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Drug-resistant microbial pathogens — whether parasite, bacteria, virus, or fungus — are a major global challenge that can lead to limited treatment options, increased costs for resource

MGM faculty Ashley Chi and Hiro Matsunami served as mentors for t

That huge array of dietary fiber supplements in the drugstore or grocery aisle can be overwhelming to a consumer.

Cait Hamele, a doctoral candidate took second place for the paper, "Leveraging Advances in Biotechnology to Strengthen Biological Weapons Convention Verification Protocols."

Debra Silver, PhD, is one of nine early- to mid-career faculty from across campus whose project was awarded an inaugural Duke Science and Technology (DST) Spark Seed Grant.

Asiya Gusa, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher in Dr. Sue Jinks-Robertson’s lab has received a Postdoctoral Career Transition Award under the National Institutes of Health’s Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) program.

Lawrence David, PhD, Associate Professor and interim director of the Duke Microbiome Center, was recently profiled in a Nature Springer advertisement about the power of plants for the developing infant gut.

Matt Scaglione, PhD, Assistant Professor, recently graduated from the Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER) 2022 Program. The LEADER program is designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group and provides insight into leadership and team building as well as how to develop and management a scientific laboratory. Congratulations to Matt for completing the program!

A single gene that was previously found to be the driving force in a rare syndrome linked to epilepsy, autism and developmental disability has been identified by Dr Debby Silver and colleagues as a

Ping conducted her graduate work on the genetics and evolution of the sexual cycle and the mating-type locus of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans under the supervision of Dr. Joseph Heitman.