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. She earned her Ph.D. from Duke University in 2020. Her research focuses on metabolic imaging technologies and their applications in understanding tumor biology and therapy response. Madonna has received several awards for her work, including the BMES Burroughs Wellcome Young Investigator Award in 2022 and the Integrating Virtue Together Fellowship from Notre Dame in 2025. She is actively involved in teaching and mentoring students through various graduate research projects and courses related to Biomedicine and Engineering. Her recent publications highlight her contributions to the fields of optical imaging, metabolic reprogramming, and the design of innovative educational strategies in engineering education. Madonna is involved in collaborative research utilizing advanced imaging techniques to explore cancer metabolism, and she actively participates in community-centered design projects aimed at improving biomedical engineering education.

Research Interests

Awards

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Integrating Virtue Together Fellowship

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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)