Kathy Nightingale Receives AIUM’s William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award
The award recognizes Nightingale’s significant contributions to the progress of medical diagnostic ultrasound
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Using Neural Networks to Precisely Model Social Behavior
A new platform uses machine learning to identify and map social interactions, unlocking new ways to study behavioral disorders like autism
Creating Digital Twins to Save Lives
Amanda Randles pioneers computer models that non-invasively diagnose disease
New CRISPRs Expand Upon the Original’s Abilities
By scouring thousands of bacterial genomes for new CRISPR-Cas systems, researchers have discovered some that could expand the technology’s impact in research, biotechnology and medicine
A Tale of How TALENs Launched the Genome Editing Revolution
Researchers transformed a plant pathogen weapon into a programmable tool for DNA editing.
Can CRISPR Offer a Cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome?
Naturally suppressed genes turned on by Professor Charles Gersbach lab's CRISPR technology offer cure hopes for rare diseases.
Blake Wilson’s Efforts to Help People Hear
Learn how federal funding helped Duke Engineering graduate and professor revolutionize a device that has restored hearing for millions.
A Research Ecosystem to Tackle Plastic Pollution
A Bass Connections team including BME PhD student Sophia Vincoff works to engineer bacteria that can degrade plastics in the ocean.
A New Approach to Controlling Gene Expression in Microbial Populations
Researchers led by Lingchong You have developed a system to better regulate gene expression that could be applied to biosensors, toxin production and metabolic pathway regulation.
Duke Professor Develops HoloSNS, a New Kind of Brain Mapping for Surgeons
For the past decade, a research team led by Cameron McIntyre has been developing a platform to convert 2D MRI brain scans into interactive 3D holographic visualizations to assist brain surgeons.
Making Sure Drugs Work Where They’re Needed in the Brain
By precisely controlling the concentration of drugs, DART.2 helps ensure drugs are administered to targeted cells
Your Kitchen Sponge Teems With Bacteria – Should You Use a Brush Instead?
Lingchong You's 2022 study is cited as one of the main reasons a kitchen sponge is so good at harboring a wide diversity and large density of bacteria.