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Mohamed A. F. Noor

Professor of Biology
Biology
Duke Box 90338, Biology Department, Durham, NC 27708-4129
130 Science Drive, Room 137, Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


Stephen Jay Gould prize

Scholarly Society Society for the Study of Evolution · 2019 More about this award

Outstanding Postdoc Mentor award

University Duke University Postdoctoral Association · 2014

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award (ADUTA)

University Duke University undergraduates · 2013

David and Janet Vaughan Brooks Teaching Award

School College of Arts & Sciences · 2012

Earl D. McLean professorship

University Bass Society of Fellows · 2011

Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring

School Duke University Graduate School · 2010

Darwin-Wallace Medal

International Linnean Society of London · 2008

Gordon G. Hammes Faculty Teaching Award

School Duke University Medical Center · 2007

Young Investigators' Prizes

National American Society of Naturalists · 1998

In the News


Published June 17, 2024
Mohamed Noor Appointed Executive Vice Provost
Published December 9, 2022
Undergraduate Research: Moving from Absorbing Knowledge to Creating It
Published December 8, 2022
Noor and Oates to Serve in Interim Vice Provost Roles
Published April 11, 2022
Mohamed Noor Named Interim Dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Published May 18, 2020
Meet the Duke Dean Whose Obsession With 'Star Trek' Landed Him a Gig as Their Next Science Consultant
Published October 29, 2018
Mohamed Noor Named Trinity College Dean of Natural Sciences
Published September 13, 2018
What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Genetics and Evolution
Published March 15, 2017
Mating Mix-Up With Wrong Fly Lowers Libido for Mr. Right
Published March 16, 2014
Managing a Lab: The Parts You Won’t Learn in Class
Published March 7, 2014
Duke professor talks evolution at UNLV
Published December 23, 2013
Education evolving: Teaching biology online
Published November 21, 2013
Mohamed Noor: 'What Matters to Me and Why'
Published November 5, 2013
Why Build an App?
Published November 5, 2013
Coursera in the Classroom
Published October 4, 2013
Founders' Day Praise for Contributions to Duke
Published April 24, 2013
Teaching Excellence In and Outside the Classroom
Published February 11, 2013
Flipping Teaching Around