Projects

The Big Ideas Lab in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics is seeking out an outstanding and motivated student to join our interdisciplinary team this spr

In the field of spatial humanities the role of human movement and perception has not been studied in depth.

Late onset Alzheimer’s Disease or “LOAD” for short, is a neurodegenerative disease that effects the brain and memory of patients who are unlucky enough to develop the disease.

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 research is to build an X-ray diffraction based scanner for identifying cancerous tumors in the human body.

This project entails design and development of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coils and coil placement strategies using in-house developed computational methods.

The Samuel Dubois Cook Center for Social Equity is seeking a part-time research assistant for the Fall 2019 to work on coding and analyzing state gifted education documents.

The lack of resorbable resins that can be 3D printed photo-chemically is limiting innovation in regenerative medicine. Poly(propylene fumarate) was first described more than 2 decades ago and there

The continuous upward trend of renewable energy sources, energy storage, and electric vehicles witnesses a paradigm shift of modern grids.

We recently discovered that transgenic mice deficient in G protein coupled receptor kinase 3 (GRK3) develop bone lesions similar to human Paget's Disease of Bone (PDB).  PDB is a disease that affec

Smartphones have limited local capacity to ensure high frame rates when rendering high-resolution virtual reality (VR) frames.

We have several ongoing projects that involve the development of advanced electronic circuits for biomedical and energy conversion applications, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), e

Wolfpack WORKS is a teacher-level interventiondesigned to enhance lower elementary literacy instruction in North Carolina.

This project will examine the diversity in Grand Rounds (GR) speakers in academic anesthesiology departments over a 1 year time period.

The Fitzgerald Lab is studying the interactions between gases and metals with protein targets using mass spectrometry-based methods that measure protein folding and stability.

Human eyes, the `windows to the soul’, are the central organ of our body for perception and information processing.

Human eyes, the `windows to the soul’, are the central organ of our body for perception and information processing.

Why care about the shape of primate teeth?

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

This study investigates the pathophysiology of a knock in mouse model of Atp1a3 mutation causing the severe neurological condtion called Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) and the e

We use custom body tracking software and multi-electrode recordings to uncover the neural coding principles underlying body posture representations in freely moving mice.

Particle collisions at CERN led to the discovery of both a new state of matter and of the long- sought Higgs boson -- but there is still much more to do!

The environment shapes traits both within and across organismal generations.

Motor proteins use ATP to produce force and move in cells. We study the mechanism of force production and measure force produced by motors in cells using fluorescence and tension sensors.

This project focuses on developing state-of-the-art Monte-Carlo simulations for applications in medicine (X-ray imaging, whole-body dosimetry), homeland security (explosive detection), and space ex

This study consists of analyzing data entered in our prospective database of the changes in neurological and developmental status of patients with AHC.

We have diverse neutrino physics projects available for undergraduates with interest in particle physics and astrophysics.

This is a collaborative project between researchers at Duke, MIT, and Northwestern.  In t

Without knowing the distribution of mass within an animal’s body (i.e., the inertial properties of various parts of the body), it is impossible to fully understand the biomechanics of locomotion.

The research question is "What is the impact of project based learning on Syrian refugee youth in Turkey?" I will use a mixed methods approach to answer this question.

We are looking for energetic Research Assistants to join our team at Lenox Baker Children's Hospital. 

We have discovered that certain small non-coding RNAs known as snoRNAs are key regulators of ROS and oxidative stress through snoRNA-guided modifications of mRNA (epitranscriptomic modifications).

We are looking for research assistants for the Spring 2020 semester to work with several research-related tasks such as collecting data, preparing/reviewing surveys, coding studies, reviewing liter

BABLab focuses on the psychology of religion/spirituality and is currently focusing on the embodiment of worship (visit: https://sites.duke.edu/bablab/research/e

The SSoC Lab conducts sociological and social-psychological research on cooperation, leadership, power, influence, status, and morality.

SLAPLAB (Science, Law & Policy Lab) is a vertically-integrated, interdisciplinary laboratory directed by Dr.

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are implicated in many important biological processes and are often misregulated in various diseases.

Is the population of Spotted Salamanders found in Duke Forest able to persist with present habitat conditions caused by urban development around Duke Forest? Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatu

Pathogenic bacterial infections are one of the largest problems currently facing he

Generalized trust is a belief that people in general, not just particular people we know well, are trustworthy.

1. The regulation of tumor microenvironment (TME) in ovarian cancer.  the goal is to study the cellular and molecular changes of TME factors during ovarian cancer development and progression.

Study the embryonic development of the intestine using mouse models. Responsibilities will include PCR genotyping, tissue preparation and analysis and micoscopy.