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Gene Therapy for Heart Disease
9/3 WPTF Afternoon News

Gene Therapy for Heart Disease

Nenad Bursac joins a radio news program to talk about his new study showing how a gene therapy his lab designed restores heart functionality in nonhuman primate models after a heart attack.

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Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Launches SPACE Initiative
8/29 Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Launches SPACE Initiative

Two Duke Engineering faculty members are heavily involved in the new interdisciplinary initiative, with BME master's alumna Anna Menon set to deliver the keynote lecture at the launch event.

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Mission: A Faster, Better MRI
8/28 Duke School of Medicine Magnify

Mission: A Faster, Better MRI

Professor Dan Ma’s work with MR fingerprinting has to potential to transform how doctors detect and treat conditions like brain tumors and epilepsy.

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Campus Welcomes Class of 2029
8/19 Duke Today

Campus Welcomes Class of 2029

Join in all the buzz and excitement as Duke's incoming Class of 2029 moves in to campus. And keep your eyes peeled for a brief cameo by Dean Jerry Lynch!

Class of 2021 E'21 Ann Saterbak ‘Lemur’ – Feeder for Lemurs – Design a feeder that can be placed 15-30 feet high for animals at the Duke Lemur Center
Ann Saterbak Receives Fulbright Global Scholar Award
8/12 Pratt School of Engineering

Ann Saterbak Receives Fulbright Global Scholar Award

As a Fullbright U.S. Scholar, Saterbak will explore how active learning programs can be more successfully expanded to universities in Africa and Asia

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Epigenetic Editors Make Their Marks in the Clinic
8/1 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Epigenetic Editors Make Their Marks in the Clinic

Charles Gersbach is one of many researchers working on the targeted rewriting of the epigenome, which promises to overcome several challenges in direct gene editing in patient therapies.