DIBS Offers Germinator Awards for Grad Students and Postdocs

Deadline: May 13, 2026 (letter of intent). Communities at Duke are vital to our intellectual growth and scholarly productivity. As fields of inquiry evolve, new communities are needed. What is your dream for a new community in brain studies at Duke?

The richness of Duke’s intellectual communities and its deep commitment to interdisciplinarity are major draws for top scholars who are leaders in their fields. Nine of these academic stars share why they came to Duke and why they stay.

Part of the Duke community since 2010, Sommer begins serving as director of DIBS on January 1, following the interim directorship of Alison Adcock, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.