Anru Zhang promoted to full professor
Anru Zhang, PhD, was promoted to the rank of full professor, effective July 1, 2026. Zhang is a professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics and computer science and serves as vice chair for research in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. Before the promotion, he was the Eugene Anson Stead, Jr., M.D. Associate Professor.
Like a molecular shrink ray
The Raygun tool, introduced in a study in Nature, opens new possibilities for engineering proteins with customized sizes and properties, to be used in biological research and ultimately to be developed as targeted medicines.
Pan Xu receives NSF CAREER Award to improve AI decision-making across real-world environments
Pan Xu, PhD, assistant professor of Biostatistics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science, has been selected as the recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.
Jiajun Liu Defends Dissertation
Biostatistics doctoral student Jiajun Liu successfully defended her dissertation, “Robust and Efficient Statistical Methods for Clinical an
CRTP alum Jennifer Rymer assumes leadership role in DCRI fellowship program
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) Fellowship Program recently entered a new chapter as Daniel Gonzalez, PharmD, PhD, assumed the role of director and Jennifer Rymer, MD, MBA, MHS, became associate director on July 1.
Duke heart specialists lead American Heart Association
Duke physician-scientist Svati H. Shah, MD, has been named volunteer
president-elect of the American Heart Association for fiscal year 2026-27. She will serve alongside Manesh R. Patel, MD, who assumed the role of volunteer president on July 1.
NIH training grant to support next generation of computational biology and bioinformatics researchers
The Duke University Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB) has received a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant that will provide enhanced support for graduate students pursuing interdisciplinary research at the intersection of quantitative and biomedical sciences.
MMCi training helps eye surgeon see the big picture
For Durga Borkar, MD, eye surgeon and an associate professor of ophthalmology at Duke, transforming patient care in an age of rapid technological advancement involves more than being at the bedside or in the operating room. She wants to see the big picture.
Biostatistics PhD student receives ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Scholarship
Biostatistics PhD student Peijin Wang has been awarded the 2026 American Statistical Association (ASA)
Nikki Freeman, PhD, named as 2026 Emerging Leader Awardee by the Society for Clinical Trials
The Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) selected Nikki Freeman, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics & bioinformatics, as one of