The Office for Research & Innovation is pleased to announce Amanda Randles as the speaker for the 2026 Daubechies Lecture. As Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Randles’ research on biomedical simulation offers a new perspective on disease research, diagnosis, and prevention.
Randles’ lecture, “From Reactive to Proactive: Reimagining Health Through Digital Twins,” will detail her work using tools such as wearable data devices and medical imaging to create digital twins of patients. Through the use of digital twins, medical practitioners and researchers have the potential to completely redefine detection and treatment of disease.
The 2026 Daubechies Lecture will be presented as the keynote address to the sixth annual Duke Research Summit on April 24, 2026. Named for Duke professor and mathematician Ingrid Daubechies, the Daubechies Lectures celebrate women’s contributions to scientific research and technological innovation.
In addition to the Daubechies Lecture, attendees to the Research Summit will be treated to a Fireside Chat with Jennifer Lodge (Vice President for Research and Innovation); panel sessions on groundbreaking new research; and, for the first time, Lightning Talks offering short-form insights on current studies.
The Duke Research Summit is an all-day event taking place April 24, 2026 from 8:30am to 5:00pm in the Wilkinson Building.