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How two Duke PhD students built a regional biotech launchpad

Zack Weaver and Victoria Goldenshtein, the first PhD students in Duke's Tadross Lab, co-founded the Research Triangle Park chapter of Nucleate in 2021 to support early-stage life-science entrepreneurs; the chapter remains active in 2026 with ongoing programming and industry partnerships.

June 14, 2026 · 2 min read

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Duke PhD student turns poo collection data into children's nutrition tool

Duke PhD graduate Ammara Aqeel adapted ecological DNA metabarcoding to track children's diets from stool samples, won $6,500 in a Duke accelerator, and filed an invention disclosure for a diet-tracking tool aimed at dietitians before completing her degree in May 2025.

June 14, 2026 · 2 min read

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How two Duke PhD students built a regional biotech launchpad

Duke PhD student turns poo collection data into children's nutrition tool

Duke five physician-scientists received $360,000 research awards as the field faces a national workforce shortage

Retired Duke family medicine chief endows community health fund in honor of his late wife

How two Duke PhD students built a regional biotech launchpad

Duke PhD student turns poo collection data into children's nutrition tool

Duke five physician-scientists received $360,000 research awards as the field faces a national workforce shortage

Retired Duke family medicine chief endows community health fund in honor of his late wife

How two Duke PhD students built a regional biotech launchpad

Duke PhD student turns poo collection data into children's nutrition tool

Duke five physician-scientists received $360,000 research awards as the field faces a national workforce shortage

Retired Duke family medicine chief endows community health fund in honor of his late wife

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