Scholars@Duke
Debra Lynn Silver

Debra Lynn Silver

Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Cell Biology
466A Nanaline Duke Building, 307 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710
466A Nanaline Duke Building, 307 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710

News Items

Published April 6, 2026
A Three-Pronged Approach to Explain the Brain
Published March 25, 2026
Duke Honors 38 Distinguished Professors in 2026
Published November 23, 2022
Human Evolution Wasn’t Just the Sheet Music, But How it Was Played
Published June 28, 2022
Role Identified for Key Gene in Developmental Disability Syndrome
Published February 10, 2021
Duke Celebrates Women and Girls in Science Day
Published March 4, 2020
Duke-Led Study Catalogs Dozens of Mutations in Crucial Brain Development Gene
Published September 5, 2018
Regeneration Next: New Research on Regrowing Brain and Nerve Tissue
Published December 1, 2016
Neural Stem Cells Serve As RNA Highways Too
Published September 12, 2016
Genetic Causes Of Small Head Size Share Common Mechanism
Published January 7, 2016
Slow Stem Cell Division May Cause Small Brains
Published February 24, 2015
The New York Times
Mice brain may give insight into diseases of human mind
Published February 20, 2015
The Washington Post
Debra Silver comments: Scientists pinpoint a gene regulator that makes human brains bigger
Published February 20, 2015
NPR
Just a bit of DNA helps explain humans' big brains
Published February 19, 2015
Evolving a Bigger Brain With Human DNA
Published January 6, 2015
Study Pinpoints Autism-Linked Protein for Sculpting Brain Connections