Dr. Charles Gersbach

Professor

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Biography

Charles Gersbach is the John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor at Duke University, within the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He has made significant contributions to the fields of biomaterials, gene delivery, immune engineering, and regenerative medicine. Gersbach's research interests include gene therapy, genomics, cellular engineering, and synthetic biology, with a focus on advancing methodologies for gene editing, particularly in the context of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, he completed his Ph.D. in 2006. Over the years, Gersbach has earned numerous accolades including being named a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and receiving the 2019 Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award from the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke. He has published extensively in high-impact journals, contributing to the scientific community’s understanding of CRISPR technology and its applications. Gersbach’s lab is heavily engaged in developing innovative strategies for gene therapy that promise to transform treatment approaches for a range of genetic disorders, underscoring his commitment to translating scientific discoveries into therapeutic interventions.

Research Interests

Awards

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Fellow (NAI)

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John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor

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Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award

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Allen Distinguished Investigator

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Fellow

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Thomas Langford Lectureship Award

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Outstanding New Investigator

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Capers Marion McDonald Teaching and Research Award

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Rising Star Award

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Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award

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Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award

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NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

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Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award

Courses

PHARM 494: Research Independent Study PHARM 493: Research Independent Study MGM 293: Research Independent Study I EGR 491: Projects Engineering EGR 393: Research Projects Engineering BME 792: Continuation Graduate Independent Study BME 791: Graduate Independent Study BME 564L: Genome Engineering Lab BME 562: Biology Design BME 494: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 493: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 493-1: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 394: Projects Biomedical Engineering

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)