Synthetic and Systems Biology

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

microscope image from Shen lab

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

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

Dr Pranam Chatterjee, Ph.D.

Assistant 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

John Hickey Profile Photo
John Hickey Profile Photo

John Hickey

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Josh Huang Profile Photo
Josh Huang Profile Photo

Josh Huang

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

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

Samira Musah, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Samira Musah, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Samira Musah, Ph.D.

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

Dr Daniel Reker Profile Photo
Dr Daniel Reker Profile Photo

Dr Daniel Reker

Assistant 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

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