I am an Associate Professor in Duke University ’s Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Center for Genomics & Computational Biology . While at Duke, I have been named one of the 10 Scientists under 40 years old to watch by Science...
Mengyi joined the David Lab as a Post-doc in May 2023. She had a Ph.D. in Food Science and Human Nutrition with a graduate minor in Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.S. in Nutrition Science from George Mason University....
Michelle is a Senior Research Analyst who focuses on strategic planning and communication efforts for the lab. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and serves on the Board several non-profits, including Samaritan Health Center,...
Auri is a third year Surgery Research Fellow and joined the lab as a post-doc in July 2023. She grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to MA in 2012 to complete an MD/PhD. Her thesis research, in Marian Walhout's lab, focused on the development of...
Olivia is a Research Technician for the David Lab working on the metabarcoding project. She graduated in 2022 from UNC with a degree in Biomedical Engineering with concentrations in pharmacoengineering and rehabilitative medicine. She has interests in...
Sharon is a lab research analyst and de facto lab manager in the David Lab. She has an MS in Environmental Sciences and Engineering and a BSPH in Environmental Health from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Under the direction of Dr....
My name is Stephen Embree and I'm an Engineer in the David Lab.
I’m Piper, an undergraduate student from New Jersey studying the DNA content of food items collected from Duke University Hospital. I hope to better understand how effective our lab’s method of metabarcoding is at reconstructing patient diets. Outside of ...
I am an undergraduate student from Dallas, Texas, and I intend to major in biomedical engineering with a certificate in health policy. When not in the lab or classroom, I can be found on E-quad hosting events for Engineering Student Government, performing ...
Dorothy joined the David Lab as a postdoctoral associate in July 2023. Prior to this position she graduated with her PhD in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University where her dissertation focused on the relationships between dietary intake, genetics,...
I am a Research Technician in the David Lab. I was born in South Africa, but grew up in Melbourne, Australia. I obtained my Bachelor of Health Science, majoring in physiology and anatomy, from La Trobe University before spending the next five years in...
I am a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program. I originally came from Shenzhen, China, and moved to Seattle, where I received my B.S. in both Microbiology and Biology from the University of Washington. My undergraduate research...
I am a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program (MGM). I joined the David Lab in 2021. Originally from Pakistan, I came to Duke University in 2015 and graduated with a B.S. in Biology and certificate in Science and Society in...
I am a Ph.D. student in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB) program and joined the David Lab in 2021. I graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2020. My undergraduate research focused on applying...
I am a Ph.D student in the Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in biology and philosophy, and I now study interactions between infant diet and the developing gut microbiome....
Jordan is a senior undergraduate student from New York pursuing a major in Biology. She is sequencing the DNA of food and plant items in the lab and is interested in nutrition and the gut microbiome. Outside of the lab, she enjoys long distance running...
Vero is an MD graduated in Peru. She moved to NC in 2017 and started working at Duke in 2019. I have been working with the David Lab since then. My role as Clinical Research Coordinator is mainly helping with regulatory work and overseeing clinical trials. ...
I am an undergraduate student from Buffalo, New York, and I am a biology major. Outside of the lab, I enjoy going to the gym, playing basketball, and playing classical music.
Cynthia Wang –> Fulbright Fellow (Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity)