Hashim Al-Hashimi

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry

Appointments and Affiliations

• James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
• Professor of Biochemistry

Contact Information

• Email Address: hashim.al.hashimi@duke.edu

Education

• Ph.D. Yale University, 2000

Courses Taught

• BIOCHEM 393: Research Independent Study
• BIOCHEM 593: Research Independent Study
• BIOCHEM 695: Understanding NMR Spectroscopy
• BIOCHEM 700: Graduate Training Internship
• PHARM 493: Research Independent Study
• PHARM 494: Research Independent Study

In the News

• Transcription Factors May Inadvertently Lock in DNA Mistakes (Oct 21, 2020)
• Al-Hashimi Receives Prestigious National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology (Jan 22, 2020 | School of Medicine)
• Foundation Funds an 'Expedition' to Map Novel Structures in the Human Genome (Jul 18, 2018 | School of Medicine)
• Molecular Movies of RNA Guide Drug Discovery (May 4, 2018)
• A Mutational Timer is Built Into the Chemistry of DNA (Jan 31, 2018)
• A weird twist in DNA might explain why it’s such a great blueprint for life (Aug 3, 2016 | The Washington Post)
• DNA's Dynamic Nature Well-Suited for Blueprint of Life (Jul 29, 2016)
• Biochem Grad Student Finalist for International Prize (Jun 7, 2016)
• Drug made from bananas can kill viruses including hepatitis C and flu (Oct 23, 2015 | The Daily Mail)
• Duke Announces 2015 Distinguished Professors (May 1, 2015)
• ‘Quantum jitter’ mechanism behind the random mutations that drive evolution and cancer (Mar 13, 2015 | Science a Gogo)
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