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| Bennett Beratan Blackshear Casey Donald Erickson Fitzgerald Hershfield Lefkowitz McCafferty Newgard Nicchitta Simon Toone York | |
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Welcome to Duke Biochemistry!
The Duke Department of Biochemistry has a rich history of research accomplishments at the cutting edges of biological and chemical research. We also contribute to an unusually broad educational mission, training and teaching undergraduate, graduate and medical students. Currently, the Department comprises 17 primary and 17 secondary faculty members, 4 active emeritus members, and roughly 70 graduate student and 40 postdoctoral researchers. We occupy approximately 35,000 sq. ft. of the Nanaline Duke Building and 5500 sq. ft. of the adjacent Sands Building, all of which is (or will soon be) newly renovated to a very high standard.
The world-class research programs in the Department have been recognized by highly cited publications now included in textbooks, major journal editorships, provision of world-wide research resources, and numerous awards, including membership in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, named Chairs (8), and election of faculty to the National Academy of Sciences (7), Institute of Medicine (3) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (5).
All of the basic science departments within Duke University Medical Center, including Biochemistry, are located in adjacent buildings along the two sides of Research Drive, promoting frequent interdepartmental interactions and productive collaborations. We also benefit greatly from a physical location immediately adjacent to the main Duke campus. The main quad, the beautiful Duke Chapel and Duke Gardens, the School of Engineering, the Departments of Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science, the Institute for Genome Science and Policy, and even the legendary Cameron Indoor Stadium, are all within a few minutes’ walk from the Biochemistry Department.
