Biological Sciences Announcements




Kaylin Tsukayama working on the Neuroplicity team.

March 15, 2023

As a junior undergraduate, Kaylin Tsukayama - like many college students - wasn’t sure what direction she wanted to take in her career. She was a neuroscience major and had already spent nearly three years studying the subject and working in labs; yet, she was starting to question whether she wanted to continue in a natural science field.

Teams.

July 25, 2022

In 2013, the first Bass Connections research teams embarked on ambitious projects to tackle real-world challenges ranging from gender inequality in STEM education to children’s mental health to climate policy in the U.S. to rural poverty. Since then, the program has supported nearly 500 interdisciplinary teams and brought together more than 4,000 faculty, students and staff to conduct cutting-edge research spanning dozens of disciplinary fields and world regions.

Participants were invited to bring a handful of soil that held meaning for them, whether from a planter on their porch or from a place with particular significance. (Photo: Eric Barstow).

November 21, 2022

A 2022-2023 Bass Connections team is digging into the richness of dirt and fungi to inform the development of a unique art project called “Soil and Spirit.”

March 24, 2023

The application for the 2023 Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is live! The program will be held in person at Duke the week of June 12-16. Please spread the word about the applications that are due on April 15: https://duke.is/8w8yv

Annual Report.

October 5, 2022

The 2021-2022 school year marked a series of welcome returns for the 1,200 students, faculty, staff and community partners who participated in Bass Connections. Our 61 year-long project teams resumed their in-person work on campus, many teams participated in their first fieldwork since 2019 and we were once again able gather together in Penn Pavilion to celebrate the year through our annual Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase.

Dana Adcock, John Boom, Carlee Goldberg, Elizabeth Gu, Sophie Hurewitz, Katherine Li, James Marek, Sarabesh Natarajan, Priya Parkash and Kerry Rork.

April 25, 2022

These 10 seniors are among the nearly 600 Duke undergraduates who participate in Bass Connections each year. For some students, taking part in collaborative, interdisciplinary research confirmed and deepened their interests; for others, the experience opened up entirely new paths. Many students found ways to take their research further through honors theses and other opportunities.

August 1, 2022

We are seeking applicants for a full time research assistant in the laboratory of Raj Morey, M.D. Dr. Morey’s lab https://sites.duke.edu/moreylab/  is affiliated with the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University and also the Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Bettie Sue Masters, PhD

June 8, 2022

Bettie Sue Masters, Adjunct Professor in Biochemistry, was recently awarded an honorary D.

Dr. I-hung Shih

March 2, 2022

Despite multiple assistant professor job offers, alumna I-hung Shih realized biotech was more her calling. She went on to get a Wharton MBA, which helped her pivot to her dream job in biotech investment. Read her interview with Jennifer Cheng of Duke Biochem. 

May 1, 2021

Please register for our Summer Discovery Program Mentorship Event on Wednesday, June 16 and/or Thursday, June 17- both events will be held from 6 pm - 8 pm eastern: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daukJ13u7zJJzE2

May 1, 2021

Please register for our Summer Discovery Program Mentorship Event on Wednesday, June 16 and/or Thursday, June 17- both events will be held from 6 pm - 8 pm eastern: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daukJ13u7zJJzE2

September 29, 2020

During these unprecedented times, Duke Science & Society is leading several important discussions about science and technology ethics and policy. Connect with Duke Science & Society to learn about news and events, including the Coronavirus Conversations virtual event series and 

June 24, 2019

If you are interested in jobs in the Biotech / Computational Biology industry in NC keep up to date with companies in this field via the NCBiotech Company Directory - https://directory.ncbiotech.org/core-capabilities/bioinformatics

FDA Hackathon

May 19, 2019

PrecisionFDA is partnering with George Washington University and FDA/CBER HIVE to launch a BioCompute Object (BCO) App-a-thon (https://precision.fda.gov/challenges/7). Participants will be given the opportunity to enhance standards around reproducibility and documentation of biomedical high-throughput sequencing by innovating and standardizing BCO creation and conformance.

April 26, 2019

Continuing our trend of posting jobs at companies there are jobs available at Inflammatix. Check the link and reach out if you are interested to get connected

https://inflammatix.com/careers/

Former ARPA-E Director Eric Rohlfing joins Duke University as an Executive in Residence. Learn more: bit.ly/erohlfing Duke University Energy Initiative

April 25, 2019

The Duke University Energy Initiative has appointed Dr. Eric Rohlfing as an executive in residence.

Rohlfing--spouse of Dr. Celeste Rohlfing (T'79) and parent of Meg (T'09) and Anne (T'12 & M'16)--will join Duke this fall after a distinguished career at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), where his roles included directing the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Dean's Awards

January 14, 2019

The Graduate School has announced the recipients of its 2019 Dean's Awards recognizing outstanding efforts in mentoring, teaching, and creating an inclusive environment for graduate education at Duke. The recipients will be honored at a ceremony on Wednesday, March 27. | Details

August 9, 2018

AAAS has an exciting full-time opportunity for a Manager of Scientific Outreach within their SciLine Department in the Washington, DC office.

Responsibilities will include:

Pappas Ventures logo

July 17, 2018

PappasVentures, a Life Sciences Venture Capital firm, is looking to hire an MD or PhD with 2-5 years of consulting experience as an Associate. One of the partners is a Duke alum (Scott Weiner '96)!