Research Roundup: February 2020
Here are summaries of a selection of the papers published by GCB faculty in February 2020:
NEW METHODS
Ashley Chi collaborated with a team to establish a key mechanism by which 27-hydroxycholesterol inhibits prostate cancer. This is the first study to provide a mechanistic basis for the anti-tumor activity of 27-hydroxycholesterol in prostate cancer. Read more
Research Roundup: January 2020
Here are summaries of a selection of the papers published by GCB faculty in January 2020:
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Lingchong You and team showed that at least 25 percent of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria found in clinical settings are capable of spreading their resistance directly to other bacteria. Despite common beliefs, though, using antibiotics does not significantly affect the rate at which the genes responsible for resistance are swapped between bacteria. Read more
One Quarter Of Bacterial Pathogens Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Directly To Peers
Lawrence David, Anthony Sung receive Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Lawrence David and collaborator Anthony Sung (Department of Medicine, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy) have been awarded a Stage 2 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award. Their project, “Personalized prebiotics to optimize microbiota metabolism and improve transplant outcomes,” aims to tailor strategies to manipulate the microbiota through prebiotics patients take.
Duke Features Lawrence David's Research in New Video
Duke Researchers Garner Over $6M in NIH Funding to Fight Genetic Diseases
Research Roundup: December 2019
Here are summaries of a selection of the papers published by GCB faculty in December 2019
NEW METHODS AND SYSTEMS
Sayan Mukherjee was part of a team that developed a deep learning algorithm that can better estimate the progression and predict future patterns of visual field loss in glaucoma. Read more
Fatty Meal Interrupts Gut’s Communication With The Body, But Why?
A Window into the Hidden World of Colons
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a system that allows for real-time observations of individual cells in the colon of a living mouse.
Researchers expect the procedure to allow new investigations into the digestive system’s microbiome as well as the causes of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer and their treatments.
