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IBIEM K-12 Outreach

The 2017-18 IBIEM class recently presented hands-on demonstrations of their original designs of K-12 outreach lesson plan and activities to outreach educators Dr. Patrick Green from the Duke SciREN outreach group (the Scientific Research and Education...

IBIEM Holds Inaugural Symposium on Microbiome Dynamics and Engineering

An emerging program designed to develop the growing field of bioinformatics held its first symposium at Duke March 10, attracting 100 participants from disparate fields from each corner of the Research Triangle. READ MORE

Teaming the Microbiome

If ever a match were made in scientific heaven, it’s between Big Data and Bioinformatics. Machine learning techniques have already begun to revolutionize our understanding of how bacteria influence human and environmental health and can efficiently...

N.C. A&T Partners with Duke to Fill a Crucial Gap in Bioinformatic Training

North Carolina A&T State University and Duke University have been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship grant to develop a program for graduate students who are interested in microbiome research. READ MORE

Fillling a Bioinformatic Training Gap

Duke University and NC A&T have been awarded a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship grant to develop a program for graduate students who are interested in microbiome research. This program is designed to transcend communication barriers...