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Activating Complex Regions of the Genome to Treat Rare Diseases
2/12/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Activating Complex Regions of the Genome to Treat Rare Diseases

Researchers find a master epigenetic switch that activates silenced genes to compensate for their missing counterparts in a rare genetic disease called Prader-Willi syndrome

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Junjie Yao Named SPIE Fellow
2/6/25 Pratt School of Engineering

Junjie Yao Named SPIE Fellow

The organization recognized Yao for his pioneering work to advance photoacoustic imaging technologies

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Climate Changemakers by Design
2/4/25 Duke Climate Commitment

Climate Changemakers by Design

As a rising star in green tech and the new executive director of an entrepreneurial ideas incubator called Design Climate, Judy Ledlee is helping the next generation of climate changemakers think differently about how to unleash climate solutions for the world.

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GPS for Neurosurgeons
1/28/25 Forever Duke

GPS for Neurosurgeons

Cameron McIntyre’s research allows doctors to see a patient’s brain in three dimensions. Using this hologram, neurosurgeons can perform complex surgeries to alleviate the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disorder and epilepsy.

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Uncovering the Might of Microbes Around Us
1/27/25 Duke Engineering YouTube

Uncovering the Might of Microbes Around Us

Join Dean Jerry Lynch and Professor Claudia Gunsch as they discuss how Duke’s NSF-funded PreMiEr center is revolutionizing microbiome technology: boosting the good, minimizing the bad and transforming public health.