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Welcome from the Vice Dean for Research
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Duke researchers in both basic science and clinical departments are engaged in a wide range of basic science research, studying cell biology, immunology, neurobiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology and genetics in organisms from bacteria to man.
Duke provides rich opportunities for trainees interested in basic research projects, including graduate students working towards Ph.D degrees in our 12 biomedical graduate programs, third year medical students who engage in research, M.D. Fellows and postdoctoral fellows. About 15 percent of Duke Medical students are enrolled in the Medical Scientist Training Program, which leads to both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. Created to train highly qualified students as physician-scientists, the program has graduated more M.D./Ph.D.s than any such program in the country and is highly regarded nationally.
Duke offers a collaborative research environment where scientists at all levels work to address scientific problems of fundamental importance. To foster the success of its investigators, Duke offers a variety of core facility services, seminar series, and professional development programs. We hope that you will find the information in these webpages useful for accessing these and other features of the basic research enterprise at Duke. -
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Sally Kornbluth, Ph.D.
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Vice Dean for Research
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Featured Researcher
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Bryan Cullen, Ph.D., James B. Duke Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Professor in Medicine and Director of the Center for Virology is an internationally renown leader in the study of the herpes virus and retrovirus families. In 2008, Cullen’s lab published a paper in Nature describing the mechanism of latency in herpes simplex 1, which infects about in 1 in 5 people. His findings have important implications for other latent viruses. He and his coauthors showed how the herpes simplex virus produce microRNAs that regulate whether they become latent or enter into productive volatility or replication cycles. Cullen is one of the first Duke researchers to apply deep sequencing technology to study viruses and identify genes that play a role in pathogenesis. He was awarded a Distinguished Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Durham University in 2007 and elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology in 2009.
Duke Research Publications
