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Samira Musah

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering · 2019 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor in Medicine · 2019 - Present Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine
Assistant Professor in Cell Biology · 2021 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2019 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center · 2021 - Present Duke Regeneration Center, Basic Science Departments

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering · 2018 - 2018 Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


  • Duke MEDx Investigator, 2019 to Present
  • Associate Director, Duke Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering (CBTE), 2023 to Present
  • Affiliate Faculty of the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (DSCB) Program, 2019 to Present
  • Affiliate Faculty of the Regeneration Next Initiative, 2019 to Present
  • Faculty Member, Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, 2019 to Present
  • Faculty Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, 2019 to Present
  • Faculty Member of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Biophotonics Group, 2019 to Present
  • Founding Director, Impact Talks at Duke BME, 2024 to Present

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Postdoctoral Fellowship · 2013 - 2018 Harvard University