Dr. Megan Madonna

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Megan Madonna is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University with a focus on optical imaging and metabolic analysis in preclinical cancer models. She obtained her Ph.D. from Duke University in 2020. Throughout her career, Madonna has received multiple awards, including the BMES Burroughs Wellcome Young Investigator Award in 2022 and the DEED Paper Award Finalist in 2025. Her research interests encompass metabolic imaging of cancer, particularly in understanding chemoresistance and therapy efficacy using novel optical techniques. Megan has contributed significantly to the field through various publications, including works on metabolic imaging tools that characterize tumor behavior and the metabolic reprogramming effects of chemotherapy. She is actively involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses that intertwine engineering education with societal impact.

Research Interests

Optical Imaging Metabolic Imaging Cancer Research Biomedical Engineering

Awards

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Integrating Virtue Together Fellowship

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DEED Paper Award Finalist

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Emerging Pedagogies Seed Grant

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BMES Burroughs Wellcome Young Investigator Award

Courses

ISS 796T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team ISS 795T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team ISS 396T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team ISS 395T: Bass Connections Information, Society & Culture Research Team EHD 796T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team EHD 795T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team EHD 396T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team EHD 395T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team EGR 393: Research Projects Engineering BME 791: Graduate Independent Study BME 494: Projects Biomedical Engineering (GE) BME 493: Projects Biomedical Engineering (GE) BME 462L: Design Developing World (DR)

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)