Cell Biology Newsroom

In research published in the journal Science Advances, Lucia Strader, PhD, and researchers at Washington University showed how interaction of specific proteins with molecular “motors” contribute to functions that help plants respond to stress.

Blanche Capel, PhD, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Edwin G. Conklin Medal in Developmental Biology.

Research from the lab of Staci Bilbo, PhD, adds to a growing body of work showing the brain doesn’t develop on its own.

A multidisciplinary team from biochemistry, anesthesiology, and chemistry is developing a promising new approach to pain management using adenosine, a naturally occurring compound in the human body that can help regulate pain, inflammation and seizure activity.

Scientists at the recent "Fungi in a Warming World: Adaptations, Challenges and Resilience" Symposium held at Duke University School of Medicine warned that rising temperatures may be helping environmental fungi to survive inside the human body, putting more people at risk of serious infections.

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

An experimental drug developed by the lab of Rurong Ji, PhD, professor in cell biology, could offer powerful pain relief without the dangerous side effects of opioids.

Congratulations to eight students in the cell biology PhD and master’s programs 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.

Michael Patrick Sheetz, PhD, who served as the inaugural chair of the Department of Cell Biology, died on January 20, 2025, after a brave battle with multiple myeloma.