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Tatiana Segura
Segura Receives the Acta Silver Medal Award
10/8/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Segura Receives the Acta Silver Medal Award

Tatiana Segura was recognized for her pioneering work to use biomaterials to jump-start the body’s innate healing abilities

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Using Epigenetic “Fingerprints” to Identify Coronavirus Infections
10/7/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Using Epigenetic “Fingerprints” to Identify Coronavirus Infections

In a DARPA-funded project, Duke BME’s Xiling Shen and collaborators across the U.S. are designing a diagnostic test that aims to identify coronavirus carriers early and predict the symptom severity

Cassio Fontes demonstrates the D4 assay
Developing Diagnostics to Catch COVID-19
10/7/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Developing Diagnostics to Catch COVID-19

Supported by a RAPID Response NSF research grant, the Chilkoti lab aims to make a faster, more efficient test to detect the novel coronavirus

animation of kidneys with COVID-19
Exploring COVID-19’s Impact on the Kidney
10/7/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Exploring COVID-19’s Impact on the Kidney

By guiding stem cells to model kidney cells, Duke BME’s Samira Musah is studying how the novel coronavirus can damage the important organs

The CovIdentify team uses biometric data from smartwatches and smartphones to identify early signs of COVID-19 infection.
Using Wearable Tech to Track a Viral Threat
10/7/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Using Wearable Tech to Track a Viral Threat

The Duke research study uses data from smartphones, smartwatches and health surveys to help detect COVID-19

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Filling an AI and Materials Science Training Gap
9/21/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Filling an AI and Materials Science Training Gap

Duke was awarded $3 million to develop a graduate training program at the nexus of artificial intelligence and materials science