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Advanced genetic sequencing reveals the cells behind many persistent tuberculosis infections and provides a map of where they live, pointing the way toward new treatments.

Duke researchers may have found a path to treat a family of rare neurodegenerative disease called neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA).  People with NBIA have extra iron accum

Dropping off the kids, doing some structural biology, training for soccer season – microbiologist Erica Washington shares what a day in the life of a researcher at Duke University looks like.

Jules Girdner came to Duke from Baltimore and California, and she graduated from UCLA, where she earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.S. in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics.

Duke microbiologist Julia Oh, PhD, and colleagues have developed a new artificial intelligence tool that maps the hidden biology behind chronic fatigue syndrome

Trisha Dalapati, an MD/PhD student at Duke and a member of the Dennis Ko lab, is preparing the next generation of health professionals to face the climate crisis.

Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD, has been named the recipient of a 2025 Distinguished Faculty Award by the Duke Medical Alumni Association in recognition of his significant contributions to biomedical science, education, clinical impact, and leadership.

Scientists at the recent "Fungi in a Warming World: Adaptations, Challenges and Resilience" Symposium held at Duke University School of Medicine warned that rising temperatures may be helping environmental fungi to survive inside the human body, putting more people at risk of serious infections.

Awards were presented at the School of Medicine Awards Ceremony on May 19th.

Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD, has received the Lucille Georg Award in the basic scientist category from the Int