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As it is becoming a tradition,  here is a series of reasons to celebrate our lab this Spring semester: Dr. Gustavo Silva was inducted to the Bass Society of Fellow for excellence in research and teaching and is now the new Jack H. Neely Associate Professor of Biology (2025-2030). Dr. Silva also received the 2025 Biology Teaching Award! Dr. Austin… Read more →

Among a select group of other 3 juniors at Duke, Jorge Mato has been named a 2025 Faculty Scholars, the highest honor given by the university faculty to undergraduate students!! Faculty Scholar Awardees are selected by 1) impressively high overall grade point average, 2) evidence of independent work (e.g. independent studies, research, special projects, field study, creative writing, etc.), 3)… Read more →

Each year, the Department of Biology recognizes four exceptional teachers with teaching awards. The recipients include two members of the faculty and teaching staff, and two graduate students. With these awards, we celebrate the dedication, creativity and teaching talent of our undergraduate educators, and hope to encourage faculty and students to visit each other’s classrooms, to learn from each other’s… Read more →

Dr. Gustavo Silva has received the prestigious Bass Chair, marking his induction into the Bass Society of Fellows. This honor recognizes his contributions to undergraduate teaching and research. Members of the society hold a named professor title for a five-year term, along with lifelong recognition as Bass Fellows. Gustavo Silva, is now the Jack H. Neely Associate Professor of Biology… Read more →

We had so many things to celebrate these last months that it is hard to keep track. But let’s try: Dr. Gustavo Silva was promoted to associate professor with tenure! He also received the 2024 Paul T. Englund Emerging Scholar Award from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was named among the top 5% undergraduate instructors in the Natural Sciences.… Read more →

Dr. Géssica Barros was nominated by the whole lab and was recognized by the Duke Office of Postdoctoral Services and the Duke University Postdoctoral Association with the 2023 Outstanding Postdoc Award at Duke! This award honors not only research achievements, but contributions in mentoring, service, and teaching. Check Dr. Barros contribution to our science under “Publications” and see more details… Read more →

Many congratulations to our undergraduate student Sofia Guerrero who was named (early in April!) a 2023 scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Program! Sofia joined our lab as a 1st year student, participated in the B-SURF research program for rising sophomore and is currently a senior majoring in neuroscience with a minor in computer… Read more →

The Duke Graduate School has announced the recipients of its 2023 Dean’s Awards, which recognize outstanding efforts by graduate students, faculty, and departments/programs in mentoring, teaching, and creating inclusive spaces for graduate education. The recipients will be recognized at an in-person reception on March 30. The Duke University Graduate School created the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring to recognize… Read more →

  Dr. Gustavo Silva received the prestigious “Science Diversity and Leadership Award” from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative! This award will bring $1.15M for 5 years in research funds and will allow his group to explore the functional ubiquitinome in health and diseases! “The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative partnered with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to launch the Science… Read more →

Congratulations to our PhD student Austin Maduka for being awarded the prestigious NIH F30 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service fellowship. This 4-year fellowship supports promising doctoral candidates who will perform dissertation research and training for an M.D./Ph.D. degree in a scientific health-related field. His project is entitled “Defining Novel Roles of Ubiquitin Accumulation During the Mammalian Oxidative Stress Response”… Read more →