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Suzanne Barbour

Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Graduate School
2127 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27708
2127 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education · 2022 - Present Graduate School
Professor of Cell Biology · 2023 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments

In the News


Published August 22, 2024
They Begin the Transition ‘From Learner to Scholar’
Published December 8, 2023
Duke University Center of Exemplary Mentoring Receives $1 Million Grant Renewal from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Published September 16, 2022
Suzanne Barbour Discusses Her Goals and Plans for the Graduate School

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Recent Publications


Alterations in β-Cell Sphingolipid Profile Associated with ER Stress and iPLA2β: Another Contributor to β-Cell Apoptosis in Type 1 Diabetes.

Journal Article Molecules · October 21, 2021 Type 1 diabetes (T1D) development, in part, is due to ER stress-induced β-cell apoptosis. Activation of the Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2 beta (iPLA2β) leads to the generation of pro-inflammatory eicosanoids, which contribute to β-cell death and T1D. E ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Macrophage polarization is linked to Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2β-derived lipids and cross-cell signaling in mice.

Journal Article J Lipid Res · February 2020 Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) catalyze hydrolysis of the sn-2 substituent from glycerophospholipids to yield a free fatty acid (i.e., arachidonic acid), which can be metabolized to pro- or anti-inflammatory eicosanoids. Macrophages modulate inflammatory respon ... Full text Link to item Cite

Analyses of Calcium-Independent Phospholipase A2beta (iPLA2β) in Biological Systems.

Chapter · 2017 The Ca2+-independent phospholipases A2 (iPLA2s) are part of a diverse family of PLA2s, manifest activity in the absence of Ca2+, are ubiquitous, and participate in a variety of biological processes. Among the iPLA2s, the cytosolic iPLA2β has received consi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Sloan Foundation Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · 2024 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Johns Hopkins University · 1990 Ph.D.