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Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain
Scientists at Duke are inventing novel approaches to understand the inner workings of the brain and to create ever more effective ways to repair and restore it.
Precision Health
Revolutionary advances in genomics, gene editing, and big data have given us the ability to understand, prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease with extraordinary levels of precision.
John Karickhoff: Bringing the Light of Innovation to Duke Eye Center
In addition to being a talented teacher, surgeon, and humanitarian, John Karickhoff, MD'64, HS‘64-'68, is a visionary. He recently gave $1 million to launch the Duke Ocular Innovation Hub. The hub will serve both as an engine to drive innovation and a repository for innovations developed at Duke Eye Center.
Fighting Fungal Pathogens
Among the risks posed by a rapidly changing climate is the threat of fungal pathogens. Fungal infections currently cause 1.5 million deaths worldwide, and rising temperatures have the potential to make pathogenic fungi still more dangerous.