Basic Science Departments

researchers, led by M.D./Ph.D. student Aaditya Khatri, focused on a family of cellular enzymes called the Abl kinases, which govern the proliferation and differentiation of a subpopulation of epithelial cells in the lungs.

January 15, 2019

To Fight Bacterial Pneumonia, Cancer Drugs Can Help Heal Lungs

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A newly identified immune cell mines the blood for allergens to directly trigger inflammation

November 9, 2018

Using Mice, Duke Researchers Identify How Allergic Shock Occurs So Quickly

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Richard Brennan, PhD, Distinguished Speaker

September 21, 2018

Basic Science Day Showcases Wide Spectrum of Discovery Research at Duke

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Duke researchers have identified a key fork in the road for the way the liver deals with carbohydrates, fats and protein. A mutant version of the BDK protein was tagged with green fluorescent protein for an experiment to show it wouldn’t enter the mitocho

May 18, 2018

Diabetes Researchers Find Switch for Fatty Liver Disease

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In a 3D illustration, a blue molecule is bound to a purple RNA molecule

May 4, 2018

Molecular Movies of RNA Guide Drug Discovery

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From left: David Wilson, Steve Williams, Bryan Curtis and Mike Snyder stand with Duke's Safety Shower Test Carts.

March 29, 2018

Crafting a Safe Solution

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A microscopy image with retinal cells stained bright blue, green, red and orange

March 6, 2018

Overlooked Cell Key Player In Preventing Age-Related Vision Loss

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Top cited Duke faculty: Haynes, Moffitt, Shindell, Tomaras

November 28, 2017

Duke’s Researchers Are 1 Percent of the Top 1 Percent

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John Sampson

October 16, 2017

Neurosurgeon John Sampson Named to the National Academy of Medicine

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Aging Gracefully, and Cheaply, in a Small Space

September 26, 2016

Aging Gracefully, and Cheaply, in a Small Space

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