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Congratulations Class of 2020!
May 11, 2020
The Faculty and Staff of the Department of Biology offer their heartiest congratulations to the Class of 2020. One hundred sixty-four...
Nijhout Sand Table Makes Its Own Art!
May 01, 2020
Everybody gets a little stir-crazy in lockdown, and Duke faculty are no exception. Professor Fred Nijhout used his enforced isolation to...
Jim Clark Elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 30, 2020
Jim Clark, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy and Biology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The Academy...
Sheila Patek Named a Bass Fellow
April 27, 2020
Congratulations to new Bass Fellow Sheila Patek! Sheila was named the Mrs. Alexander Heymeyer Professor of Biology on April 25. The Bass...
Laura Naslund (Class of 2019) Publishes Honors Thesis
April 07, 2020
Biomajor and 2019 Horn Prize winner Laura Naslund has published her honors thesis work in Environmental Science and Technology. ...
Interview with Sherryl Broverman on the Aaron Keck Show
April 01, 2020
Professor of the Practice Sherryl Broverman was interviewed by Aaron Keck for her expertise in pandemics and Global Health (April 1, 2020...
New Agreement with Leica Enhances Light Microscopy at Duke
March 10, 2020
A new collaboration between Duke University and Leica Microsystems, Inc., has created the Leica Microsystems Center of Excellence at the...
Gustavo Silva Named an Inspiring Black Scientist
February 06, 2020
Gustavo Monteiro Silva has been named one of 100 inspiring black scientists in the Crosstalk Blog of Cell Press. A. J. Hinton (University...
BioMajor Peishu Li Publishes on Panda Anatomy
January 24, 2020
The Journal of Anatomy has published a paper by graduating senior Peishu Li and Kathleen Smith, "Comparative skeletal anatomy of neonatal...
Benfey Lab Publishes in Nature
January 08, 2020
The Benfey Lab has presented an important new finding in a recent issue of Nature, RGF1 controls root meristem size through ROS...
"Making a Lichen Together"
January 03, 2020
The Joint Genome Institute in the Department of Energy featured a news article on a recent paper by Daniele Armaleo et al. in BMC Genomics...
Baby Yoda Inspires Speculation; Noor and Spana Oblige
December 13, 2019
The latest episode of the Star Wars saga, Disney+’s The Mandalorian, has introduced a brand-new character with no backstory: Baby...
Biomajor Scores Trip Through the Clouds
November 27, 2019
Biology major Joy Duer was definitely intrigued when she heard that she could win a ride in an F-15 fighter if she helped personnel ant...
Congratulations to Professor Jenny Tung
October 17, 2019
We join the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology in congratulating Associate Professor Jenny Tung on winning a MacArthur Fellowship. ...
Duke Research Blog Features BioMajor's Photography
October 02, 2019
BioMajor Thomas Barlow is making a name for himself as a nature photographer; the Duke Research Blog recently featured some of his work. ...
Susan Alberts Receives 2019 Distinguished Primatologist Award
September 09, 2019
The American Society of Primatologists has given its 2019 Distinguished Primatologist Award to Prof. Susan Alberts in recognition of her...
Armaleo et al. Publish on Lichen Symbiosis
August 30, 2019
Daniele Armaleo and collaborators from nine countries have published the first parallel genomic analysis of the two main symbiotic partners...
Pei Lab Publishes in Nature Magazine
August 27, 2019
Nature has published a ground-breaking paper by the Pei Lab on how plants perceive salt in the August 13 issue, “Plant cell-...
NY Times Singles out Patek Research
August 15, 2019
An August 8 article in the New York Times cast a spotlight on Sheila Patek’s research. At center stage was the larva of the gall...
Giant Squid Filmed by NOAA Research Team
June 24, 2019
Professor Sönke Johnsen joined a team of researchers on the NOAA Research Vessel Point Sur to explore animal life in the midnight zone of...
Biology Student Accomplishments
May 24, 2019
Duke and the Biology Department have recognized a number of Biology students for their accomplishments during their student career: Ariana...
Gustavo Silva Co-founds Duke Black Think Tank
May 17, 2019
Assistant Professor Gustavo Silva has joined with other junior faculty to establish the Duke Black Think Tank (BTT), with a view to...
Faculty Accomplishments
May 17, 2019
The Biology Department is pleased to announce that Pelin Volkan has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure, and...
Susan Alberts Elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 30, 2019
At its 2019 Annual Meeting, held April 27 - 30, the National Academy of Sciences elected Professor Susan Alberts to membership. Well done,...
BioGrads Compete for Fellowships
April 25, 2019
Several current and incoming Biology graduate students have competed for Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation...