May 06, 2013
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for testing new heart disease medicines.
March 19, 2013
One of the Pratt School of Engineering’s newest faculty members is now the holder of one of its newest named professorships.
March 19, 2013
One of the Pratt School of Engineering’s newest faculty members is now the holder of one of its newest named professorships.
February 05, 2013
DURHAM, N.C. – By reproducing in the laboratory the complex interactions that cause human genes to turn on inside cells, Duke University bioengineers have created a system they believe can benefit gene therapy research and the burgeoning field of synthetic biology.
January 29, 2013
DURHAM, NC – Duke University biomedical engineers have developed a novel method to overcome the major hurdles facing a promising new class of peptide drugs – very small proteins – to treat diseases such as diabetes and cancer. For example, the hormone insulin is a peptide, which regulates the...
January 07, 2013
Lucinda Camras has to wait only a little while longer before she’s able to put “Ph.D.” after her name, and when that time comes, those letters will follow several other impressive letters – CSO – as in chief scientific officer.
In her first year of graduate training at Duke, Lucinda had already...
