Research News

July 16, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Duke Bioengineers Develop New Approach to Regenerate Back Discs

Cell therapies may stop or reverse the pain and disability of degenerative disc disease and the loss of material between vertebrae, according to Duke scientists

June 20, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Light and Nanoprobes Detect Early Signs of Infection

Duke University biomedical engineers and genome researchers have developed a proof-of-principle approach using light to detect infections before patients show symptoms.

June 04, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Genetic Editing for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duke scientists have developed a way to change the existing mutated gene responsible for the disorder into a normally functioning gene

May 06, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Duke Engineers Build Living Patch for Damaged Hearts

Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue.

March 19, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Jennifer West Invested as Fitzpatrick Family University Professor of Engineering

One of the Pratt School of Engineering’s newest faculty members is now the holder of one of its newest named professorships.

March 16, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Detecting and Treating Disease with Light

Duke engineers are lighting the way to a new era in medicine—literally.

March 15, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Solving Health Problems Across the Spectrum

Tuan Vo-Dinh and collaborators at Duke’s Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics are moving the field of photonics forward fast

February 05, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Recreating Natural Complex Gene Regulation

Duke University bioengineers have created a system they believe can benefit gene therapy research and the burgeoning field of synthetic biology

January 31, 2013 | Duke Engineering

Novel Materials Shake Ship Scum

Ships may soon be able to shed the unwanted accumulation of bacteria and other marine growth with the flick of a switch.