Projects

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective HIV prevention strategy, yet uptake remains low among populations at risk for HIV in the United States (US), especially amo

The goal of this research project is to assess students' problem solving skills with respect to acid-base chemistry.

One of the most important skills that students develop in the chemistry curriculum is recognizing safety hazards and identifying protocols to a

In research and clinical applications such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, brain machine interface, and closed-loop neural stimulation there is increasing need to record brain signals (electr

The goal of this Online project is to implement artificial intelligence algorithms directly into the hardware of an integrated circuit, so that these circuits can perform image reconstruction and p

The ElMallah lab is focused on the control of breathing and pulmonary mechanics in murine models of several genetic neuromuscular disorder, including Amylotrophi

It is well-known that the United States incarcerates more people per capita than any other nation.  In addition, inmates in the US are disproportionately drawn from communities of color.  I am unde

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive method for modulating brain function.

Dr. ElMallah’s lab is focused on the control of breathing and pulmonary mechanics in murine models of several genetic diseases, including Pompe disease and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Recent years have seen much research on art and Nazi German atrocities.  Much has been tabular and anecdotal and little quantified.  

The last several years have witnessed an explosive growth of augmented reality (AR) applications.

Federated learning is a machine learning setting where many clients (e.g. mobile devices or users) collaboratively train a model under the orchestration of a central server (e.g.

Why care about the shape of primate teeth?

The overall goal of this project is to use a combination of single-cell sequencing, CRISPR/Cas9 genetic screens to understand mechanisms by which tissue-specific stem cells regenerate in the settin

Many statistical concepts are better understood after seeing how they apply to different types of data.

The goal of this research project is to analyze how students' understanding of kinetics and thermodynamics impact their abilities to explain ch

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

Motor proteins use ATP to produce force and move in cells.

The overall goal of this research project is to quantify the behavioral responses of humpback whales to approaching ships in order to understand the whale’s risk for ship strikes.

The Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research (CHPIR) in the Duke Global Health Institute is seeking 15 students interested in the intersections of poli

The goal is to compare participation among southern minorities in 1961 and this summer.  We are comparing two surveys, and we are looking for researchers to do qualitative analyses of the kinds of

The goal of this project is to learn more about the population ecology of Hexastylis minor, a small deciduous herb found in the Duke Forest. This plant grows in clumpy patches.

The goal of this project is to revise and construct The TALK mobile app for use with fathers, mothers and adolescent males in partnership with an established communi

Urbanization alters many aspects of an animal’s habitat and can expose animals to several urban stressors, such as chemi

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a native carnivorous plant to longleaf pine-dominated coastal plains and sandhills of the Carolinas.

Zoom Kaboom from the FHI Social Practice Lab is looking for students in Spring 2021.