The Duke Science and Technology (DST) Launch Seed Grants recognize the initiation of high-impact, interdisciplinary projects by faculty from multiple disciplines across campus and the School of Medicine.
A Genomic Dive into Seafood Markets
Medicine + Environment
PIs: Lawrence Anthony David, Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology; Martin Smith, George M. Woodwell Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics
Deciphering the Formation Mechanisms of Global Land Surface Warming Pattern: An Atmosphere-Land-Ocean-Hierarchy Approach (ALOHA)
Environment + engineering
PIs: Shineng Hu, Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography; Gabriel G. Katul, George Pearsall Distinguished Professor
Degradable Polymer Bottlebrushes as Synthetic Ophthalmic Viscoelastic Device
Natural Sciences + Medicine
PIs: Matthew L Becker, Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor of Chemistry; Lloyd Williams, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Dynamic Imaging Markers for Active Surveillance of Low-Grade Glioma Patients
Population Health Sciences + Medicine + Statistics
PIs: Marc Ryser, Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences; Katherine Barnett Peters, Professor of Neurosurgery; Devon James Godfrey, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology; Sayan Mukherjee, Professor of Statistical Science
Engineering approaches to prevent rejection in solid organ transplant
Engineering + Medicine
PIs: Tatiana Segura, Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Andrew Serghios Barbas, Associate Professor of Surgery
Extracorporeal liver support using xeno-plasma co-circulation
Medicine + Engineering
PIs: Andrew Serghios Barbas, Associate Professor of Surgery; George A. Truskey, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Malaria Parasite Adaptive Response to Sickle Erythrocytes (PARSEC)
Medicine + Natural Sciences
PIs: Steve M Taylor, Associate Professor of Medicine; Emily R. Derbyshire, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Tiny, potent, and reusable: Visualization of non-destructive energy focusing in ultrafast propulsive structures
Natural Sciences + Engineering
PIs: Sheila N Patek, Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor; Roarke Horstmeyer, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering