Projects

The Meyer lab (PI: Kate Meyer) in the Department of Biochemistry is looking for a highly motivated undergraduate research assistant seeking exp

We are seeking an undergraduate (preferably years 2 or 3) to work on our lab’s, “Nanoparticle Interactions with Biofilms,” project doing exploratory experimental studies on cultur

This assistantship supports research on the political drivers of local decision making in response to climate risk.

To find new antibiotic strategies, we can harness the ability of bacteria that are able to dominate over microbial competitors in their natural environments.

The design of synthetic molecular nanomotors is one of the most important goals in the field of nanotechnology. Why are nanoscale motors so important?

The goal of the Reitman Lab is to make discoveries that guide the design of improved treatment strategies for children and adults with brain tumors. The Reitman Lab is based in the Department of Ra

Plants are often viewed as immobile since they move at speeds too slow or too fast for us to detect without the proper technology. However, when visualized, plant motions can be incredible.

We're aiming to better understand the fieldwork experiences of graduate students in the natural sciences through a qualitative survey.

We are looking for a student to learn how to preserve tissue and image the components of muscle using the materials center at Duke. The student will learn from the ground up how to produce professi

More than 99% of biomedical researchers study only around 2% of the human genome, occupied by regular genes.

The Franz lab has an opening for an undergraduate student to participate in an
experiment-driven project investigating how metal availability influences antifungal drug

The Sanders laboratory in the Department of Neurology is looking for an undergraduate student to assist in a research project studying how alterations in the DNA damage response might lead to an ac

Radiation therapy is used to treat more than 50% of cancer patients, but it may cause normal tissue toxicity that significantly impacts the quality of life of

The Rawls lab studies how intestinal microbiota regulate gene transcription.

I study glia-neuron interactions in the context of stress, anxiety, and depression.

This project aims to develop a multi-sensing and actuating platform using hydrogel-encapsulated engineered microbes.

Discovery of a new mechanism of tumor metastasis that may benefit many patients with cancer. You will work with a group of scientists and Dr. Chi on a regular basis to pursue the research efforts.

Why care about the shape of primate teeth?

Our clinical-translational research group employs a wide range of techniques to understand why cognitive problems such as postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction occur freque

The Naumann lab in the Department of Neurobiology at Duke University uses cutting-edge behavioral analysis and imaging technologies to study behavior and brain-scale neural circuit func

This research project focuses on the design and synthesis of amphiphilic polymers for applications in tissue engineering.

The project will develop a power system for driving electromagnetic coils to generate magnetic field waveforms with a wide range of frequency and amplitude.

The Amboseli Baboon Research Project is one of the longest-running studies of wild primates in the world.

Wetlands play a crucial role in the earth carbon cycle.

The goal of this project is to study direct and indirect impacts of hurricanes on coastal wetland ecosystems over the southeast US. To achieve this research goal, the

Participate in a field evolutionary ecology study which aims to identify the environmental conditions that favor different germination time genotypes using a weedy plant and genetic model, Arab

Participate in a phytotron experiment aimed at identifying phenotypes and genotypes associated with spatial dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Donohue lab is participating in a global

Help grow, collect leaf tissue for genotyping, and harvest seeds from Arabidopsis thaliana as part of an evolutionary ecology study which aims to identify the environmental conditions that

Get in on the ground floor of an exciting new startup in the renewable energy space.

The Smart and Connected Health (SCH) revolution is characterized by the convergence of technologies — from edge computing to cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (I

GAN-based Personalized Federated Learning for Wearable Internet of Things (WIoT)

There is a high possibility that inputs at test time differ significantly from the training data due to a la

In this project, we explore the effect of spatial structure on the ecology and evolution of microbial communities.

The Wang laboratory studies how a peculiar protein post-translational modification, namely protein geranylgeranylation, regulates immune cell function.

The family of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) has been immensely explored as the channel material of transistors due to its prominent electrical property.

The goal of the research is to design genetic components to regulate gene circuit in living cells. This project will cover the fundamentals of molecular biology and synthetic biology.

Insects, as the most diverse and abundant multicellular organisms on the planet, have an essential role in ecosystems worldwide.