Welcome from the Vice Dean, Basic Sciences

• 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.
• Vice Dean, Basic Sciences
  
  

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• Featured Researcher

• Tannishtha Reya, Ph.D., co-director of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Program at the Duke University School of Medicine, conducts research that provides insights into the signals that control stem cell growth. Reya, an associate professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, has successfully shown in several recent papers how the same signals can also fuel cancer growth – thus identifying new targets for therapy. Recently in Nature journal, she and colleagues reported that drugs that block the hedgehog signaling pathway may prove useful in treating chronic myelogenous leukemia. Her awards include the Cancer Research Institute Scholar award, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar award, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. For more information about the Reya laboratory, please see their lab webpage.

  
  

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  Duke Research Publications