Image
The Duke DST Spark Seed Grants program has a proven track record of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and promoting innovative research. Last year's recipients of the Spark Seed Grants continue to push the boundaries of science and technology, addressing complex challenges across various fields.
Chemistry Winner
Unprecedented Labeling of Parasite Proteomes to Reveal Elusive Developmental Transitions
Emily R. Derbyshire
Associate Professor of Chemistry
3218 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708
Medicine Winners
Biochemistry
Rational Design of Molecular Actuators to Control Membrane Lipid Asymmetry
Image
Huanghe Yang
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Associate Professor in Medicine
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Assistant Professor in Neurobiology
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
huanghe.yang@duke.edu |Box 3711,DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
View Research and Scholarship at Duke
Medicine
Tumor-dependent Innate Training of Dendritic Cell Progenitors as a Novel Mechanism of Immune Escape and Immunotherapy Resistance
Image
Brent A. Hanks
Associate Professor of Medicine
LSRC, Box 91004, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Durham, NC 27708
308 Research Drive, LSRC, Room C162, Durham, NC 27708
View Research and Scholarship at Duke
Engineered Lipid Nanoparticles for Cardiac Gene Therapy
Image
Ravi Karra
Associate Professor of Medicine
Box 102152 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
247A CARL Building, Durham, NC 27710
View Research and Scholarship at Duke
Neurobiology
Discovery of molecular cues that guide angiogenesis in developing nervous system
Image
Jeremy N. Kay
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Box 3802, Duec, Durham, NC 27710
2351 Erwin Rd, Aeri 5004, Durham, NC 27705
View Research and Scholarship at Duke
Pediatrics
Cell therapy for metabolic liver disease
Image
Karl-Dimiter Bissig
Chen Family Associate Professor of Pediatrics
View Scholarship and Research at Duke
Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Systematic mapping and targeting of haploinsufficient tumor suppressor regulomes
Image
Kris Cameron Wood
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Public Policy Winner
The Incidence and Impacts of Gun Violence in K-12 Schools
Image
Sarah Komisarow
Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
232 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
Sociology Winner
The meaning of working together: Exploring the effects of (a)synchrony in social exchange
Image
Ashley Lauren Harrell King
Assistant Professor of Sociology