Gregory A. Wray

Duke University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation · Molecular Biology

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h-index65
i10-index165
Publications271
Citations21,598

Grants

27 total · 0 active

NSF #2110533

Collaborative Research: RoL: The intersection between cell fate decisions and phenotypic diversification in a rapidly radiating butterfly lineage

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2021-08-15 → 2026-07-31
PIs
1

NSF #1929934

Evolution of a developmental gene regulatory network during a life history switch in Heliocidaris

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2019-09-01 → 2025-08-31
PIs
1

NIH #P30CA014236

Integrated Cancer Genomics Core

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
1997-01-01 → 2025-04-17
PIs
1

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All Grants

27 total · 0 active

NSF #2110533

Collaborative Research: RoL: The intersection between cell fate decisions and phenotypic diversification in a rapidly radiating butterfly lineage

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2021-08-15 → 2026-07-31
PIs
1

NSF #1929934

Evolution of a developmental gene regulatory network during a life history switch in Heliocidaris

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2019-09-01 → 2025-08-31
PIs
1

NIH #P30CA014236

Integrated Cancer Genomics Core

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
1997-01-01 → 2025-04-17
PIs
1

NIH #RM1HG011123

The Duke FUNCTION Center: Pioneering the comprehensive identification of combinatorial noncoding causes of disease

Amount
$8M–$9M
Period
2020-09-24 → 2023-06-30
PIs
7

NSF #1854254

IRES Track 1 IRTG Engaged in Dissecting and Reengineering the Regulatory Genome

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2019-05-15 → 2023-04-30
PIs
1

NIH #R25HG009644

Summer Scholars Program in Genome Sciences and Medicine

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2017-09-22 → 2022-06-30
PIs
2

NSF #1457305

Evolutionary Rewiring of a Developmental Gene Regulatory Network

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2015-09-01 → 2018-08-31
PIs
1

NSF #1650954

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigation of the Evolution of Human Adipocytes

Amount
<$100K
Period
2017-03-01 → 2018-02-28
PIs
2

NSF #1036366

Collaborative Research: Assembling the Echinoderm Tree of Life

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2011-01-01 → 2015-12-31
PIs
1

NIH #S10OD018164

Data commons for 'omic, microscopy and analysis core facilities

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2014-07-18 → 2015-07-17
PIs
1

NSF #0827552

Collaborative Research: Genetic Bases for the Evolution of Human Diet

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2008-10-01 → 2014-09-30
PIs
3

NIH #S10OD010614

Illumina Hi-Seq 2000 Sequencing System

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2012-05-07 → 2013-05-06
PIs
1

NSF #0910121

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Selection, drift, and constraint in the evolution of a developmental regulatory gene network

Amount
<$100K
Period
2009-06-01 → 2012-02-29
PIs
2

NSF #0614509

Evolutionary Genetics of a Sea Urchin Skeletogenic Gene Network

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2006-08-01 → 2010-07-31
PIs
1

NSF #0508589

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Contribution of Mutations within Cis-Regulatory DNA to Molecular Phenotype and Organismal Fitness

Amount
<$100K
Period
2005-06-15 → 2007-05-31
PIs
1

NSF #0235152

Population Genetics of Promoter Sequences in Echinoids

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2003-02-01 → 2006-01-31
PIs
1

NSF #0206660

Dissertation Research: Molecular Evolution of the Endo16 cis-regulatory System

Amount
<$100K
Period
2002-07-01 → 2005-06-30
PIs
1

NSF #0406496

SGER: High-throughput Determination of Position Weight Matrices

Amount
<$100K
Period
2004-03-15 → 2005-02-28
PIs
1

NSF #0309289

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The Structure of Heritable Variation in Developmental Gene Expression in the Purple Urchin

Amount
<$100K
Period
2003-06-01 → 2004-11-30
PIs
1

NSF #0104864

Dissertation Research: Evolution and Development of Left-Right Asymmetry in Echinoderms

Amount
<$100K
Period
2001-06-01 → 2003-05-31
PIs
1

NSF #0096346

Molecular Bases for the Evolution of New Developmental Rolesin Two Homeobox Genes

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2000-08-15 → 2003-01-31
PIs
1

NSF #0073278

Dissertation Research: The Evolutionary and Developmental Genetic Basis of Wing Polymorphisms in Ants

Amount
<$100K
Period
2000-07-01 → 2002-06-30
PIs
1

NSF #9808198

Molecular Bases for the Evolution of New Developmental Rolesin Two Homeobox Genes

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
1998-07-01 → 2000-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at SUNY at Stony Brook

NSF #9623565

Dissertation Research: Involvement of Embryonic Developmental Processes in Regeneration and Asexual Reproduction: a Comparative Analysis in Annelids

Amount
<$100K
Period
1996-07-01 → 1998-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at SUNY at Stony Brook

NSF #9506855

Molecular Determinants of Radial Body Organization in Echinoderms

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
1995-07-01 → 1998-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at SUNY at Stony Brook

NIH #P50GM081883

Project 6

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
— → —
PIs
1

NIH #F32GM012495

EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF SEA URCHINS

Amount
<$100K
Period
1990-06-01 → —
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Structures of DnaA domain I reveal a dimer conserved across Actinomycetes (Nucleic Acids Research)2026-06-02
  2. New preprint: HiFi-Helper: A reproducible workflow for genome assembly from HiFi reads alone2026-03-14

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