The Duke Molecular Physiology Institute seeks to develop new disease detection strategies, novel therapies, and insights into disease mechanisms

Joined February 2014
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13 Dec 2016
Duke Encodcrinology, including DMPI staffers, stepped up to the #DiabetesDanceDare recently. ow.ly/qFjz306YDkd

23 Aug 2016
Works in Progress. 8/25, 4PM in Carmichael: Lu Zhang PhD will present “Pdx-1 induced soluble factors that stimulate beta cell proliferation”
8 Jun 2016
Dr. Nils Faergeman speaking today on Regulation of de novo sphingolipid synthesis by directional acyl-CoA channeling. Carmichael Bldg. 11 AM
31 May 2016
5 PM today at the Carmichael Bldg. Jonathan Schisler and Monte Willis from UNC will present their research.
24 May 2016
Join us Thursday 4 PM for the final DMPI Works-in-Progress talk until fall. Duke's Dr. Rachel Myers will speak.
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@OARSInews Virginia Kraus - OA as a dysregulated wound healing response? #OARSI16
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19 Jan 2016
Gentzon Hall will discuss role of rare variants in IL-15Ra in the pathogenesis of FSGS in African Americans. 4 PM Carmichael Bldg 1/19/2016
29 Oct 2015
DMPI Integrated Biology seminar series welcomes Dr. Don McClain whose talk is entitled "Iron, a Hidden Factor in Metabolism". Nov 3 at 5 PM.
21 Sep 2015
Drs. Florencia Pascual and Zengying Wu from Dr. Rosalind Coleman’s lab at UNC present their research at this week's WIP. 9/24 at 4 PM
8 Sep 2015
DMPI WIP 9/10 Dr. Paul Rosenberg presenting "STIM1 in skeletal muscle: store-operated metabolism". 4 PM Michelle Winn Conf Rm Carmichael.
17 Jun 2015
Interesting study about autism risks related to parental age. Simon Gregory comments on the study and its findings: tinyurl.com/nublecf

9 Jun 2015
DMPI-WIP: Thurs 4pm. Dr. Phillip White will give an update about a new mechanism linking BCAAs with systemic glucose and lipid metabolism
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Deadline for Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award, honoring early career women in genetics, is June 5. bit.ly/1Est5uQ

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30 Mar 2015
Dr. James Fagin of Sloan Kettering will discuss thyroid cancers at the Integrative Biology Seminar Mar 31. Carmichael Bldg Rm 47-215 at 5 PM
11 Mar 2015
DMPI seminar 3/17 at 5 PM at DMPI. "Metabolomics and Genomics: New Insights into Maternal Metabolism During Pregnancy",
11 Feb 2015
Dr. Christiane Wrann seminar entitled, "Exercise and neurodegeneration; potential therapeutic role for FNDC5/irisin" at 4 PM Carmichael Bldg
20 Jan 2015
Available postdoc position with Dr. Rasheed Gbadegesin studying genes causing #FSGS at @DukeMPI. tinyurl.com/pqwsbyb

13 Jan 2015
Simon Gregory speaking at MGM Research Mtng 1/14 4 PM MSRB 001. Title "The Functional Characterization of an MA Associated Variant in IL-7R"
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13 Jan 2015
Our food truck on Wednesday, Jan 14 is americanmeltdown.org/ in the Carmichael parking lot 11:30 am -1:30 pm.
5 Jan 2015
This Wednesday Will & Pop's will kick off our Wednesday Food Trucks at 11:30 in the Carmichael parking lot off Fuller Street.