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Blake Fauskee and the ‘Little Typos’ of Fern DNA
Blake Fauskee, third-year Biology PhD student, initially pitched his graduate project to advisor Kathleen Pryer (Ph.D.) as an undergrad. Fauskee, who researches RNA editing sites in ferns, told me...
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Finding the Tipping Point for Coastal Wetlands
Cypress swamp, eastern North Carolina. Photo by Steve Anderson, Duke DURHAM, N.C. — The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula covers more than 2,000 square miles on the North Carolina coastal plain, a vast...
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Materials For a Changing World… What is That?
Everything in our world is made from materials, meaning life is enabled by material development and efficiency. In today’s society, from constant technological revolution to the global pandemic, life...
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Medicine Under a Microscope
Duke Research Week 2022 featured a range of speakers from across all disciplines. The Lefkowitz Distinguished Lecture on January 31st highlighted some of our favorite things here at Duke Research...
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Quorum Sensing: The Social Network of Bacteria
Dr. Bonnie L. Bassler, the Chair of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, is an advocate for diversity in science. Bonnie Bassler of Princeton University Throughout her presentation of the Ingrid...
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Kinsie Huggins: the Future Doctor who Could Shot-Put
From shot-putting, to helping conduct two research studies, to being selected for a cardiology conference, meet: Kinsie Huggins. She is from Houston, Texas, currently majoring in Biology and minoring...
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Vernal, Ephemeral, Spring Beauty by Any Other Name
Nicki Cagle, Ph.D., with perfoliate bellwort, an ephemeral forest plant also known as wild oats (Uvularia perfoliata). “Ephemeral” is one of my favorite words. It conjures up images of vernal pools...
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Modeling Biology: Ruby Kim’s Research on the Math of Physiological Cycles
What lies at the intersection of mathematics and biology? Freshly-minted math PhD Ruby Kim and her work on mathematically modeling human dopamine cycles. Ruby Kim, recent Duke PhD graduate Kim’s work...
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Behold: the Cell’s Skeleton in Motion
To many of us, cells are the building blocks of life, akin to bricks or Legos. But to biologist Regan Moore, a former Ph.D. student in Dan Kiehart’s lab at Duke, cells are so much more: they’re busy...
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Predicting What Extinctions Could Mean for Lemurs and the Forests They Call Home
New research shows that lemurs and their food trees are tightly linked in ecological networks, and that the extinction of lemurs will have cascading effects on ecosystem functions. The Critically...
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Expanding the SCOPE of Medical Education
It may be hard to put your finger on it, but Duke often allows students to connect their classes to something more personal. The university’s emphasis on interdisciplinary education is a major...
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Meet New Blogger Jakaiyah, an infectious disease enthusiast
Hello, my name is Jakaiyah Franklin, and I am a sophomore here at Duke University. In terms of my major, I am undecided, but I do know my passion lies in biology, science communication, and...
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What Are Lichens, and Why Does Duke Have 160,000 of Them?
Saxicolous lichens (lichens that grow on stones) from the Namib Desert, and finger lichen, Dactylina arctica (bottom left insert), common in the Arctic, on display in Dr. Jolanta Miadlikowska’s...
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Meet New Blogger Alex: Pipetting Writer from Coastal SC
When I write about myself, it always reads like a poorly crafted match.com zinger. Boring, awkward, and something along the lines of: I’m Alex. Aquarius. Love dogs, classic rock, old NCIS episodes. $1...
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Do Snakes Have Tails? and Other Slithery Questions
Dhruv Rungta, a member of the Wild Ones club, with a ring-necked snake during a herpetology walk with Dr. Nicki Cagle in the Duke Forest.Upper left: Dr. Nicki Cagle holding a ring-necked snake. Photo...
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