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A Genomic Medicine Story (with only a little CRISPR)
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

A Genomic Medicine Story (with only a little CRISPR)

While the Nobel-winning genome-editing technology CRISPR holds great promise, Duke’s Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies is putting some eggs in other baskets.

Ken Gall, Aaron Franklin, Ashutosh Chilkoti, and Sonia Grego
The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

The Hard-Earned Lessons of Academic Entrepreneurs

Faculty entrepreneurs from Duke Engineering share their experiences of what it takes to spin a startup out of a university.

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Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 
10/15/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Imagining the Robots of Tomorrow 

Duke researchers are pursuing robots that learn like humans, help perform delicate surgeries, and look after crewed space flights.

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Leveling Up Our Game 
10/14/24 Pratt School of Engineering

Leveling Up Our Game 

With more game studios finding a home in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, augmented and virtual realities growing in scope, and video game design reaching more diverse audiences, it’s time we start understanding the medium beyond its tropes and stereotypes.

Kishen Mitra
Collegiate Inventors Competition finalist: Kishen Mitra, B.S. ‘24
10/10/24 Duke Office of Translation and Commercialization

Collegiate Inventors Competition finalist: Kishen Mitra, B.S. ‘24

Recent BME alumnus Kishen Mitra is taking his 3D-printed full meniscus replacement to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition