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A poster is a great way to share a short, coherent research story which viewers can take in within a few minutes. Poster sessions are the key way that new ideas are shared in many disciplines and are often great ways to get feedback on your work. Below are suggestions, templates, and advice for designing your poster.

• Tips for Effective Academic Posters ( Video ) ( Slides ) Eric E Monson, PhD, Data Visualization Specialist Center for Data and Visualization Sciences , Duke Libraries This workshop is occasionally presented live. Take a look here  for dates.
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The Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP) is supportive in providing assistance for all FIP members, in as many areas as possible, to support their research and education. Currently, we provide FIP Friday Breakfasts allowing students, postdocs and faculty the chance to collaborate and discuss their projects with one another informally. Another service that we provide is free poster printing for all FIP members.  

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How to Print Your Conference Poster

When deciding how to print a conference poster, two main considerations are usually time and cost. While availability of poster printing options vary by institution and location, here I’ll share two favored options from my time at Duke.

Fabric Posters

Once you go fabric you won’t want to go back to paper. If you’re traveling to your conference on a plane, a poster tube counts as a carry-on item, likely requiring you to check one of your actual bags. A fabric poster takes up much less space and can fit in your bag, making traveling with it and carrying it to the conference much easier.

There are several options for fabric posters, but I recommend Spoonflower for cheap – yet quality – printing. I printed my first poster with Spoonflower last month and was happy with the outcome, while only spending $18 plus shipping. Shipping options ranged from $3 (around 8 days) to $25 (around 2 days).

To order a fabric poster, you’ll need to create a Spoonflower account and convert your poster to an image file. You can do this by saving your poster (sized at the actual poster size) as a pdf file, then exporting as a JPEG at 150 ppi. If you have a vertical poster, rotate the image 90º so it’ll fit on the fabric. Upload this image in Spoonflower by clicking the “Design” menu at the top then “Upload.”

The image may not look correct until you select an appropriate type of fabric. I chose Performance Piqué because that’s what Spoonflower recommended for posters, but other researchers have recommended Performance Knit . Don’t worry if the preview of your poster looks blurry—it won’t look like that when printed. Check that the dimensions and resolution are correct in the preview mode. You can choose to “center” or “repeat” your design in the given space. I chose “center” which meant the poster printed with extra while fabric on the ends. I pinned these behind the poster when hanging it, but next time I’d trim them off.

The printed poster was vibrant and didn’t wrinkle. Many researchers at the conference even commented on the quality of the fabric printing. I needed to use more push pins than usual to secure the top of the poster to prevent slight drooping, but this wasn’t too burdensome. Bring some extra pins with you if you’re not sure how many you’ll need.

After the conference you might even find interesting ways to reuse and showcase your fabric posters. Research poster quilt, anyone?

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If you still want to print a paper poster despite my newfound favoritism towards fabric, the best option at Duke is PhD Posters . A semigloss paper poster is about $50 . You can pick the poster up directly on Duke’s main campus, or pay to get it shipped. They also have a few other free pick-up locations in New York, Massachusetts, California and elsewhere. The submission process is straightforward, just submit your information online and upload a pdf file of your poster at its desired size. The turnaround time is very quick, usually just 1 or 2 days, and someone will email you with updates throughout the submission and printing process.

For other research poster resources at Duke, check out the Duke Visualization Services workshops on designing effective research posters. You can watch a recording of the last workshop or check for when the next one is offered. You can also email Eric Monson , Data Visualization Analyst, for a one-on-one consultation on your poster.

If you know additional tips and resources for printing and designing research posters, feel free to leave a comment!

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Poster and oral presentations are typically delivered to academic colleagues at conferences or congresses. Here are some best practices and resources to help develop the content and visuals for a high-impact poster, and plan and practice memorable oral presentations. 

The "Related Resources" on this page can be used to tap into Duke’s hub of templates, guides, and services to support researchers developing their presentations.

The Duke Medical Center Library has tips for things to keep in mind before working through the development of a poster presentation, and the Duke University Libraries' Center for Data and Visualization Sciences recorded a talk on preparing effective academic posters .

• Just like with any other publication, the specifications from the conference should be read and understood – there are often size limits or font requirements to keep in mind.
• A good title is critical for posters since presenters get just a few seconds to attract conference goers who are passing by. Make sure the title briefly and memorably portrays the most interesting or central finding of the work.
• Energy should be focused on a solid abstract, as the poster is simply a blown-up visualization of that summary.
• Less is more in poster design. Rather than shrinking fonts to fit the commentary, the commentary should be shrunk to fit the space on the poster, while retaining a readable font and plenty of white space.  

The Thompson Writing Program has great general guidance on oral presentations, summarized throughout this page. There are several training opportunities listed in this page's "Related Resources" that can help researchers at all stages to hone their presentation skills.

• Preparing for an oral presentation will take the majority of a researcher's time. The goal of the talk should be fully understood as typically no more than 3-5 key points will be covered in a presentation; the audience and the time allotted should be carefully considered.
• Consideration of “guideposts” for the audience should be given. It is especially important in oral deliveries that information is organized in to meaningful blocks for the audience. Transitions should be emphasized during the presentation.
• Rather than creating a word-for-word speech, researchers should create a plan for each section, idea or point. By reading written points, delivery can be kept fresh.
• To engage audiences, it is a good idea to make strongest points first, and in a memorable way. While background and introduction sections are common in academic presentations, they are often already known to the audience.

The Duke Medical Center Library has tutorials, best practices for general design, and strategies for a high-impact poster presentations. Bass Connections also provides guidance on poster design.

Some important things to keep in mind are:

• Keeping posters simple and focusing on two things: Strong visualizations and small blocks of supporting text. Remember the audience; they will be standing a few feet away. Make sure the content is visible from afar. 
• Follow brand guidelines from Duke or Duke School of Medicine . When representing Duke at a conference, it is best practice to align the presentation with institutional standards, including appropriate logos and color schemes.
• Avoid violating copyright protections. Include only images created specifically for this purpose, or use stock photography provided by Duke or other vendors.
• Visualizing data tells the story. The Center for Data and Visualization Sciences has workshops, consultations and other resources to ensure that graphical representations of data are effective.
• Poster presentations can be designed using a variety of software (PowerPoint, Illustrator, Keynote, Inkscape), and templates. When choosing software or templates, consideration should be given to accessibility and understanding by everyone involved in creating the presentation.   
• Contact information, citations and acknowledgements: On posters, key articles may be noted or images needing references included. For oral and poster presentations, key contributors should be recognized. Funding sources should also be mentioned on posters and in oral presentations.
• A link or QR code should be included for supplemental materials, citations, movies, etc.
• Before a poster is printed, someone with fresh eyes should review it! Reprinting posters is costly and can take time. There are many options for printing, some on paper and some on fabric, with production times varying. The Medical Center Library has some local options to suggest. 
• Practicing in a space that is similar to the actual presentation is a good idea, and doing so within the allotted time. Finishing early to allow good Q&A is also a good idea.
• Family, trusted friends, or colleagues can be great test audiences, and can provide valuable feedback.
• Preparation and practice should be started early and repeated often.
• If it is an important address, researchers may want to videotape a rehearsal run to review and improve performance.
• If a presentation is being digitized, release or permission forms may be needed. Duke has resources available via Scholarworks.
• Once a poster session or oral presentation has been completed, researchers should be sure to add it to their CV or biosketch.

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2022 ASTRO Presentations and Posters

Duke Radiation Oncology is proud to represent our Department during ASTRO 2022. Please see below for presentations and posters from our faculty, trainees and staff.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22

Christopher R. Kelsey, MD, FASTRO Role of Radiation Therapy in Relapsed or Refractory DLBCL Session:  PRO 03 - PRO: The Role of Radiation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hemisfair Ballroom C2/C3 Date:  Saturday, Oct 22 11:32 AM Duration:  15 minutes

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

Dominic LaBella, MD 2898 Biologically Effective Dose as a Predictor of Radiosurgery Treatment Outcomes for Pulmonary Metastases Session:  PQA 01 - Poster Q&A 01 - Lung Cancer and DEIH Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Sunday, Oct 23 4:45 PM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

Jingtong Zhao, BS 1014 A Radiomics-Integrated Deep Learning Model for Identifying Radionecrosis Following Brain Metastasis Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) Session:   QP 03 - Phys 1 - Imaging and Response Assessment Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 303 Date:  Sunday, Oct 23 5:00 PM Duration:  5 minutes

Devon James Godfrey, PhD 1009 A Deep Learning-Based Computer Aided Detection (CAD) System for Difficult-to-Detect Brain Metastases (BM) Session:  QP 02 - DHI 1 - Individualizing Treatment Using AI: Opportunities and Challenges Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 304 Date:  Sunday, Oct 23 5:05 PM Duration:  5 minutes

Alice Y. Ho, MD, MBA Current and Potential Clinical Implications of Concurrent Radiotherapy and Systemic or Targeted Therapies in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer Session:  EDU 03 - (INTERACTIVE) When Should I Hold Radiation? – Delivery of Radiation with Novel Systemic Agents for Breast Cancer Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 217 Date:  Sunday, Oct 23 5:17 PM Duration:  15 minutes

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24

Rachel Catherine Blitzblau, MD, PhD OSH 02 - onDemand Science Highlights 2 - Breast Cancer Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, onDemand Date: Monday, Oct 24 10:15 AM Duration: 30 minutes

Yang Sheng, PhD 151 Prospective Clinical Integration of AI Based Treatment Planning Tool for Whole Breast Radiation Therapy (WBRT): A Single Institution’s Three-Year Experience Session:   SS 10 - Phys 3 - Best of Physics Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 006 Date:  Monday, Oct 24 10:45 AM Duration:  7 minutes

Warren Floyd, MD, PhD 2114 Impact of ATM Mutations on Brain Metastasis Control and Radionecrosis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing SRS Session:  PQA 02 - Poster Q&A 02 - Central Nervous System and Palliative Care Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date: Monday, Oct 24 10:45 AM Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

David James Carpenter, MD, MS 2110 Outcomes in Intact and Resected Brain Metastasis Patients Treated with Five-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery Session: PQA 02 - Poster Q&A 02 - Central Nervous System and Palliative Care Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Monday, Oct 24 10:45 AM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

Eugene John Vaios, MD, MBA 2182 Impact of Single and Dual Immune Checkpoint Blockade on Risk of Radiation Necrosis among Patients with Brain Metastases Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery Session: PQA 02 - Poster Q&A 02 - Central Nervous System and Palliative Care Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Monday, Oct 24 10:45 AM Duration:  1 hour 15 minute

Q. Jackie Wu, PhD Evaluation of AI-based Radiotherapy Planning: Dosimetry Quality and Clinical Acceptance (Dosimetry quality and Clinical Acceptance) Session:  ET 03 - Critical Appraisal of Data-Driven Studies: How Do We Evaluate the Cutting Edge in Artificial Intelligence, Real-World Data, Biomarkers and Comparative Effectiveness Studies? Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Theater 2, Back of Exhibit Hall, 2 Date:  Monday, Oct 24 2:24 PM Duration:  12 minutes

Xinyi Li, MS 163 Commissioning of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool for Automated Head and Neck Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Treatment Planning Session:   SS 12 - Phys 4 - Treatment Planning and Dose Response Assessment Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 301 Date:  Monday, Oct 24 3:20 PM Duration:  7 minutes

Pooja Karukonda, MD 3008 Patient Reported Outcomes and Financial Toxicity in Head and Neck Cancer (PaRTNer): Longitudinal Assessment of Financial Toxicity and an Educational Intervention from a Pilot Study Session: PQA 04 - Poster Q&A 04 - Biology and PRO Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Monday, Oct 24 5:00 PM Duration:  1 hour

Scarlett Acklin-Wehnert, MD 3161 Nicotinamide Riboside Alleviates Cisplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy via SIRT2 Activation Session: PQA 04 - Poster Q&A 04 - Biology and PRO Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Monday, Oct 24 5:00 PM Duration:  1 hour

Yvonne Marie Mowery, MD, PhD, BS Rational Preclinical Tumor Model Selection and Experimental Design to Support Translational RT-IO Combinations Session:  EDU 11 - Radiation Immunotherapy Trial Design: From Bench to FDA Approval Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 007 A/B Date:  Monday, Oct 24 5:02 PM Duration:  12 minutes

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25

Nicole A. Larrier, MD, MS Joint 04 - (INTERACTIVE) ASTRO/PROS Joint Session - Lessons Learned from Treating Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 302 Date:  Tuesday, Oct 25 12:45 PM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

Fang-Fang Yin, PhD, FASTRO Perspectives on Opportunities and Challenges for a “Single Vendor” Radiation Oncology Practice Session:  EDU 19 - Multi-Vendor Environment in the Clinics: What Works, What Doesn't, and What Next Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 206 Date:  Tuesday, Oct 25 12:47 PM Duration:  20 minutes

Matthew Jacob Boyer, MD, PhD 2475 Association between Results from the 17-Gene Genomic Prostate Score Assay and Long-Term Outcomes after External Beam Radiation Therapy in Intermediate- or High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients, Independent of Race Session: PQA 06 - Poster Q&A 06 - Genitourinary Cancer, Patient Safety, and Nursing Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Tuesday, Oct 25 2:30 PM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

Pranalee Patel, BS 1076 Long-Term Risk of Carotid Stenosis and Cerebrovascular Disease after Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer Session: QP 13 - H&N 2 - New Directions for HPV Associated (and HPV Negative) SCCA Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 304 Date: Tuesday, Oct 25 2:50 PM Duration: 5 minutes

W. Robert Lee, MD, MS, MEd, FASTRO SS 22 - GU 4 - Improving Outcome for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hemisfair Ballroom C1 Date:  Tuesday, Oct 25 4:00 PM Duration:  1 hour

Dominic LaBella, MD 2218 Efficacy of Medical Image Transformations within an Open Sourced Head and Neck Deep Learning Auto-Contouring Framework Session: PQA 07 - Poster Q&A 07 - Hematologic Malignancies and Digital Health Innovation Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Tuesday, Oct 25 4:00 PM Duration:  1 hour

Rachel F Shenker, MD 2623 Adaptive PET Radiation Therapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Vulvar Cancer: A Prospective Study Session: PQA 08 - Poster Q&A 08 - Gynecological Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, and Professional Development Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Tuesday, Oct 25 5:15 PM Duration:  1 hour

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

Yvonne Marie Mowery, MD, PhD, BS QP 19 - Bio 7 - Biomarkers, Tumor Biology and Radiation Response Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 304 Date:  Wednesday, Oct 26 8:00 AM Duration:  1 hour

David G. Kirsch, MD, PhD, FASTRO OSH 11 - onDemand Science Highlights 11 - Sarcoma and Cutaneous Tumors Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, onDemand Date:  Wednesday, Oct 26 12:00 PM Duration:  30 minutes

Yvonne Marie Mowery, MD, PhD, BS SS 33 - H&N 3 - Toxicity Mitigation and HPV-Unrelated Head and Neck Cancer - Life Beyond De-Intensification Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 214 Date:  Wednesday, Oct 26 12:30 PM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

Guoqiang Cui, PhD 3214 Evaluation of a High-Resolution Large-Area Two-Dimensional Detector Array for Pre-Treatment Verification of Multiple-Target SRS Plans Using a Single Isocenter Session: PQA 10 - Poster Q&A 10 - Physics Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Wednesday, Oct 26 12:30 PM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

Mark Oldham, PhD 3219 Feasibility of a Novel 3D Dosimetry System for Commissioning of Single Isocenter Multitarget SRS Treatment Session: PQA 10 - Poster Q&A 10 - Physics Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Wednesday, Oct 26 12:30 PM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

Jim X. Leng, MD 3262 Prospective Evaluation of Interim FDG-PET Imaging during Chemoradiation for Anal SCC Session: PQA 10 - Poster Q&A 10 - Physics Location:  Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1 Date:  Wednesday, Oct 26 12:30 PM Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes

A Virtual Symposium hosted by the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics | March 7-8, 2022

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Poster Session

There are virtual recorded presentations by some of the designated posters.  Please look for the BLUE STAR for those have recorded their poster presentation.

Click a poster image thumbnail to enlarge.

1. Synergistic Immuno Photothermal Nanotherapy (SYMPHONY) for Effective Cancer Treatment

Virtual poster presentation: yang liu.

Yang Liu, Brant A. Inman, Gregory M. Palmer, Peter E. Fecci, and Tuan Vo-Dinh

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University

Activating the immune system has long been a goal in oncology, and recently immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most promising cancer treatment breakthroughs. We have developed an innovative cancer therapy named as Synergistic Immuno Photothermal Nanotherapy (SYMPHONY) by combining gold nanostars (GNS)-mediated photothermal ablation with checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy. GNS nanoparticle has multiple sharp branches for tip-enhanced plasmonics and tunable plasmonic absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) tissue optical window. GNS has superior photon-to-heat conversion capability for effective photothermal therapy with NIR laser. Our group has innovated a toxic chemical-free method to synthesize GNS nanoparticles and apply the biocompatible GNS nanoparticles for SYMPHONY therapy. In vivo experiment with brain cancer and bladder cancer murine animal models demonstrate that our superior GNS-mediated photothermal therapy dramatically amplifies the anti-cancer immune response in synergy with checkpoint blockade immunotherapy. SYMPHONY therapy results in not only primary tumor shrinkage but also recurrence prevention, implying the generation of an anti-cancer vaccine effect. As a result, our novel SYMPHONY therapy has the potential to substantially improve outcomes of brain cancer patients in future clinical applications.

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2. Ultrabright Nanorattle Assay for SERS Detection of Biomarkers in Head and Neck Cancer

Joy Li,  Julia Canick, Hoan Ngo, Naveen Gandra, Priya Vohra Dukes, Walter Lee, and Tuan Vo-Dinh

Fitzpatrick Institute of Photonics, Duke University, Durham, NC USA 27708.

Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC USA 27708 .

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC USA 27708.

Dept. of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC USA 27708.

Dept. of Chemistry, Duke University Durham, NC USA 27708.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide; though it has a high morbidity and mortality, rapid diagnosis and treatment can often be curative. In low-to-middle-income countries, however, this process is often delayed due to inadequate resources and personnel. A promising route of diagnosis is the detection of HNSCC-associated mRNA biomarkers. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is effective for the recognition of nucleic acid disease markers without amplification and provides a potential avenue for investigation of rapid diagnostic methods. Our group has developed ultrabright “nanorattles,” with a structural gap loaded with Raman reporter dyes. These nanorattles, loaded with reporter probes, work in concert with magnetic beads, loaded with capture probes. When the sequence of interest is detected, the nanorattles and the magnetic beads hybridize to the mRNA; after the unbound particles are washed away, the hybridized sandwich assay is concentrated on a spot and its SERS signal is measured. This method has previously been successful in detecting malaria RNA and synthetic DNA. We also found that the assay can detect HNSCC in tissue samples from biopsy-proven head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; this detection has high diagnostic accuracy, with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 97%. SERS-based assays are a promising option for HNSCC diagnostics. A rapid diagnostic device employing SERS methods has the potential to expedite the timely diagnosis and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in LMICs.

[email protected]

3. Intracranial accumulation of plasmonic gold nanostars for the acceleration of tumor laser ablation

Ethan S. Srinivasan, Pakawat Chongsathidkiet, Ren A. Odion, Yang Liu, Eric W. Sankey, Ryan M. Edwards, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Peter E. Fecci

School of Medicine, Duke University

Background: Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is an effective minimally-invasive treatment option for intracranial tumors. Our group produced plasmonics-active gold nanostars (GNS) designed to preferentially accumulate within intracranial tumors and amplify the ablative capacity of LITT while protecting surrounding tissue. Methods: The 12nm GNS were synthesized using reduced HAuCL4 with Na3C6H5O7 seeds, mixed with AgNO3, C6H8O6, and HAuCL4, and coated with polyethylene glycol then functionalized with methoxy PEG thiol. CT-2A glioma cells were intracranially implanted into mice, followed 18 days later by IV injection of GNS. PET-CT was performed at 10-minutes, 24-, and 72-hours post-GNS administration, with autoradiography (AR) and histopathology (HP) on sacrifice after the last scan. To test the impact of GNS on LITT coverage capacity in appropriately sized ex vivo models, we utilized agarose gel-based phantoms incorporating control and GNS-infused central “tumors” in multiple shapes. LITT was administered with the NeuroBlate System. Results: In vivo, GNS preferentially accumulated within intracranial tumors on PET-CT at the 24- and 72-hour timepoints. AR and HP confirmed high GNS accumulation within tumor. Ex vivo, in cuboid tumor phantoms, the GNS-infused phantom heated 5.5x faster than the control, rising 0.49°C per minute compared to 0.09°C. In a split-cylinder tumor phantom with half containing GNS, the GNS-infused border heated 2x faster and the surrounding area was exposed to 30% lower temperatures. Conclusions: Our results provide evidence for use of GNS to improve the efficiency and potentially safety of LITT. The in vivo data support selective accumulation within intracranial tumors, and the GNS-infused phantom experiments demonstrate increased rates of heating within the tumor model, heat contouring to tumor borders, and decreased heating of surrounding regions representing normal structures.

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4. Metallo-graphene enhanced upconversion luminescence for broadband photodetection under polychromatic illumination

Virtual poster presentation: akash gupta.

Akash Gupta, Yong Il Park, Surojit Chattopadhyay

Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan;

School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea

Here, we used electrostatically conjugated SiO2-coated upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), and gold nanorods (AuNRs) nanocomposite (NC) on graphene to obtain >200-fold upconversion luminescence (UCL) enhancement. Plasmonic AuNR and graphene imparted maximum plasmonic enhancement of the UCL in the UCNP with an optimized 7 nm thick SiO2 shell. This is attributed to the enhanced absorption in the UCNPs by the nano-antennae effect of the AuNRs as shown by finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulation. The enhanced UCL was directly confirmed by confocal fluorescence imaging. Finally, a NC/graphene hybrid photodetector (PD) was fabricated that showed broadband (455-980 nm) photoresponse, with photoresponsivity of ~ 5000 AW-1, and fast response times of 80 ms, compared to 3 s obtained for a device without the AuNRs. The conventional multiphoton infrared (~ 980 nm) absorbing UCNPs demonstrated an interesting high energy (blue (B), green (G), and red (R)) photoresponse that is now attributed to weak single-photon absorption in the UCNPs. This allowed us to study the performance of the hybrid PD under polychromatic illumination using individual B, G, R, and a combination of B+G, B+R, G+R, and B+G+R. The results of polychromatic illumination indicated absorption saturation in UCNPs under one-photon absorption. The device has been used for detecting signals from domestic appliances, such as frequency modulated AC remote controllers, and attributed the speed to the fast charge sweeping by the AuNRs.

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5. CO32- ion-induced Cu2+ ion determination using DPA capped-LaF3:Eu3+ nanocrystals

Virtual poster presentation: venkata adusumalli.

Venkata Nanda Kishor Babu Adusumalli, Yong IL Park, Stefan Lis

(a)Department of Rare Earths, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

 (b) School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, South Korea

In recent years, organic ligand sensitized Ln-doped nanoparticles are gained importance in sensing and determination of biomolecules, metal ions and organic and inorganic pollutants. Here we report the carbonate (CO32-) ion induced Cu2+ ion determination in aqueous medium using 2,6-pyridinedicaboxylic acid (DPA)-capped LaF3:Eu3+ nanocrystals (NCs). Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient, forms numerous enzymes like cytochrome c oxidase, superoxide dismutase and tyrosinase with specific proteins transition. These enzymes acta as a catalyst in biological processes. The optimal daily intake of Cu is 1.5 to 3 mg for adults, 1.5 to 2.5 mg for children’s and 0.4 to 0.6 mg for infants. The dysregulations in the cellular homeostasis of Cu may cause cell death, leading to severe neurological disorders such as Wilson disease, Alzheimer’s disease, prion disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, gastrointestinal disorders, and kidney damage. Cu is a common contaminant in drinking water. In DPA-LaF3:Eu3+ NCs, DPA acts as surfactant to LaF3:Eu3+ NCs and transfer energy the Eu3+ ions via sensitization. These NCs exhibit strong red emission at 615 nm from Eu3+ ions via DPA at 280 nm excitation. In the aqueous medium the Cu2+ ions bind to LaF3 NCs via -COOH of the DPA. In presence of CO32- ions, the Cu2+ ions form CuCO3. The CuCO3 has strong absorption around 280 nm. The absorption spectra of CuCO3 overlaps with the excitation spectra of the DPA-LaF3:Eu3+ NCs and that reflects (quenching) in the emission spectra of Eu3+ ion. The quenching was highly selective only towards Cu2+ ions and devoid of any interference from several other analytes. The calculated detection limit was 117 nM.

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6. The use of porphyrins and their derivatives in photodynamic action on Staphylococci

Maria V. Korchenova, Elena S. Tuchina, Dr. Grigor V. Gyulkhandanyan, Anna A. Zakoyan, Anna G. Gyulkhandanyan

Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Russia

The aim of this work was to determine and test the most effective cationic porphyrins and metalloporphyrins with high photoactivity against methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus without attracting additional compounds that increase their effectiveness. It was shown that the synthesized cationic porphyrins/metalloporphyrins exhibit a high degree of phototoxicity towards MSSA and MRSA strains.

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7. Tailored Colloidal Nanostars for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS): Optimization of Formulation Components and Study of the Stabilizer-Nanoparticle Interactions

Deriu, C.;(1,2) Bracho, A.;(2) McCord, B.(2)

(1) Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino. Turin, Italy;

(2) Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

While the effects of morphology and composition of plasmonic substrates on the SERS response are widely studied in the literature, surface chemistry and, more specifically, the role of pre-adsorbed species on colloidal substrates (i.e., stabilizers and synthesis by-products) are typically less explored. In this work (J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126(4), 2023−2040), a surfactant-free synthesis of sparingly capped bimetallic colloidal AuAg nanostars was selected as a basis to (1) examine the effect of varying stabilizers and (2) systematically assess the impact of the resulting surface environment on SERS intensity. The latter entailed the characterization of the colloidal formulations in terms of optical reproducibility, suitability for analytical applications, long-term colloidal stability, and SERS performance. Emphasis was given to the elucidation of the stabilizer-metal interactions, which were studied by Electrophoretic Light Scattering (ELS) and infrared spectroscopy. It was found that the capping process is the result of chemisorption to an essentially neutral alloy, and that the capping environment has effects on the SERS response that can overtop those caused by nanoparticle morphology. Model stabilizer citrate was found to weakly chemisorb (-4.36 ± 0.08 kJ/mol and -4.58 ± 0.05 kJ/mol at 10 and 20 °C, respectively) to the bimetallic surface in a positively cooperative fashion (nHill > 1), via unidentate mode.

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8. Buoyant and magnetic (BAM) assays for single molecule detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein in saliva.

Chuanlei Wang, Will Pons*, Hanna Campbell*, Cassidy Bouknight*, Wilkins Taylor*, Zahra Karimpour, Brandon H. McNaughton, Jeffrey N. Anker *These authors contributed equally

Department of Chemistry, Clemson University

We are developing a rapid saliva screening test to detect SARS-CoV-2 using interactions with buoyant and magnetic microbeads. These microbeads are functionalized with antibodies that bind to SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein, forming buoyant-and-magnetic (BAM) complexes, with almost one BAM complex per molecule. These BAM complexes are easily separated with a magnet; and removing the magnet frees the BAM complexes to rise; individual complexes intensely scatter light and are counted using a simple camera. Background from non-specific binding is typically 10-20 BAM complexes in spiked real saliva. High sensitivity is due to the high surface area, rapid capture due to buoyant bead travel, and high affinity antibodies, while specificity is due to good surface chemistry and buoyant forces which dissociate weak nonspecific bonds. The entire set up is less than $50 and once optimized, this test should be able to deliver on-site results within 15 minutes without any complex equipment.

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9. Nanophotonic biosensors: using bottom-up synthesized graphene nanoribbons as novel surface functionalization approach

B. D. Lisboa (1,2), M. Soler (1), C. Moreno (3), J. Castro-Esteban (4), D. Peña (4), A. Mugarza (4,5), L. M. Lechuga (1)

1) Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, CIBER-BBN, and BIST, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain;

2) Atomic Manipulation and Spectroscopy Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain;

3) Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y Fisica de la Materia Condensada (CITIMAC), Universidad de Cantabria. Avda. Los Castros, s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain;

4) Centro de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) e Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain;

5) ICREA Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain.

Biosensors are profiled as next-generation diagnostics devices, offering point-of-care rapid testing with excellent performance. Among them, the Bimodal Waveguide (BiMW) interferometric biosensor has demonstrated outstanding sensitivities, multiplexing capabilities, and high potential for integration in compact and user-friendly devices. One of the major challenges in the advance of biosensor technology is the reproducible biofunctionalization of the sensing area. The lack of precise control during the arrangement of the biorecognition interface severely limits the detection selectivity and reliability of actual devices, hampering the mass-production and implementation in the clinical field. By proposing an advanced method to produce functionalized graphene nanostructures with atomic precision, we aim to develop a universal sensor biofunctionalization protocol, which will facilitate a biorecognition molecular template control at the nanometer scale.  Here, we combine the possibility to functionalize graphene building blocks with atomic precision via a bottom-up synthesis approach to support the production of different graphene nanoarchitectures (i.e., graphene nanoribbons and nanoporous graphene) containing selective anchoring groups such as amine, carboxyl and epoxy groups. The quality of the functionalized graphene template is dictated by the on-surface synthesis approach carried out in UHV (ultra-high vacuum) conditions. Additionally, the graphene successful integration on the BiMW biosensor is obtained by a direct transfer to preserve the stability of the graphene under flow conditions. Finally, as a proof of concept, nucleic acids biomarkers will be detected applying a universal biofunctionalization protocol for the early, non-invasive diagnostic of melanoma cancer.

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10. Magnetic metal-inorganic composite as new multimodal contrast agents: preliminary research design

Olimpia Tammaro1, Michele Pansini2, Serena Esposito1, Laura Fabris1

1Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

2Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy

The design of new multimodal contrast agents (MCAs) is still challenging. Despite the huge interest in this research field, major progress is still needed to achieve a real and scalable process. The ideal process should be able to combine different phases within the same diagnostic tool, overcoming the additional synthetic steps and high-cost procedures. In detail, in the case of the multimodal approach to combine SERS and MRI signals, a great interest is focused on the synthesis of Au-Fe nanoalloys as MCAs, exploiting their magneto-plasmonic behaviour. However, the production of a Au-Fe nanoalloy as single unit is tricky because a precise control of particle size, composition, and surface property is required. One possible strategy is to use supports, such as zeolites, in the synthetic design to simplify the process. In this view, our idea is to design a novel strategy to obtain nanoalloys by exploiting prior knowledge in the synthesis of metal-inorganic nanocomposites. As the first step, we started studying the production of Fe NPs supported by an inorganic matrix obtained from zeolite precursor. The employed raw materials are commercial and/or natural zeolites (price per kg, some dozens of dollars). The zeolites are treated following a patented process. In detail, they are repeatedly exchanged with transition metal ions (here, Fe2+) and then subjected to chemical reduction by thermal treatment at a relatively mild temperature under reducing atmosphere. Already after the cation exchange steps, it is visible the formation of small Fe NPs embedded in the zeolite structure, while the final product, after the thermal treatment is represented by a metal-inorganic nanocomposite, where nanoparticles of Fe0/ Fe3O4 are dispersed within a ceramic matrix due to zeolite collapsed structure. The future steps involve the addition of the second metallic component (Au) during the cation exchange steps, in order to obtain an Au-Fe alloy. Once obtained this alloy, we will conduct a study on the effect of the thermal treatment to define the best applicability conditions (presence or not of an amorphous matrix). The simplicity of the process together with the versatility of the materials obtained has already produced excellent results in various fields.

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11. In vivo SERS monitoring in plants using plasmonic nanoprobes

Virtual poster presentation: vanessa cupil-garcia.

 Vanessa Cupil-Garcia, Joy Li, Ren Odion, Dr. Pietro Strobbia, Dr. Bridget M. Crawford, Dr. Hsin-neng Wang, Dr. Jianhong Hu, Dr. Rodolfo Zentella, Dr. Kenneth Kemner, Dr. Tai-Ping Sun, and Dr. Tuan Vo-Dinh

Department of Chemistry, Duke University

Further understanding of biomass producing associated metabolic pathways in plants can be used to increase the production of biomass. In vivo detection of these markers has proved to be limited due to complex sample preparation required by traditional methods. Recently the Vo-Dinh group has designed a platform to detect nucleic acid targets in biological systems called inverse molecular sentinels (iMS) which utilize surface-enhanced Raman scattering. These multimodal probes were shown to detect and image key microRNA within whole plants in vivo.1 This work lays the foundation for detecting and imaging biological markers in plants with enhanced spatial and temporal resolution.

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12. Detection of Plant miRNA using Plasmonic Biosensors with Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy

Ren A. Odion, Pietro Strobbia, Bridget Crawford, Rodolfo Zentella, Martin Maiwald, Bernd Sumpf, Tai-ping Sun, Tuan Vo-Dinh

The detection of micro-RNAs (miRNAs) is crucial in understanding the developmental process of key genes involved in the biomass production of plant biofuels. Current methods for understanding these pathways rely on slow methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify a tediously purified sample of miRNA from plants. To this end, we have developed a combined plasmonic biosensing method based on a Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) platform called the inverse Molecular Sentinel (iMS) to directly detect miRNA such as miR858a to understand ligin production and increased biomass. This biosensor is then coupled with the Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy (SERDS) technique to detect these targets in the field, even in the presence of harsh background illumination. The application of such technology for monitoring plant gene expression in the field may potentially revolutionize agriculture technology through the use of nanotechnology-based monitoring for plant health, pollution, and pathogen detection.

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13. Plasmonic Gold Nanostars: Synthesis and Application

Supriya Atta, Tuan Vo-Dinh

Among the various types of gold nanoparticle systems, gold nanostars (GNS) have been widely recognized for their ability to create strong Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances (LSPRs), which is strongly depended on the size, shape, length, and number of the spikes of the nanostars. Unfortunately, traditional protocols for gold nanostars syntheses have failed to tune the size, shape, number and length of the spikes. Moreover, there is a lack of sufficient monodispersity and reproducibility of the traditional protocols. We will discuss here a facile seed-mediated synthesis of multibranched stars to control the spike length and spike number of the nanostars. This nanostars synthesis method produces a number of different spike length, and number which can be tuned by changing the on the concentrations of the seeds, AgNO3, ascorbic acid, and surfactant. The development of gold nanostars will lead to a wide variety of applications for in vitro and in vivo biomedical diagnostics.

14. Smartphone-Based Colorimetric Device for MicroRNA Biomarker Detection Using Nanoparticle-Based Molecular Assay

Tushar Krishnan, Hsin-Neng Wang, Tuan Vo-Dinh

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small single-stranded RNA molecules, are emerging as promising biomarkers for early detection of a wide variety of diseases, such as cancers, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, etc. Over the years, miRNA detection schemes have become accessible to clinicians, but they still require sophisticated and bulky laboratory equipment and trained personnel to operate. Practical and simple to use devices to detect these small molecules are urgently needed in order to facilitate the translation of miRNA biomarkers into clinical routine. The exceptional computing ability and ease of use of modern smartphones coupled with fieldable optical detection technologies can provide a useful and portable alternative to these laboratory systems. Herein, we present the development of a smartphone-based device called Krometriks, which is capable of simple and rapid colorimetric detection of miRNAs using a nanoparticle-based assay developed by our group. The device consists of a smartphone, a 3D printed accessory, and a custom-built dedicated mobile app. We show that Krometriks can detect miRNA down to nanomolar concentrations with detection results comparable to a laboratory-based benchtop spectrophotometer. With slight changes to the accessory design, Krometriks can be made compatible with different types of smartphone models and specifications. Thus, the Krometriks device offers a practical colorimetric platform that has the potential to provide accessible and affordable miRNA diagnostics for point-of-care and field applications in low-resource settings.

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15. Automated Detection of Sarcoma Tissue in a Murine Model Using a Portable Endogenous Fluorescence Spectroscopy Device

Virtual poster presentation: ashutosh raman.

Ashutosh Raman, Tanner J. Zachem, Ravi Prakash, Guangshen Ma, Dr. Weston A. Ross, Dr. Patrick Codd 

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University; Duke University Medical Center, Duke University

Intro: Effectiveness of precision tumor removal procedures is greatly diminished when all cancer cells are not detected, leading to more frequent recurrences of disease. It is especially important to provide this accurate intraoperative diagnosis in a minimally invasive manner, so as not to damage surrounding healthy tissue. Fluorescence spectroscopy offers particular advantages for this, due to its ability to quickly collect biological information in a noncontact manner. Moreover, endogenous fluorescence enables the use of spectroscopy without external dyes, thus decreasing toxicity and preparation time. In this study we use intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy (IFS) on a murine model, to highlight metabolic differences in cancerous sarcoma and healthy tissue. Thereafter, we utilize post-processing and machine learning techniques to classify newly excised tissue based solely on endogenous fluorescence. Methods: A 405nm, 180mW excitation laser with .75mm spot size and a CCD-Spectrometer with an integration time of .5s were used to capture spectral emissions for this study. Soft-tissue sarcoma tissue from the left hind legs of 6 newly sacrificed LSL-KrasG12D/+; p53Flox/Flox (KP) mice was excised, verified as cancerous by a subject matter expert, and then placed on our portable spectrometer stage setup. Healthy tissue from the right hind leg was also imaged as a control sample. The laser spot was systematically positioned on discrete, non-overlapping areas of the tissue sample, and spectra were collected. 513 samples were collected, with 395 sarcoma spectra taken. Wavelength collection ranges spanned from 200-1000nm, however, ranges were trimmed to 460-1000nm to correct for excitation light reflection. Spectra with an average intensity below .05 were disregarded to maintain realistic Signal-to-Noise Ratio. Lastly, spectra were normalized and smoothed. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used for feature engineering, followed by classification with K-Nearest Neighbors, Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machines, and a simple Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The former three were subjected to nested Grid Search Cross Validation, to ensure optimal parameters and generalizability. Results and Discussion: Sarcoma and healthy tissue spectra exhibited expected intensity differences predicted by their physiology, namely in the locations of 470nm (free NADH), and 570nm (Free FAD). Use of ANNs is substantiated, with accuracies around 94%, though their computational intensivity and training time remain prohibitive. For the three other ML pipelines, sensitivity, specificity, F1 score, accuracy, and AUC are compared, and PCA-SVM is shown to be the best performer, with testing accuracy of 88%, recall of 90%, and specificity of 83%. Moreover, PCA-SVM showed negligible difference from other classifiers in its training time, warranting its use in intraoperative settings, and its preference over ANNs. Conclusion/Future: Our study highlights the ability of a portable non-invasive fluorescence spectroscopy device to accurately classify sarcoma tissue from healthy tissue, and also shows the relative ease of classification with machine learning methods. Future work should focus on integration into medical robotics and further optimization of machine learning models. With the demonstration of this point-of-care method, we intend to explore the diagnostic capabilities of IFS in conjunction with other modes of sensing, to create a multimodal framework for intraoperative tissue evaluation.

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16. Spatial-Temporal Disorder Strength Measured by Quantitative Phase Imaging to Report Cell Stiffness

Virtual poster presentation: steven parker.

Hillel B. Price, Steven Parker, Meghan Reynolds, Brenton D. Hoffman, Adam Wax

Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) has been shown to be a useful label-free method of quantifying nanometer scale cell information such as structure, dynamics, function, and physical properties. Optical volume (OV) has been shown to be a non-invasive way to measure cell physical properties like density. Disorder strength (LD ) measured via QPI can inform mechanical properties of cells like stiffness, related to Young’s modulus measured via atomic force microscopy. It is hypothesized that spatial-temporal measurements by QPI can identify when cells have received a stimulus, such as hypo-osmotic shock. [email protected]

17. WeaVE, a Wearable Variable Emittance Device for Personal Thermoregulation

Ting-Hsuan Chen, Yaoye Hong, Ching-Tai Fu, Ankita Nandi, Wanrong Xie, Dr. Yin Jie, Dr. Po-Chun Hsu

Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California

Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, California Institute of Technology

For centuries, people have put effort to improve the thermal performance of clothing to adapt to varying temperatures. However, most clothing we wear today only offers a single-mode insulation. In this work, we developed a wearable variable-emittance device (WeaVE), enabling tunable radiative heat transfer coefficient to fill the missing gap between thermoregulation energy efficiency and controllability. WeaVE is an electrically driven, kirigami-enabled electrochromic thin-film device that can effectively tune the mid-infrared thermal radiation heat loss of the human body. The kirigami designs provide stretchability and conformal deformation attached to the human body surface, and the electronic control enables programmable personalized thermoregulation. With less than 5.58mJ/cm2 energy input per switching, WeaVE provides 5°C expansion of thermal comfort zone, which is equivalent to a continuous power input of 33.9 W/m2. This non-volatile characteristic substantially decreases the required energy while maintaining the on-demand controllability, thereby providing vast opportunities for the next generation of smart personal thermal managing fabrics and wearable technologies.

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18. Growth Kinetics of Single Polymer Particles in Solution via Active-Feedback 3D Tracking

Donggeng Yu, Antonio Garcia lV, Suzanne A. Blum, Kevin D. Welsher

1. Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA 

2. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA

The ability to directly observe chemical reactions at the single-molecule and single-particle level has enabled the discovery of behaviors otherwise obscured by the ensemble averaging in bulk measurements. However powerful, a common restriction of these studies to date has been the absolute requirement to surface tether or otherwise immobilize the chemical reagent/reaction of interest. This constraint arose from a fundamental limitation of conventional microscopy techniques, which could not track molecules or particles rapidly diffusing in three dimensions, as occurs in solution. However, much chemistry occurs in the solution phase, leaving single-particle/-molecule analysis of this critical area of science beyond the scope of available technology. Here we report the first solution-phase studies and measurements of any chemical reaction at single-particle/-molecule level in freely diffusing solution. During chemical reaction, freely diffusing polymer particles (D ~ 10-12 m2/s) yielded single-particle 3D trajectories and real-time volumetric images that were analyzed to extract the growth rates of individual particles. These volumetric images show that the average growth rate is a poor representation of the true underlying variability in polymer-particle growth behavior. These data revealed statistically significant populations of faster- and slower-growing particles at different depths in the sample, showing emergent heterogeneity while particles are still in the solution phase. These results go against the prevailing premise that chemical processes freely diffusing in solution will exhibit uniform kinetics. These new understandings of mechanisms behind polymer growth variations bring about an exciting opportunity to control particle-size and plausibly molecular weight polydispersity by the rational design of conditions to dictate spatial growth gradients. We anticipate that these studies will launch a new field of solution-phase, nonensemble-averaged measurements of chemical reactions.

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19. Estimation of Spatial and Geometric Effects of Thick Tissue Imaging Using a GPU-Accelerated Monte Carlo Simulation Code

In person poster presentation: kyle ferguson.

Kyle S. Ferguson, Dr. Joel A. Greenberg

Medical Physics Graduate Program, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University

X-ray diffraction (XRD) imaging of thin biospecimen samples can provide rich information about various tissue’s presence and disease state. We have shown, for example, that XRD imaging can identify cancer in breast tissue with accuracy that exceeds current AI-based whole-slide imaging. We look to translate our successful prior studies in thin samples to thicker medical tissue samples for intra-operative intervention and diagnostic imaging. In thin samples, single-scatter events dominate, and solving the inverse problem of scatter localization is straightforward; however, as the sample thickness increases, multiple scatter and geometric blurring effects become important. To investigate the role of multiple scatter in unprepared biospecimen imaging, small animals, and potentially in-vivo applications, we utilize a Monte Carlo GPU-accelerated (MCGPU) photon transport simulation code. MC-GPU will enable us to explore how the energy and angular distribution of the multiple scatter signal depends on the properties of the incident beam and the composition of the specimen. In addition, we may extract information from multiple scatter that is useful, providing us with additional tissue specificity. In this poster, I will report on my work to date on performing a fundamental investigation into the role of multiple scatter and provide a framework for analyzing and implementing XRD imaging on thick samples.

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20. Multimodality X-ray transmission and 3D diffraction scanner for molecular analysis of cancer specimens

Virtual poster presentation: zachary gude.

Zachary Gude, Joel Greenberg, Shannon J. McCall, Anuj J. Kapadia

Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke University

Conventional X-ray transmission imaging techniques provide high spatial resolution but lack the molecular specificity often needed to differentiate between similarly attenuating tissues. Conventional X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques can differentiate tissues at a molecular level, but typically requires destructive sample preparation and analyzes a sample at a single spatial location. Our group has developed a coded aperture based XRD system for thin (<1cm thick) samples that enables transverse (2D) XRD imaging of the scatter signal integrated throughout the sample depth. Additionally, it combines the XRD imaging capabilities with an X-ray transmission image to provide the user both high spatial resolution and molecular specificity We have previously shown that this multimodality system can identify cancer within mixed pathology samples with high accuracy. However, extending these techniques to thick samples by realizing depth resolution could enable new studies investigating the genesis and evolution of cancer. Our most recent work has been modifying the combined XRD & Transmission system and its data processing for the purpose of realizing 3D XRD imaging. In a system initially built for only 2D XRD, we have shown that 3D XRD is possible with a depth resolution of about 7 mm. This work helps validate our models and expectations as we move towards building a system optimized for volumetric XRD. [email protected]

21. Accuracy of oxygen saturation measures from consumer wearable devices

Yihang Jiang, Biomedical Engineering Department, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Connor Spies, Palmer Lab, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Will Wang, Biomedical Engineering Department, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Jessilyn P. Dunn PHD, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Bioinformatics & Biostatistics, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Satasuk Joy Bhosai MD MPH, Duke Clinical Research Institute, joint with Global Health Innovation Center, Department of Global Health Laurie Snyder MD, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Department of Medicine

As COVID-19 has spread globally, the power of leveraging existing digital tools has become increasingly important. Remote tools built upon ubiquitous wearable device technologies can empower patients to monitor their oxygen (SpO2) at home conveniently. However, there has been no systematic evaluation to date on the accuracy and reliability of SpO2 monitoring from commercial wearable devices. We evaluated four consumer smartwatches that offer pulse oximetry, including the Apple Watch Series 7, Garmin Venu 2s, Garmin Fenix 6 Pro, and Withings ScanWatch and compared results with the reference device Masimo MightySat Rx.

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• Presentation - Developing a Poster: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly One hour presentation by Duke Medical Librarian, Beverly Murphy.

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December Poster Showcase Highlights Research of 16 Students and Fellows

Duke AI Health’s HDS research and education hub held a successful Poster Showcase on December 6, 2022, featuring the work of 16 students and fellows.

Hosted by Ricardo Henao, PhD, and Shelley Rusincovitch, MMCi, the presenters included members of the HDS fall 2022 student cohort , fellows in the AI Health Data Science Fellowship program , as well as members of AI Health’s Spark Imaging Initiative and Duke Biostatistics & Bioinformatics’s BCTIP program .

“This was our first in-person poster session held since 2019,” said Shelley Rusincovitch, managing director for Duke AI Health. “It was such a pleasure to see the students and fellows talking about their work and engaging with members of our research community.”

Duke student Victoria Wilson profiled 3 of the presenters in an article for the Duke Research Blog: “ Student Researchers Share What They Know About AI and Health .” 

“A big thanks for helping me to learn about how AI Health research might be transformative in answering difficult problems in medicine and population health,” wrote Wilson in her article.

2024 Departmental Research Day Celebrates Innovation

Faculty, residents, and students gathered for the annual Departmental Research Day to share innovative research endeavors underway. 

Presenters featured: 

• Precision rehabilitation for cardiometabolic disease
• Building pain equity through population health
• Uncovering age-associated changes of neuroimmune response during peripheral nerve regeneration
• Associations of vision impairment with cognitive impairment among stroke survivors

Visiting Branch Lecturer  Richard 'Rick' Lieber, PhD, chief scientific officer of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and professor at Northwestern University, provided information about his team's research studies, which are the first direct measurements of human muscle material properties. 

The symposium theme, ' 100 Years of Duke ,' took attendees on a tour of where we have been and where we are going in occupational therapy, orthopaedics, and physical therapy. 

Department chair Ben Alman, MD , polled faculty within each division to list the most essential things in their field of study. Occupational therapy: device development; orthopaedics: arthroplasty, arthroscopy, internal fixation, and microsurgery; physical therapy: neuroplasticity in treatments; early mobilization; techniques to measure physical functions and education pathways; research: underlying biology that causes or contributes to disease and disorders; biomechanics and use in the management of musculoskeletal disorders; and education and research support. 

Dr. Alman outlined the elements that have changed health in the past 100 years, including x-rays, antibiotics, and public health (vaccines and folate supplements). He said, "We are living well into our 80s and beyond, so things must adapt. We need to change how we deliver care, identify patients that benefit most from interventions, understand the pathophysiology of disorders, and develop biology-based and technology-based treatments to play a significant role. The people in this room will make these positive changes possible."

J. Leonard Goldner, visiting professor  Todd McKinley, MD , professor of orthopaedic surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine, shared the essential historical points throughout the evolution of trauma treatments. "Most treatments in trauma history were tied to war. Our treatments and technology have arisen from the battlegrounds during WWI and WWII. Our goal remains to get bones to heal and to prevent infection. I agree with Dr. Alman that antibiotics and x-rays have played critical roles in the success of these efforts." 

Tiffany Hilton, PT, PhD , program director and director of professional education, associate professor in orthopaedic surgery, from the first graduation ceremony in 1943, shared an amalgamation of the notable Duke Physical Therapy alumni over the years that included Elia “Emy” Villanueva’s clinical and academic career at Duke spanned four decades of which more than 40 years involved teaching students in Graduate School. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Emy earned a BS at Mary Washington College (VA) in 1958 and completed a certificate in Physical Therapy at Duke University one year later. 

Amy Pastva, PT, MA, PhD , director of PT research and professor of orthopaedic surgery, relayed her predictions about how well Duke DPT research is poised for the future. "Looking at Duke's 110th celebration, we see exciting possibilities that involve strides in geriatric rehabilitation, preventative strategies, and personalized treatments. We must be proactive, embrace a holistic measure of success, and collaboration will be key."

Michael Iwama, PhD, MSc, BScOT , professor in orthopaedic surgery, shared how the practice of occupational therapy (OT) began during WWI with 'reconstruction aides,' helping soldiers adapt to ordinary life after returning from the battlefields. "It was an era of moral treatment that provided compassionate treatment for people suffering from mental illness. However, the renaissance of OT occurred during the 1980s with the emergence of the scholarship of OT." Iwama was proud to share his personal joy stemming from the first commencement experience for the Duke OTD program on May 4 at the Duke Chapel. "It reminded us about why we are here as faculty members."

William Richardson, MD , featured the 'trailblazers' and the changing faces of Duke Orthopaedics. He featured Elroy Young, MD , one of the first African-American orthopaedic surgeons in Maryland. He received training at from Duke.

Born in Olmstead, Ill., he briefly attended Illinois State University in Normal before entering the U.S. Medical Corps in World War II and serving in France. He used the GI Bill to return to school, earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1946 and a medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville in 1951.

Richardson also featured female trailblazers at Duke, like Alison Toth, MD , executive vice chair of the Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the first resident to become a faculty member. "We are moving in the right direction with efforts from faculty members like Erica Taylor, MD , and her work with the Student National Medical Association, and Melissa Erickson, MD 's efforts with the Perry Initiative. I am excited and know that the next 100 years of Duke Orthopaedics will be more diverse." 

Concluding remarks were enthusiastically provided by past Duke Orthopaedic Surgery chair, James Urbaniak, MD . He quipped, "When they asked me to speak at a symposium featuring 100 years of Duke, I figured that I was the closest thing they had to 100 years." 

He shared the gravity of the expertise generated by Duke orthopaedic surgeons and faculty members, such as more than 1500 successful re-plantations that have been conducted at Duke, our number one ranking of National Institutes of Heallth funding for research, faculty working with Olympic and professional sporting teams, and Ralph W. Coonrad, MD, revered and beloved orthopaedic surgeon and professor emeritus, developing the total elbow device in his garage and is still the 'gold standard' for treatment options to name a few. 

"Duke Orthopaedics has a rich history. The future is bright. Keep it a 'go'!"

Opening New Doors: Former Summer Scholar prepares for graduate school at Duke

Brielle-Anne Michel is preparing for her next adventure. She will soon trade in her cap and gown from Wake Forest University for a lab coat in the Duke University Program in Genetics and Genomics (UPGG) . Michel spent the summer of 2022 at Duke University as part of the Summer Scholars Program in Genome Sciences and Medicine for Underrepresented in STEM .

Working in the lab of Hiroaki Matsunami, PhD , professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, Michel was part of a project that aimed to engineer and test olfactory receptors that show robust cell surface expression and maintain the ligand selectivity of their corresponding native receptors . The group expected that changing the structure of these receptors would help overcome problems of low expression within non-olfactory cells in biochemical experiments. “My job was to clone the olfactory receptors and test them to see if they would work using mammalian cells,” Michel said. “I did a lot of cell work, cell culture, luciferase assays, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, and had a lot of hands-on lab bench work.”

Since then, Michel has gone on to major in biochemistry and molecular biology, graduating in May 2024. In Fall 2023, she presented a poster, "Investigating the Effects of TcdA and sulfur reductants on the formation of tRNA modification ct6A," at two conferences, the Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS) in Durham, and the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) in Phoenix. She won awards at both.

“The SERMAC conference was my first conference ever, which was pretty intimidating,” Michel said. “But the Summer Scholars Program trained me in how to speak to people who may not know my science and gave me the skillsets of how to design a poster.”

Michel also has some advice for new Summer Scholars: Come in with an open mind. “No matter what lab you end up in, enjoy the new experiences, new opportunities, new everything.”

She also encourages scholars to take the opportunity to explore Duke, get to know your peers, and foster new relationships. “When I was applying to graduate schools this past fall, I reached out to two of the grad students who had mentored me,” Michel said. “They were more than willing to help me, and when I told them I got into the UPGG Program, they were ecstatic and let me know I could ask them any questions I had about grad school.”

But most importantly, she wants new Summer Scholars to remember they are here for a reason, even if they feel unprepared. “When I entered the program, I had less than a year of lab experience under my belt, and many other people in my cohort had never had a research experience at all,” she said. “The Summer Scholars Program trains you from the bottom up.”

The Summer Scholars Program in Genome Sciences and Medicine is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute. The 2024 Summer Scholars Program will run from May 20 – July 26.

Honors and Laurels Earned by the Class of 2024

National, university and departmental awards presented to members of the Class of 2024

The following is a partial list of national, university, school and departmental awards presented to the members of the Class of 2024. In some awards where there are multiple winners, only members of the Class of 2024 are included.

Nationally Competitive Scholarships

Mitchell Scholarship : Chloe Nguyen will do graduate work in Ireland specializing in technology, privacy and internet law. (Read more in Duke Today. )

G oldwater Scholarship : Sofia Guerrero received the scholarship that encourages students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. (Awarded in 2023. Read more in Duke Today .)

Udall Scholarship : Ariella Chukwuma received the award for students who have demonstrated a commitment to careers in the environment, health care or Native American tribal public policy or health care. (Awarded in 2023. Read more in Duke Today .)

Knight-Hennessy Scholarship : Daniel Collins will do graduate work in ocean studies at Stanford. University. (Read more in Duke Today. )

Schwarzman Scholarship : Sejal Mayer-Patel will do graduate study on global affairs in China (Read more in Duke Today .)

Gaither Fellowship : Kristin Zhu will work with the American Statecraft program, where she hopes to contribute to the Pivotal States series and research gaps in American foreign policy. (Read more on the OUSF website .)

Departmental Awards

African and African American Studies

John Hope Franklin Award for Academic Excellence: Tashia Ayanna Ethridge

Mary McLeod Bethune Writing Award: Sanceray Sanai Smith

Walter C. Burford Award for Community Service: Khilan Jamaar Walker, Moorea Rose Mitchell

Art, Art History & Visual Studies

Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Visual Art Award: Gabriella Caroleena Underwood

Nancy Kaneb Art History Award: Ruth Sarah Player

Sue and Lee Noel Prize in Visual Arts: Elayna Yilan Lei

Visual Studies & Media Studies Award: Malynda Ellen Wollert, Willa Fabian Gilbert-Goldstein

Rodger Frey Film Essay Award: Annie Zhang

ACC Plaque for Excellence, Scholarship and Athletics:  CJake Anthony Naso and Brianna Danielle Smith

Bass Connections

Excellence in Collaborative Leadership Award: Rachael Ellen Lau

Student Research Award:  Thanh-Nhu Tran Bui, Erika Lili Berlik, Zixin Zhang, Shuaichen Liao ,Micaela Elanor Simeone, Kashyap Sreeram, Chloe Williams, Keena Gao, Emily Rose Hallock, Sunggun Lee, Darienne Rae Rogers, Rohan Gupta and Sujay Alluri

Edward C. Horn Memorial Prize for Excellence in Biology:  Zachary Mathias Pracher

Excellence in Plant Science Prize: Mira Isabel Polishook

James B. Rast Memorial Award in Comparative Organismal Biology:  Brennan David McDonald

Maggie Schneider Award in Marine Biology:  Catalina Rose Lopez

Biology Faculty Award:  Anna Clare Sparling

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Overall Academic Excellence Award: Ryan Butcher, Molly Ehrig, Hui Huang, Alexander Joseph Thomson, and Danielle Jayne Vaithilingam

Student Leadership Award: Alexandra Sarai Da Silva, Catherine Gervais

Most Outstanding Master's Project Award for Clinical & Translational Research: Hui Huang. Honorable Mention: Catherine Gervais

Most Outstanding Master's Project Award for Methodology: Qin Wang. Honorable Mention: Caroline Anne Falvey

Most Outstanding Master's Project Award for Biomedical Data Science: Alexander Joseph Thomson, Yilong Qu

Office of Health Professions Advising             

Raymond Lublin, M.D. Award: Anna Clare Sparling

Classical Studies         

Classical Association of the Middle West and South Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies: Stephanie Allison Morgan, Jacob Alexander Rosenzweig

David Taggart Clark Prize in Classical Studies: Stephanie Allison Morgan, Jacob Alexander Rosenzweig

Anthony Fauci Award in STEM and Classics: Stephanie Allison Morgan

Computer Science     

Alex Vasilos Memorial Award: Yuxi Long, Muhang Tian, Shiyou Wu, Chloe Qinyu Zhu

Rebecca DeNardis Memorial Award: Andrew John Fate-Bolognone, Brandon Derick Lopez, Joshua Oshotse, Alyssa Wang Zhao

Cultural Anthropology               

Judith McDade Prize in Cultural Anthropology: Sebastian-San Miguel, Malynda Ellen Wollert

Paul Farmer Award for Justice and Social Responsibility: Corali Salomé Francisco-Zelkin, Huiyin Zhou

Doctor of Physical Therapy   

ACAPT National Student Honor Society: Alyssa Marie Bush, Madison Rose Catalano, Brielle Rose Ciccio, Miles Scott Moore, Shannan Leigh Mueller and Hope Wendy Reynolds

Helen Kaiser Alumni Award: Kimberlyn Michelle Hayes

Jan Gwyer Student Recognition Award for Academic, Clinical, and Scholarly Excellence: Hope Wendy Reynolds, Miles Scott Moore

Robert Bartlett Student Recognition Award for Service and Leadership Excellence: Wesley Joseph Bell-Pritzlaff

DPT Inclusive Excellence Award: Razan Mazin Fayyad

Documentary Studies               

Julia Harper Day Award for Documentary Studies: Staci Grimes

Duke Arts          

Benenson Award in the Arts: Huiyin Zhou, Staci Grimes, Keena Gao, Ruby Wang, Yixuan Sun, Foxx Hart, Catherine Suzanne Grafe Knothe

Duke Divinity School

Award for Excellence in Bible- Old Testament: William Paul Vines Sharkey

Award for Excellence in Bible-New Testament: Katherine Jane Bracy Limkeman

Award for Outstanding Student in Theology: Joseph Neil Reigle

Award for Excellence in Worship and Liturgical Leadership: Leah Benn Miller

Jameson Jones Preaching Award: Beth Regena Glenn, Katherine Christine Mangum

Hoyt Hickman Award for Excellence in Liturgics: Patrice Elizabeth Turner

McMurry Richey Award in Field Education: Emily Lynn Stambaugh

McMurry Richey Award in Missions: Britt Anliza Taylor

McMurry Richey Award in Student Pastor: Evan A. Smith

Seminarian Award of the Fellowship of United Methodist in Music and Worship Arts: Leah Benn Miller

Frederick Buechner Writing Award: Jaime Steiert McGlothlin, Vivian Grace Saxon

Duke Global Health Institute                 

Madeline Boccuzzi Outstanding Master of Science in Global Health Student Award: Pamela Maria Espinoza Gonzalez

Earth and Climate Sciences

Thomas V. Laska Award: Emily Marie Nagamoto

Economics      

Master's Program Award for Leadership: Timothy Chiu Ching-Lih Kusuma, Yuhao Zheng, Uyanga Gansukh

Master's Program Award for Academic Excellence: Yangfan Wang

Edward Tower Best Thesis Award: Marcos Hirai Catao

Craufurd Goodwin Distinction in Research Award : Lilia Yimin Qian

Best Thesis Finalist: Jakobe Zamir Bussey, Zixin Zhao

Outstanding Honors Poster – Faculty Choice: Heera Rajavel

Outstanding Honors Poster – Student Choice: Lucas Michael Johnson

English                 

Award for Most Original Honors Thesis: Heidi Ann Smith

Victor Strandberg Award for Excellence in the Literary Arts: Marina Jinghang Chen, Sita Conde

Barbara Hernnstein Smith Award for Outstanding Work in Literary Criticism or Theory: Skijler John Hutson

Stanley E. Fish Award for Outstanding Work in British & Anglophone Literature: Eliana Alex Genatt

Louis J. Budd Award for Outstanding Work in American Literature: Madeline Rubin, Milla Surjadi

George P. Lucaci Award for Creative Nonfiction: Ruby Wang . Second Prize: Rowan Huang

Anne Flexner Memorial Award for Poetry: Jocelyn Andrea Chin

Anne Flexner Memorial Award for Fiction: Makee Gonzalez Anderson

Reynolds Price Award for Fiction: Tomas Elias Esber

Academy of American Poets Prize: Nima Babajani-Feremi

Evolutionary Anthropology    

Mossé Award for Excellence in Research in Evolutionary Anthropology: Elizabeth Anne Siebeneck, Rachel Lorraine Poutre

Fuqua School of Business     

Alan D. Schwartz Award for Mentorship: Bhavna Tripathy

Asa T. Spaulding, Sr. Award for Leadership: Louis Wu

Deans' Recognition Awards: Hilary Shea Badger, Keerthana Rao Balusu, Alyssa Diane Barnea, Lauren Camille Boone, Kunj Chheda, Vasileia Christaki, Louis A. Fierro III, Kandasi Kalyse Griffiths, Felipe Guevara Aguero, Jenna Kathleen Houchins, Ashley Marie Pech and Gabrielle Mercedes Rogers

Fuqua EMBA HSM Leadership Award: Dhruv Choudhry

Keohane Leadership Award: Arya Diwase, Stephen Chinedu Ezekoye

Team Fuqua Award (MMS): Kenneth Beau Allen, Piper Lorraine Hampsch, Olivia Louise Kohan, Aakash Nankani, Adèle Clarissa Swanson

Team Fuqua Award (MQM): Alexia Berenice Torres Calderón

The Breeden Award in Finance: David Chioma, Hannah Lillian Deichman

Distinguished Service Award (MBA): Annie Moore Forrest

International Comparative Studies Program              

Capstone Research Prize: Grace Marguerite Endrud

Distinguished Thesis Award: Maya Ghanem

Journalism and Media Studies            

Melcher Family Award for Excellence in Journalism: Charlotte Kramon

Fischer-Zernin Award for Local Journalism: Chloe Mai Nguyen

Patterson Prize for Excellence, Leadership and Integrity in Journalism: Milla Surjadi

Mathematics 

Julia Dale Prize in Mathematics: Aram Tabrizi Lindroth

Mathematics  Julia Dale Prize in Mathematics: Nguyen Nguyen, Jiaxi Zhang

Mathematics  Excellence In Research Award: Aram Tabrizi Lindroth, Luke Finley Triplett, Jiaxi Zhang

Karl Menger Award: Nguyen Nguyen

Excellence In Community Service Prize: Elaijah Roger Lapay

School of Medicine    

Brenda Armstrong Living the Dream Award: Braylee Nicole Grisel

Dean's Merit Scholarship: Mariam Mina Ardehali, Tamar Chukrun, Vikram Freedman Gupta, Ryan Joseph Kramer, Margaret S. Min, Charles Phifer Nicholson Jr., Sophie Evelyn Nick, Katherine Nancy Penvose, Albert Jacob Rechenmacher, Roshini Srinivasan, Troy Q'mars Tabarestani, Vishal Venkatraman, Eric Scott Warren Jr .

Dean’s Tuition Scholarship: John Lewis Atwater, Alexandria Mullikin, Ernest Neil Barral, and Prince Jeffrey Boadi, Alejandro J. Carruyo, Amanda Christina Del Risco, Julia Marie Denniss, Nicole Marie Diaz, Romel Joseph Holmes, Jr., Nia Michaela Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Moya-Mendez, Jennifer I. Okunbor, Edwin Simeon Jusi Owolo, Camille Noelle Pierre, Chidyaonga Shalita, David Alexander Webb Sykes, Kenyon Wright and Marilyn Melelani Fryar Yamamoto

Humanism in Medicine Award: Prince Jeffrey Boadi

Palmer/GSK Award: Alexander Daniel Cherches, Sophie Evelyn Nick

Rauch Future Leaders Merit Scholars: Kristina Moriah Stenstedt Dunworth, Bronwen Emily Foreman

Unsung Hero: Stacy Meredith Goins

Music  

Henry Schuman Music Prize: Andrew John Fate-Bolognone , Julia Michelle Leeman, Joseph Cristofori Scarpa

Julia Wilkinson Mueller Prize for Excellence in Music: Julia Michelle Leeman , Aram Tabrizi Lindroth

Paul R. Bryan Award: Nina Zhang , Satya Yalamanchi

Ciompi Quartet Award in Chamber Music: Aram Tabrizi Lindroth , Jaewon Jung, Alexander Zhaokun Du, Allen Yiyang Zhang, Jean-Luc Pereira Rabodeau, Claire Yijun Li, Kenneth Kaishi Gong

Duke Symphony Orchestra Conductor's Award: Andrew S. Kelbley , Amira Axelle Arellano Miel, Spencer Samuel Schutz, Zachary Mathias Pracher

Office of the Provost 

Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award: Elaijah Roger Lapay

Global Health

Michael Merson Undergraduate Student Leadership Award in Global Health: Shanzeh Mishal Sheikh

Physics               

Daphne Chang Memorial Award: Alexander Dun Yin Tong

Rodney I. McCormick Award: Alexander Christian Migala

Political Science          

Alona E. Evans Prize in International Law: Sanjit Beriwal

Elizabeth G. Verville Award: Koby Samuel Cohen

The Jerry B. and Callie Irene Stone Award: Frank J. Cejas Rodriguez

Ole R. Holsti Award in American Foreign Policy and International Relations: Robert Stefan Miron

The Robert S. Rankin Award for Leadership and Academic Achievement: Ruthie Ann Kesri

The Robert S. Rankin Award in American Government and Constitutional Law: Nicole Sara Rosenzweig

The Robert S. Rankin Award in American, National, State, and Local Governments: Kay Yanily Maldonado

Pratt School of Engineering  

American Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Senior Prize: Sarah Ann Bailey, Grace Eunhae Lee

Aubrey E. Palmer Award: Sarah Ann Bailey

Marie Foote Reel Undergraduate Research Award: Arya Kishan Tschand

Charles Rowe Vail Memorial Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award: Claire Yijun Li

da Vinci Award: Alexandra Leigh Hoffman, Benjamin Alfred Johns, Jonathan Caswell Piland

David Randall Fuller Prize : Ian Marcos Morales

Eric I. Pas Award: Sarah Ann Bailey, Annie Wollmuth

Edward D. "Ned" Light Memorial Award: Jacklyn Leah Herzberg

George Sherrerd III Memorial Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering: Andy Summers He, Sophia Marie Williams

Helmholtz Award: Joanna Rui Peng

Howard G. Clark Award for Excellence in Research: Anand Manohar Chundi, Dahlia Halabi, Selena Halabi, Jack R Kovach, Claire Yijun Li, Benjamin Charles Perry, Rajiv Sundar Raman, Bowie Nathan Shreiber, Mia Ellen Woodruff, Sophie Ru Wu

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Award: Benjamin Alfred Johns, Isabelle Warger Sanz

Otto Meier, Jr. Tau Beta Pi Award: Keith Alexander Cressman

Pi Tau Sigma Scholarship Award: Miranda Liu, William Joshua Guanzon King

Pratt School of Engineering Student Service Award: Kishen Mitra, Jack Stuart Rhodes

Raymond C. Gaugler Award in Materials Science and Engineering, Spencer Samuel Schutz, Raymond Kelly Lennon

Theo C. Pilkington Memorial Award: Jacklyn Leah Herzberg

Walter J. Seeley Scholastic Award: Brandon Kunjun Bae, Andy Summers He, Alexandra Leigh Hoffman, Benjamin Alfred Johns, Minjun Kwak, Jonathan Caswell Piland, Cathylin Wen Wang, Chengyang Zhou

William Brewster Snow Environmental Engineering Award: Sarah Ann Bailey

Karl E. Zener Award for Academic Excellence in Psychology: Priscilla La

Jerome S. Bruner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research: Caimiao Liu

Public Policy  

Terry Sanford Leadership Award: Grace Marguerite Endrud, Chloe Mai Nguyen

Joel Fleishman Distinguished Scholar Award: Grace Marguerite Endrud, Hannah Kate Galdes, Katherine Elizabeth Heath, Anisha Reddy

Best Honors Thesis: Christina Zemong Wang

Religious Studies         

Best Paper Award: Mariami Shanshashvili, Ruthie Ann Kesri, Christina Stewart Lewis

Romance Studies        

Guido Mazzoni Prize in Italian: Jacob Campbell Carnes

Richard L. Predmore Award in Spanish: Brooke Lauren Sevchik

Robert J. Niess / Alexander Hull Award in French: Rebecca Valerie Boss

The Paol Keineg Prize for an Honors Thesis Written in a Language other than English: Brianna Rose Cellini

School of Nursing        

Annie Beery Bieber Award for Outstanding Leadership Award: Sandra Okeke Bates

Ruby L. Wilson Excellence in Clinical Practice Award: Katherine Alexandra Sundt

Thelma Ingles Excellence in Clinical Expertise and Scholarly Activities Award: Iris Mayoral

Distinguished PhD Dissertation: Melissa Ann Powell

Outstanding DNP Scholarly Project Award: Chantal Howard

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Meet Cooper Flagg, the next ‘White Duke villain’ and a potential No. 1 pick

Flagg is the top prospect in the 2025 NBA draft class and has overshadowed this year’s relatively weak crop, which will be in the spotlight during Sunday’s draft lottery

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cooper Flagg, America’s most coveted teenage basketball player, faced the biggest decision of his decade-long ascent from central Maine to the top of NBA draft boards.

The 17-year-old prodigy proved to be exceptionally ambitious in rising from rural Newport, which is closer to Canada going northwest or northeast, than it is to Boston, which is 200 miles south. After winning a state championship as a freshman, Flagg transferred to Montverde Academy, a basketball powerhouse near Orlando. Even before he led Montverde to a 33-0 record and a national championship this past season, the polished 6-foot-9 forward reclassified so he could graduate in three years and fast track his NBA journey. Now, he needed to pick a college.

Bryant University in Rhode Island was the first school to offer him a scholarship, making a pitch by telephone while he was riding home from an eighth-grade AAU tournament in Massachusetts. All the major schools were interested, including the reigning national champion Connecticut Huskies, who were conveniently located in New England.

But Duke was the school Flagg’s mother, Kelly, had followed so closely as a high school basketball player that she wore No. 32 as a tribute to Christian Laettner. Blue Devils Coach Jon Scheyer built a strong bond with Flagg on the recruiting trail, and the school’s recent track record of No. 1 picks, such as Zion Williamson and Paolo Banchero, was a big draw. What’s more, Jayson Tatum’s season in Durham was a formative viewing experience for Flagg, a third-generation Boston Celtics fan.

There was one catch: Duke is Duke, for better and worse.

“We definitely had that conversation with Cooper and explained the gravity of the situation,” Kelly Flagg said. “If you choose this school, you’re about to be the greatest, hated White Duke villain.”

Thanks to his highflying offense, hard-nosed defense and competitive drive, Flagg is the top prospect in the 2025 NBA draft class and has overshadowed this year’s relatively weak crop, which will be in the spotlight when the annual draft lottery is held Sunday afternoon to determine which team will get the top pick next month. If Flagg is selected first next year as expected, he will become the first White American No. 1 pick since Indiana’s Kent Benson in 1977.

“That’s a surreal feeling, knowing that’s history in a way,” Flagg said. “I definitely take pride in that, but I take even more pride in coming from Maine. [Going first] is something every kid dreams of. I’m definitely working toward that.”

Duke, he concluded, would best prepare him for the challenges of NBA life. Playing on that stage was worth the stereotypes and the heckling.

“Bring it,” Kelly Flagg remembered her son saying at the family meeting. “He’s always been fueled by negativity from the opposition. Every gym he went to his freshman year, he heard the ‘overrated’ chants. Then he would do something spectacular, and the chant would end abruptly. That’s just his personality. If you’re a basketball player, the color of your skin shouldn’t make a difference. If he can play, he can play.”

Born and raised to hoop

Make no mistake: Flagg can play.

Last month, Utah’s Danny Ainge, Boston’s Brad Stevens and Toronto’s Masai Ujiri were among the well-known NBA executives who sat on unpadded bleachers at a suburban Oregon high school to watch Flagg practice before the Nike Hoop Summit showcase game.

Flagg soared for dunks and chase-down blocks, but he also called out plays like an assistant coach, raced end-to-end in transition with no letup, turned down contested shots to make the extra pass and defended all five positions. He did the big things that go viral on social media and the little things that make coaches and scouts salivate. In his last season at Montverde, he averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.7 blocks and 1.6 steals.

“I’ve faced every defense you can name,” Flagg said. “Honestly, I like when teams throw a double team at me because I’m going to find the open man. I’m not a forcer. I’m trying to make the right play. And playing hard makes up for a lot of mistakes.”

At a time when international players have won the past six NBA MVP awards, Flagg has emerged as an all-world talent who blends modern versatility with old-school fundamentals. In many ways, he defies NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s concerns that the American developmental system overemphasizes playing games at the expense of practicing and produces NBA rookies who aren’t team-oriented players or effective defenders.

“The highlights don’t really do [Flagg] justice for how good of a basketball player he is,” said Banchero, the 2022 No. 1 pick and an all-star forward for the Orlando Magic. “His instincts for the game are elite. He’ll get a block, throw a pass, run the floor, get back on defense and make another play. His motor is 100 percent at all times. He’s a leader, and he’ll do whatever it takes to win. He’s not worried about getting 30 [points]. He’s out there trying to win and trying to dominate. That’s why he’ll be the No. 1 pick.”

Perhaps it helped that Flagg was raised way off the traditional basketball map. His local high school, Nokomis Regional High, shares its name with a Native American character in a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, and it draws its 650 students from eight nearby towns. Both sides of his family go way back in Newport, where everybody knows everybody in the town of 3,100 people. The Flagg boys, who enjoyed hunting deer and ice fishing, were supported by an extended community of family friends their parents dubbed “The Village.”

Ralph and Kelly Flagg started dating when Kelly was in high school, and she likes to joke she picked her partner because his 6-9 height was essential to raising a basketball family. Kelly perfected Kevin McHale’s patented up-and-under move as a high school standout before playing on the wing at the University of Maine in the late-1990s. Ralph was a traditional post player for Eastern Maine Community College.

The couple taught their three sons — Cooper; his twin brother, Ace; and their older brother, Hunter — that Michael Jordan was the greatest player of all time and Larry Bird’s work ethic was worthy of emulation. Flagg’s grandmother hung a Bird poster on her kitchen wall, and his parents encouraged him to study tapes of Boston’s 1986 title run and watch “Hoosiers” to understand the connection between unselfishness and winning.

When it came time for organized basketball, Flagg had enough natural talent and size as a second-grader to play against fourth-graders. His parents quickly concluded he could handle more challenging tests, so they signed him up for an AAU team, where he played against competition that was three years older. Being the youngest on the court often put Flagg in position to be the ballhandler, helping him avoid a limiting existence as a one-dimensional big man.

Sensing their son’s eagerness to learn, the Flaggs immersed him in the local basketball community, encouraged him to build out a well-rounded game and sought coaches who would focus on skill work and accountability.

“He grew up as a little kid literally sleeping in the stands during [high school] tournament games,” Ralph Flagg said. “He’s always had coaches who got after him. He loves that. He doesn’t want someone who is going to be easy on him and tell him he’s great. He wants someone who is telling him what he’s doing wrong and what he needs to work on.”

For a while, that someone was Kelly, who took a hands-on role with her son’s development and served as an assistant coach for his Maine United AAU team. To reduce family friction, Kelly reached a parent swap agreement with Maine United Coach Andy Bedard and his son, Kaden: Bedard would give Flagg instructions during games, while she would advise Kaden. Still, Flagg wore No. 32 as a tribute to his mother.

“We definitely don’t coddle,” Kelly Flagg said. “We give honest feedback, not criticism, unless he asks for it. I stopped talking to him about basketball skills after sixth grade, and we talked about attitude, effort, demeanor and not showing your emotions in a negative way. I definitely don’t like when he talks to officials. You’ll hear me chirp at him to move on to the next play.”

By the time Flagg and his brothers led Nokomis to its first boys’ basketball state title in 2022, a pattern had emerged: The higher he climbed, the more he wanted to climb even higher.

“People might say you outgrow your area,” Flagg said. “Growing up, it was rough and tumble with my brothers. Scrapping it out in the driveway. Playing one-on-one all day long in the summer. [My life now] is never going to be the same as living down the road from my friends, going outside after school, running through town and riding bikes. I’m going to miss things like that, but I’m very focused on getting better.”

Despite some initial reluctance about splintering the family unit, Flagg and Ace chose Montverde, which has molded a long line of NBA players, including 2021 No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham. Flagg clicked with Coach Kevin Boyle’s hard-charging style and was pushed at practice by a team full of Division I-caliber talent.

Once it became clear he was still dominant against top-level high school competition, he decided to reclassify and graduate in three years. The Flaggs moved to Florida so they could spend his final season of high school together, realizing adulthood was coming more quickly than expected.

“He’s always been a type-A perfectionist,” Kelly Flagg said. “He could have four-peated [as Maine state champions], but how would that help him get to the next level? ... The decision to reclassify wasn’t about going to college early so he could get [name, image and likeness money], even though that’s what people think. It was about him pushing himself to take the leap.”

Durham and beyond

As his time at Duke approaches, Flagg appears to have more in common with recent one-and-done stars such as Tatum, Williamson and Banchero than he does with Laettner, JJ Redick and other Blue Devils villains from a bygone era.

His athleticism is extraordinary: He bounces high off the court for powerful dunks, moves quickly side-to-side while guarding smaller players, flies into traffic for contested rebounds and loves to push the pace in transition. Though he plays with intensity, Flagg’s goal is to help lead Duke to its first national championship since 2015, not antagonize rival fans.

His multifaceted game has been compared to those of Andrei Kirilenko, Kevin Garnett and Paul George; Flagg, who said he feels comfortable playing anywhere from two guard to small-ball center, has studied Tatum’s smooth perimeter scoring and Magic forward Jonathan Isaac’s wrecking-ball defense. At Montverde, Flagg examined shot chart data and refined his outside shooting mechanics, knowing he will spend most of his time on the perimeter in the space-obsessed NBA.

“I’m an inside-out scorer,” Flagg said. “I was mostly in the paint and midrange when I was a freshman because I was a lot bigger than everyone in Maine. I’ve been expanding my game ever since and working on my three-point shot to get [better] consistency and expand [my range].”

The biggest lingering question is whether Flagg will evolve into a lead offensive initiator — which could require some development as a ballhandler — or settle in as a secondary scorer. Either way, his defense will be central given his rare combination of intelligence, shot-blocking and lateral quickness.

French phenom Victor Wembanyama arrived last year as the prospect of a generation , setting an unfair standard for the teenagers following in his wake. Nevertheless, Flagg projects as a bankable cornerstone capable of one day lifting an organization’s fortunes. For rebuilding teams that may not land a franchise-changing talent in this year’s lottery, he should be worth the wait.

“My life has been a blur these last three years, but I’ve never thought it needs to slow down,” Flagg said. “I’m making decisions that are best to achieve my goals of making it to the NBA and having a long career. I’m trying to follow the path I’ve seen people take before.”