In the News

November 4, 2021
Gavin successfully passes his prelim exam

October 12, 2021 | phys.org
Cell Pouch

March 25, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Vardhman and his DraBot
Electronics-free DraBot uses air pressure, microarchitectures and self-healing hydrogels to watch for changes in pH, temperature and oil

October 31, 2019
Vardhman Kumar Passes BME Preliminary Exam
Congrats to our favorite engineer for passing his Preliminary Examination on route to completing his thesis! We are so proud of you.

August 22, 2019 | Duke Engineering News
New Pharmaceutical Target Reverses Osteoporosis in Mice
Varghese Lab shows that activating the adenosine receptor A2B not only halts but reverses bone deterioration in mouse models of osteoporosis.
August 20, 2019 | Duke BME
2nd Annual Biomaterials Seminar Presentations
Congratulations to Jasper and Anna for their excellent research presentations at the Annual Duke BME Biomaterials Seminar!

August 14, 2019
First PhD Proposal at Duke!
Congratulations to Jasper Zeng for completing his thesis proposal. The last link connecting UCSD to Duke has set the bar high!

June 7, 2019 | Korea University
Another Alumnus Becomes Faculty
Fellow PhD Alumni Heemin Kang has joined Korea Univeristy's Department of Material Science and Engineering as an Assistant Professor. Congrats Heemin this is well deserved!

May 25, 2018 | DukEngineer Magazine
Advancing Medicine through Stem Cell Research
Shyni Varghese joins the Duke Engineering faculty, splitting her time between medicine and engineering while seeking to impact the medical world.

October 12, 2017
Research openings
We have multiple openings for smart and motivated individuals across all fields of science, engineering, and medicine to join our multidisciplinary team as undergraduate researchers, graduate students, or postdocs.
November 18, 2016 | Duke Engineering News
Shyni Varghese: Making Miniature Models of Muscles, Bones and Tumors
New faculty member Shyni Varghese brings tissue-on-a-chip and bone-healing technologies to Duke.