Jessilyn Dunn to Lead Sensors and Digital Biomarkers Research for $10M Laude Institute Edge Medicine Moonshot Lab
The Biostatistics and Bioinformatics faculty member and BIG IDEAS Lab founder is part of the leadership team for the new Center for Edge Medicine, established through a $10 million Laude Institute Moonshot award to advance continuous, proactive healthcare.
Duke researcher and collaborators use AI to prove 40-year-old mathematical conjecture
Ethan Fang, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University School of Medicine, co-authored a paper offering a formal proof of the Komlós conjectur
Duke launches national hub to advance trustworthy AI for aging and dementia care
The initiative will help move promising AI from research prototypes into responsibly evaluated, real-world solutions for older adults and people living with dementia.
AI and Advanced Computing Accelerate Scientific Research at Duke
Duke researchers are using advances in computing to expand our knowledge of biology and human health and build artificial intelligence systems people can understand and trust.
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.