It’s Easier Being Green
How a collaboration spanning departments and institutions brought clarity to the mystery of glassfrog transparency.
2023 Magazine:
Bringing Clarity to Transparency
In this issue: Outreach in Duke BME, A Hub for Computational Medicine, Meet Our New Faculty
When It Comes to Outreach, It’s in the Community
Two emerging programs at Duke provide valuable lessons on how to build experiences for a diverse set of local students to help expand the STEM pipeline.
Cultivating a Community in Computational Medicine
By drawing on the depth and breadth of expertise across Duke, Amanda Randles hopes to transform the university into a powerhouse in computational medicine
Emma Chory: Using Robotics to Speed Up Cellular Evolution
New faculty member Emma Chory combines evolution, cellular engineering and robotics to advance basic science and identify new targets for cancer therapies
John Hickey: When It Comes to Studying Cells, Location is Everything
By studying the location of individual cells within tissues, new faculty member John Hickey decodes how cells interact and organize
Letter from the Chair
Dear colleagues and friends,
With each year our community grows and evolves, but our united goal remains the same: to improve society through biomedical innovation. Thanks to our strong collaborative culture, inspiring faculty and students who pursue impactful work, and our ever-expanding research expertise, this goal is always within reach.
In this issue of the Duke BME Magazine, I’m thrilled to share the impressive work of our community, with stories covering a collaboration that brought clarity to frog biology, our newest outreach programs, which aim to provide local middle and high school students with engineering and lab experience, and a feature about how we’re working to position Duke as a powerhouse in computational medicine. I’m also excited to officially introduce the newest group of faculty members who have joined Duke BME this calendar year. I know their expertise and enthusiasm will continue to set us apart from the rest.
Please enjoy reading our latest issue.
Best wishes,
Joseph A. Izatt
Chair, Duke Biomedical Engineering Department
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Duke BME Magazine
Showcasing the extraordinary work of our faculty and student body