Research News
Three new neurobiology Ph.D.s for Fall 2020
December 23, 2020
The department is proud to announce the arrival of three new Ph.D.s in neurobiology this fall:...
Josh Huang's newest work on binocular vision published in Neuron
December 8, 2020
DURHAM, N.C. – To prepare the brain for binocular vision and depth perception, first you have to...
Nicole Calakos and Stephen Lisberger Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
December 2, 2020
Two of the six Duke University faculty members named Fellows of the American Association for the...
New work on astrocytes from Eroglu and Soderling
November 13, 2020
DURHAM, N.C. -- In the orchestra of the brain, the firing of each neuron is controlled by two notes...
Kafui Dzirasa's powerful anti-racism op-ed
November 6, 2020
The moment has finally arrived for the United States biomedical research enterprise to directly...
Eva Naumann receives Incubator Award
November 5, 2020
Neurobiology professor Eva Naumann heads the interdisciplinary team receiving a 2020 Research...
Elizabeth Fleming receives Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence
October 22, 2020
Neurobiology Ph.D. student Elizabeth Fleming (Hull Lab) is the recipient of the 2020 Chancellor's...
Real Neurons Are Noisy. Can Neural Implants Figure That Out?
September 21, 2020
If human eyes came in a package, it would have to be labeled “Natural product. Some variation may...
Anne Draelos awarded Swartz postdoc fellowship
September 8, 2020
Anne Draelos, a postdoc in the Pearson Lab , has been appointed as an Swartz Foundation Fellow of...
Twee Hua awarded Bill Hall Prize
September 4, 2020
Alumna Thuy (Twee) Hua, PhD ( Wang Lab ) has been awarded the 2020 Bill Hall Prize for Excellence...
New Study Shows Exclusion of Blacks in Genomic Research
September 4, 2020
Associate Professor Kaf Dzirasa is part of the team that published Missing in Action: African...
Duke’s “Rich and Vibrant” Research Environment Brings Esteemed Neuroscientist to Durham: an interview with Josh Huang
August 24, 2020
In August of 2020, Duke Neurobiology welcomes Dr. Josh Huang as a primary faculty member. Josh is...
Research Labs Reopen Under A New Normal
July 2, 2020
The computer screen in Cagla Eroglu’s lab is teeming with activity. A computer mouse cursor moves...
Wang Lab Finds Potent Pain-suppression Center in the Brain
May 18, 2020
A Duke University research team has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly...
Duke researchers aim at reducing lethality of Covid-19
May 17, 2020
Duke Neurobiology's Dr. Wolfgang Liedtke and Duke-collaborator Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt , together with...