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Awards were presented at the School of Medicine Awards Ceremony on May 19th.

Congratulations to seven students in the biochemistry PhD program who graduated on Sunday, May 11, 2025. They were among 442 students from the Duke University School of Medicine who graduated, marking the successful culmination of their hard work and dedication.

Doctoral student Karly Forker has been honored with the Margaret C.

Pei Zhou, PhD, was named a James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry. He is among 17 faculty members at Duke University School of Medicine awarded distinguished professorships this spring.

The student awardees were selected for their publication record, influence on the research direction of their laboratory, and noteworthy and distinctive contributions to the scientific and academic community.

A study led by Huanghe Yang, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry, has identified a previously unknown “emergency brake” that neurons in a particular area of the brain use to protect themselves from becoming overly active when exposed to nicotine.

The National Institutes of Health's proposal to cap reimbursement of facilities and administrative (F&A) costs on research grants at 15% would significantly slow or cease scientific and biomedical research at Duke and other research institutions. Here is an explanation of what F&A costs are and why they are such a critical piece of the research endeavor.

One of my favorite things about science is that there are always surprises, always things that we assume work one way or mean one thing, until we find that they don’t.

https://rupress.org/jgp/article/156/7/e202313460/276776/Niclosamide-potentiates-TMEM16A

Congratulations to Gus Lowry, who has received the 2025 SoM Dean's Award for Research Excellence (DARE)!