael Raphael Tadross Profile Photo
Michael Raphael Tadross Profile Photo

Michael Raphael Tadross

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Lingchong You Profile Photo
Lingchong You Profile Photo

Lingchong You

James L. Meriam Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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