Highlights

Meet the Summer Fellows

Madison Spahn is a double major in biology and music. This summer she is studying the role that specific microRNAs play in blood cell development in Ashley Chi's lab. Learn more about the summer fellows.

IGSP Faculty Elected to ASCI

Sandeep Dave and Patrick Tan were among six Duke and Duke-NUS faculty members inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation this year. ASCI is an honor society for physician-researchers elected before their 50th birthday. Learn more.

 

New Issue of GenomeLIFE

The latest issue of GenomeLIFE, featuring the decades-long Dunedin study, hibernating lemurs, connections from thirst to addiction, and more, is now available in print and online. Read online.

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Faculty Spotlight

Donald Fox, PhD

The Fox lab uses genomic, & cell biological approaches to understand how organ repair & remodeling occur through inducible repair mechanisms.

Kristin Scott, PhD

Dr. Scott's research explores the genetic & epigenetic basis for formation & function of centromeric heterochromatin in the fission yeast.

Zackary Johnson, PhD

The Johnson Lab broadly studies the abundance, diversity and activity of marine microbes, particularly cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus.

Nina Tang Sherwood, PhD

Nina's lab studies the regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton in synapse formation and nervous system development more generally.

Alexander Kulminski, PhD

Alexander's work focuses on interdisciplinary research of systemic determinants of health, aging, & lifespan.

Priscilla Wald, PhD

Priscilla's current work focuses on the intersections among the law, literature, science and medicine.

In The Literature

FMRP Targets Distinct mRNA Sequence Elements to Regulate Protein Expression

Uwe Ohler and colleagues. Nature. December 20th 2012.

Neural Embedding of Stress Reactivity

Ahmad Hariri and colleagues. Nature Neuroscience. November 2012.

Sequences Associated with Centromere Competency in the Human Genome

Huntington Willard and colleagues. Molecular Cell Biology. December 10th 2012.

Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms and Risk of Ovarian Cancer in Caucasian and African American Women

Andrew Berchuck and colleagues. Gynecological Oncology. December 21st 2012.

Rare Codons Regulate KRas Oncogenesis

Dave MacAlpine and colleagues. Current Biology. December 11th 2012.

Biogenetic Mechanisms Predisposing to Complex Phenotypes in Parents May Function Differently in Their Children

Alexander Kulminski and colleagues. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. December 4th 2012.