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Using Light, AI to See Cancer in Real Time
4/27 Pratt School of Engineering

Using Light, AI to See Cancer in Real Time

Tuan Vo-Dinh is exploring a faster, less invasive way to detect and analyze head and neck cancers using light and AI.

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Beyond the Cut: A New Era for CRISPR Medicine
4/23 Pratt School of Engineering

Beyond the Cut: A New Era for CRISPR Medicine

Charles Gersbach and his colleagues are pursuing promising CRISPR technologies focused on controlling gene activity rather than permanently altering the genome.

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Mapping Behavior with Machine Learning
2/12 Pratt School of Engineering

Mapping Behavior with Machine Learning

By transforming movement into data, Timothy Dunn is reshaping how scientists can study behavior and the brain.

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A New Vision for Lymphatic Imaging
1/28 Pratt School of Engineering

A New Vision for Lymphatic Imaging

Pengfei Song is part of a team led by the University of Alberta, which has received an ARPA-H award to create high-resolution, 3D ultrasound for lymphedema imaging.

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Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
12/11/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Wax Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Adam Wax received one of the top honors for academic inventors in recognition of his work to translate research in optical spectroscopy to biomedical diagnostics.

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How to Heal a Broken Heart
12/1/25 Duke Today

How to Heal a Broken Heart

Nenad Bursac is growing beating human heart tissue in his lab to test emerging heart repair treatments such as gene therapy.

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Using Electrical Bursts to Get the Gut Moving
11/10/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Using Electrical Bursts to Get the Gut Moving

Bursts of electrical stimulation could help restore gut motion to treat constipation, a technique recently licensed by industry leader Boston Scientific