Inaugural Summer Scholars Program Wraps Up in End-of-Summer Poster Session
For 10 weeks, nine underclassmen from all over the country have been working in Duke labs. They presented their research findings in a poster presentation on July 25.
New Genomic Medicine Collaboratory to serve as nexus for genetics, genomics community
Genomics and genomic medicine are rapidly evolving fields. As the power of genomics continues to be realized, Duke School of Medicine is placing a higher priority on genomics-based research.
Recent grad charting her own path
As 3,000 first-year students begin preparing for their Duke career, recent graduate Sarina Madhavan has some advice for them: “Challenge what you think your passions are by seeking new experiences; be open to changes in your direction. And seek mentorship early on from those who will push, support and inspire you."
Reddy Lab Investigates Glucocorticoid Receptor Binding Sites, Target Genes
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a hormone-inducible transcription factor involved in metabolic and anti-inflammatory gene expression responses. What determines the specific genes that the GR regulates remains unclear.
New GCB Collaboration Brings German Researchers, Scholars Stateside
The Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology (GCB) has teamed up with the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB) to form an International Research Training Group (IRTG) on “Dissecting and Reengineering the Regulatory Genome.” This program received funding through the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and will run from January 2019 to June 2023.
Research Roundup: June 2018
Here are summaries of a selection of the papers published by GCB faculty in June 2018:
DISEASE & TREATMENT
Doug Marchuk and team analyzed two different types of murine models to attempt to determine which model is more useful in analyzing cerebral cavernous malformations lesions both at the formation of the lesion and throughout the maturation of the lesion. Read more
Research Roundup: May 2018
Here are summaries of a selection of the papers published by GCB faculty in May 2018:
CHILDHOOD & DEVELOPMENT
Terrie Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi and team used the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development study to explore whether childhood exposure to risk factors for adult disease is associated with elevated levels of a chronic inflammation marker. Read more
1,037 babies, five decades of research, one Duke professor
Terrie Moffitt was interviewed by Giving to Duke on the Dunedin Study, a long-running cohort study of 1037 people born between April 1, 1972, and March 31, 1973, in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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American Journal of Psychiatry interviews Avshalom Caspi
Executive Editor Michael Roy talks with Avshalom Caspi, Ph.D., about his research on the relationship between early-life stress and later changes in DNA methylation.
