Dong Lab

Dong Lab

General Information

Welcome to the Dong Lab website. We are part of the Biology Department at Duke University. We are located on the West campus on Science Drive in the newly constructed French Family Science Center.

Dr. Dong Elected to National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences has elected Dr. Xinnian Dong as one of eighty-four (84) new members and twenty-one (21) foreign associates from fifteen (15) countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read the article here. Congratulations Xinnian!

  • Duke Today features a profile of Xinnian's election into the Nataional Academy of Sciences. Read the article here.

Dr. Dong Receives HHMI-GBMF Grant

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) has selected Dr. Xinnian Dong as one of fifteen investigators from across the USA to receive a grant. Read the article here. Congratulations Xinnian!

For information on employment opportunities related to this grant read more here.

Honors

Dr. Xinnian Dong, is elected as a Fellow of AAAS 2011. Congratulations Xinnian! See the full list of elected fellows here.

Dr. Steven Spoel, a former graduate student of Dr. Dong, wins the 2009 Tansley Medal! Congratualtions Steven! Also, congratulations to Dr. Becky Mosher, another former graduate student of Dr. Dong, on being the runner up for this honor. Read all about it here.

Publicity

Karolina Mukhtar, former post-doctoral fellow, has published "The HSF-like transcription factor TBF1 is a major molecular switch for plant growth-to-defense transition, Current Biology, vol. 22 no. 2 (January, 2012), pp. 103 - 112 pdf

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research News publishes, "Call to Arms" in the January 12, 2012 edition featuring the work of Dr. Dong. Read the article here.

  • Research Highlights in Nature Immunology, vol. 13 no. 4 (April, 2012), pp. 315, features the TBF1 paper. Read the highlight here.

Wei Wang, current graduate student, and Jinyoung Barnaby, former graduate student, of the the Dong lab, have published "Timing of plant immune responses by a central circadian regulator" in the February 3, 2011 edition of Nature, vol. 470 (2011), pp. 110-114. Letter on Nature.com

  • Cristina Luiggi writes, "Preparing for infection" in the February 2, 2011 edition of the TheScientist. Read the article here.

  • C. Robertson McClung writes, "Defence at dawn" in the February 3, 2011 edition of Nature. Read the article here.

  • Karl Leif Bates writes, "Immune Defense Revs for Morning Attack" in the February 3, 2011 edition of the Duke News. Read News & Views here.

  • Von Michael Lange writes, "Immunabwehr der Pflanzen ist an eine innere Uhr gekoppelt" in the February 4, 2011 edition of Dradio.de. (Translation: "Immune defense of the plants is linked to an internal clock") Read the article here.

  • Sindya N. Bhanoo writes, "To Defend Against Disease, a Plant Checks the Clock" in the February 8, 2011 edition of the New York Times. Read the article here.

Arabidopsis thalina

Arabidopsis thalina, is also known as mouse-ear cress or thale cress. It is a flowering plant with a short life cycle. The small size and portablility of the fully mature plant makes it a perfect candidate for many research projects. For more in depth information regarding this plant, click here