
George Truskey, Ph.D.
george.truskey@duke.eduR. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Cardiovascular tissue engineering, mechanisms of atherogenesis, cell adhesion, and cell biomechanics.
R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular tissue engineering, mechanisms of atherogenesis, cell adhesion, and cell biomechanics.
Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Musculoskeletal tissue repair, disease biophysics and organ-on-a-chip technology
Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Systems biology, synthetic biology, computational modeling, microbiomes, host-microbiome interactions, microbial metabolism
Using flexible electronics to create new technology for interfacing with the brain at high resolution over large areas. These new tools can help diagnose and…
R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biophotonics, laser-excited luminescence spectroscopy, room temperature phosphorimetry, synchronous luminescence spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, field environmental instrumentation, fiberoptics sensors, nanosensors, biosensors and biochips for the protection…
Diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems, IR imaging, medical instrumentation and their new applications.
Optical spectroscopy for early cancer detection, novel microscopy and interferometry techniques.
Advanced instrumentation for diagnosis and treatment of electrophysiological problems. This research covers two primary organ systems: the heart and the brain. In the heart, Dr.…
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) technologies, and translating PAT advances into diagnostic and therapeutic applications, especially in functional brain imaging and early cancer theranostics.
James L. Meriam Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Quantitative biology, synthetic biology, machine learning, antibiotic resistance, microbiome
Principles and mechanisms of delivery for drugs, genes, and vaccines; pharmacokinetics; electrotransfer or electroporation technology; and tumor pathophysiology.