Emma Chory Wins 2025 Hartwell Biomedical Research Award
Chory will use robotic platforms to synthesize molecules capable of reaching key proteins affiliated with “undruggable” pediatric cancers
Duke Faculty Secure Renewal of Center of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS)
The Chory Lab is part of a Duke-led team receiving renewed NHGRI support for the Center for Combinatorial Gene Regulation, which develops genomic, computational, and CRISPR-based tools to...
Chory Lab Receives 2026 Beckman Young Investigator Award
The Chory Lab has been selected for a 2026 Beckman Young Investigator Award, providing $600,000 over four years to develop technologies for the continuous evolution of non-coding regulatory...
A Legacy of Helping NC Students Grow in STEM
The DukeREP program brings local high school students to campus for paid summer research experiences mentored by BME PhD students
Symposium Highlights Cutting-Edge Research
Duke University School of Medicine’s research symposium showcased how discovery science, AI, technology, and translation are driving progress on some of the biggest challenges in biomedical...
A Genomic Medicine Story (with only a little CRISPR)
While the Nobel-winning genome-editing technology CRISPR holds great promise, Duke’s Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies is putting some eggs in other baskets.
Duke Engineers Awarded 24 Major Externally Funded Graduate Fellowships
Highly competitive national awards will help new and returning BME graduate students and post-docs conduct exciting research
Emma Chory Awarded Hypothesis Fund Seed Grant | Duke Pratt School of Engineering
Chory will use robotic platforms to explore how and why proteins make evolutionary decisions
PGC Announces Student Pilot Grant Awardees
The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 14 pilot grants of $2,000 each to SOM Biomedical PhD...
Emma Chory: Using Robotics to Speed Up Cellular Evolution | Duke Pratt School of Engineering
New faculty member Emma Chory combines evolution, cellular engineering and robotics to advance basic science and identify new targets for cancer therapies
Speeding up directed evolution of molecules in the lab using a new robotic platform
Natural evolution is a slow process that relies on the gradual accumulation of genetic mutations. In recent years, scientists have found ways to speed up the process on a small scale,...
Emma Chory wins 2022 SLAS Innovation Award
The SLAS Innovation Award is a $10,000 cash prize recognizing the work behind one exceptional podium presentation.
Creating a new toehold for RNA therapeutics, cell therapies, and diagnostics
Synthetic biologists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed eToeholds – small versatile devices built into RNA...
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