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Jessilyn Dunn and her lab takes photos in the Duke Gardens for the cherry blossom blooms in March — Nine Faculty Named 2026 Bass Chairs

4/21 Duke Office of Undergraduate Education

Nine Faculty Named 2026 Bass Chairs

BME's Jessilyn Dunn was among the faculty recognized for excellence in research and undergraduate teaching

Amanda Randles (left) and Mark Palmeri (right) — Amanda Randles and Mark Palmeri Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

4/13 Pratt School of Engineering

Amanda Randles and Mark Palmeri Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

The honor from the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering represents the top 2% of engineers in the field

photos of six students and postdocs who received funding from the DIBS Germinator Award — Germinator Awards Provide Critical Support for Promising Research

4/7 Duke Intitute for Brain Sciences

Germinator Awards Provide Critical Support for Promising Research

BME postdoctoral fellow Andrea Jones received a Germinator Award from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

four headshots of three women and a man — Emily Song and Three Duke Colleagues Named Goldwater Scholar

3/31 Duke Today

Emily Song and Three Duke Colleagues Named Goldwater Scholar

Song is a biomedical engineering junior focused on developing innovative approaches to neural repair.

collage of headshots — Duke Honors Four Engineering Distinguished Professors in 2026

3/26 Duke Today

Duke Honors Four Engineering Distinguished Professors in 2026

Duke Engineering faculty members John Dolbow, Natalia Litchinitser, Tatiana Segura and Aaron Franklin were awarded distinguished professorships from Duke University.

Two women work side-by-side in a laboratory — Duke’s Nimmi Ramanujam Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

2/10 Pratt School of Engineering

Duke’s Nimmi Ramanujam Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Biomedical engineering professor recognized for pioneering technologies that transform women’s cancer care worldwide.

Blake wilson holding a cochlear implant — Blake Wilson Awarded 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

2/3 Duke School of Medicine

Blake Wilson Awarded 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Wilson shares this prize for his contributions to the development of the cochlear implant.

adam wax — Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

12/11/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Adam Wax received one of the top honors for academic inventors in recognition of his work to translate research in optical spectroscopy to biomedical diagnostics.