

Shawn Ahmed, PhD
Professor Cancer Genetics
Professor Department of Biology
NOTE: Mentor availability varies from year to year. Currently, we are surveying mentors for their summer 2025 availability. As a result, we request that you do not directly contact UNC-CH MSTAR mentors before contacting the program (MSTAR@med.unc.edu).
After contacting the MSTAR program, you will identify three areas of interest and submit the interest survey to MSTAR. We will contact you to connect you with potential mentors and answer any question you may have.
Professor Cancer Genetics
Professor Department of Biology
Assistant Professor
Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies
Department of Pharmacology
Professor Pathology
Professor, Genetics
Associate Chair for Research
Associate Professor of Radiology Radiochemistry Program
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
Co-director of Methodology Core for Multi-disciplinary Clinical Research Center
Research Health Scientist, Durham VA Medical Cente
Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition
Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Instructor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor, UNC Departments of Medicine and Nutrition
NC State Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
Director, Microbiome Core Facility
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health
Associate Professor
Cancer Cell Biology
Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor and Chair, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Senior Advisor, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Adjunct Associate Professor, Orthopaedics Professor, Exercise and Sport Science Adjunct Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Associate Dean and Director, Undergraduate Research Assistant Department Chair, Exercise and Sport Science
Research Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Professor, Departments of Social Medicine and Orthopedics
Director, Osteoarthritis Action Alliance
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Associate Professor, Neuroscience Research
Assistant Professor, UNC School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director for Education and Clinical Care, Geriatric Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Professor UNC Neuroscience Center, Cell Biology and Physiology
Co-Director UNC MD/PhD Program
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor Assistant Director of the Program on Integrative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Glaucoma
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Associate Professor Director of the Program on Integrative Medicine
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Medical Director, UNC Palliative Care Program
Associate Director, Geriatric Fellowship Program
Associate Professor and Director of Master’s Programs, Health Policy and Management
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Nutrition
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Sciences
Associate Professor, Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Associate Professor, Pharmacology
MSTAR Program Co-Director
Director, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Inpatient Geriatrics Service (Hillsborough)
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Research Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Associate Chair of Research
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
MSTAR Associate Program Director, Evaluator and Advisor
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
MSTAR Program Advisor
Hematology/Oncology Research Associate Professor
Professor & Chair, Department of Exercise & Sport Science
Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthopaedics; Biomedical Engineering; Allied Health Sciences
Associate Director, MOTION Science Institute
Adjunct Associate Professor, Orthopaedics
Associate Professor, Exercise and Sport Science
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Co-Director of Cardiology Clinical Trials
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor, Biology
Professor, Genetics
Director, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology
Assistant Professor, Division of Voice and Swallowing of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Professor of Medicine & Genetics
Assistant Professor - Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology
MSTAR Program Co-Director
Distinguished Professor & Director of Academic Advancement, Department of Family Medicine
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Co-Director, McAllister Heart Institute
Physician in Chief, UNC Heart & Vascular Service Line
Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology
Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Professor of Urology
Associate Professor Pharmacy
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Associate Professor and Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
University Kenan Distinguished Professor
Co-Director, Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Director of Aging Research, School of Social Work