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BME Professor Charles Gersbach provides insights into the early days of genetic engineering. 

A Q&A with Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna

BME Professor Jessilyn Dunn discusses her research showing that smartwatches can detect signs of infection before symptoms appear on BYU radio. 

Duke Materials Initiative’s milestone event on polymer networks engages 300+ attendees from 16 nations

Kafui Dzirasa is a psychiatrist and engineer examining the role of brain electricity in mental health disorders

With a device to make cardiovascular procedures safer, Duke’s ArchGuard team was recognized out of 2,000 applicants

Duke Design Health Fellows who invented a novel medical device which helps prevent stroke during cardiac surgery advanced to finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition and need your vote to win

Device protects human liver cells producing critical biomolecules for six months in mice

The Duke BME Post-Doctoral Entrepreneurial Fellowship program is a new resource for graduates who want to launch companies based on their PhD research. For inaugural fellows Christian Viehland and Stefan Roberts, the program was instrumental in their transition from student to entrepreneur.

Through recruitment, mentorship and community events, the committee aims to make Duke BME more inclusive for faculty, staff and students

Duke Engineering’s new Wilkinson Building gives students space—and support—to craft innovative tools that can translate into entrepreneurial success

Junjie Yao uses light and sound to see deeper into the human body