Sheera Adar
Visiting faculty member, Associate Professor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sancar lab
CB#7260, 3062 Genetic Medicine
Email
Primary Faculty
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Rick Baker
Assistant Professor
Community Engagement Committee Chair, Curriculum and Scholarship
Research: Structural biology, membrane trafficking, cancer biology, cryo-EM methods development.
TRAINED MENTOR
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7260, lab 3049E Genetic Medicine
Office 3044 Genetic Medicine
919-843-9585 Email
Wolfgang Bergmeier
Associate Chair of Education & Training, Director of Graduate Studies & Professor
Sustainability Committee Chair, Community and Engagement Committee Member, Curriculum and Scholarship
Research: Adhesion mechanism of platelets and neutrophils
TRAINED MENTOR
Accepting Rotation Students - maybe for 2025-26
CB# 7035, 8212A MEJ
919-962-7331 | Email
Rebecca Berlow
Assistant Professor
Research: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Protein-Protein Interactions, Protein Dynamics and Allostery, NMR Spectroscopy, Structural Biology, Biophysics
TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid
CB# 7260, lab 3023G Genetic Medicine
Office 3113 Genetic Medicine
919-445-6980 I Email
Josie Bodle
Assistant Research Director
Research: Coordinates new team science initiatives in Biochemistry-Biophysics, and Pharmacology.
CB# 7260
Office 3043 Genetic Medicine
919-966-0696 I Email
Joshua Boyer
Assistant Professor
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success
Research: Molecular basis of RNA function
CB# 7260, 3023A Genetic Medicine
Email
Brian Button
Professor
ACCEPTING ROTATIONS STUDENTS - 2ND AND 3RD ONLY
Research: Mucus biophysical properties, role of the Pericilliary Layer (PCL), and mechanisms of mucociliary clearance in the airways
CB# 7248, 6017 Thurston Bs.
919-843-3896 | Email
Sharon Campbell
Distinguished Professor, Faculty Development Liaison
Research: Structural biology of regulator molecules in cell growth control and cell adhesion
TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid 2023
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7260, 3093 Genetic Medicine
919-966-7139 | Email
Charles W. Carter, Jr.
Professor
Research: Protein crystallography, structural polymorphism and function.
CB# 7260, 3092 Genetic Medicine
919-966-3263 | Email
Venkata Chirasani
R.L. Juliano Structural Bioinformatics core director
Assistant Professor
Research: Modeling of Biomolecular Complexes, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and Computational Drug Design
3079 Genetic Medicine
(919) 966 5044 Email
R. L. Juliano Structural Bioinformatics Core facility website
Jean Cook
Chair & Professor
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Community Outreach
Accepting Rotation Students
Research: Cell Cycle Control in Human Cells, cell proliferation dynamics, genome stability control, molecular biology, quantitative single cell analysis
TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid
CB# 7260, 3016 Genetic Medicine
919-843-3867 | Email
Jill Dowen
Associate Professor
Research: Three-dimensional genome organization and gene expression in stem cells and cancer cells
TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid 2021
CB# 7100, 3360 Genome Sciences
(919) 962-8132 | Email
Justin Jenson
Assistant Professor
Research: Biochemistry and structural biology of anti-phage immunity
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7260, Office: Genetic Medicine 3111, Lab: Genetic Medicine 3106
office phone (919) 843-3390
Jenson Lab website
Guochun Jiang
Assistant Professor
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Curriculum and Scholarship
Research: Transcription of HIV, Epigenetics, NF-kappaB signaling, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, HIV cure strategies
TRAINED MENTOR
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7042, 2111 Genetic Medicine
919-445-0384 | Email
Hengming Ke
Professor
Research: X-ray protein crystallography & biochemistry.
CB# 7260, 3077 Genetic Medicine
919-966-2244 | Email
Joanna Kovalski
Assistant Professor
Accepting Rotation Students
Research: Post-transcriptional control of gene expression in cancer
32-020 Lineberger I CB 7295
Krzysztof Krajewski
Professor & Director of Peptide Synthesis Core
Research: Peptide chemistry and synthesis, histone PTMs, applications of peptides in biochemical assays
CB# 7260, 3073 GMB
919-445-2919 | Email
Brian Kuhlman
Co-Director of UNC Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program & Professor
Research: Protein Design, Protein Therapeutics, and Molecular Modeling
TRAINED MENTOR
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7260, 3096 GMB
919-843-0188 | Email
Robert Lee
Assistant Professor
Research: Adhesion mechanism of platelets and neutrophils, thrombotic disorders, platelet signaling, platelet transfusion, anti-platelet therapy
UNC Blood Research Center
CB# 7035, 8302 Mary Ellen Jones Bldg
Email
Karin Leiderman Gregg
Professor
ACCEPTING ROTATION STUDENTS
Research: Mathematical biology, mathematical modeling of biochemical systems, especially blood coagulation, and computational biofluid dynamics
CB #3250 I Phillips Hall 324I
Email
Leiderman Research Group
Irena Levitan
Visiting faculty member, Professor
Neher lab
Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering
University of Illinois at Chicago
CB#7260, Office location 3062 Genetic Medicine
Email
Laura Lindsey-Boltz
Associate Professor
Research: DNA damage, Checkpoint, Excision repair
CB# 7260, 3078 Genetic Medicine
919-966-7489 | Email
Pengda Liu
Yang Family Biomedical Scholar and Associate Professor
Research: Cell signaling; cancer; mTOR; Akt; post-translational modification; protein-protein interaction
TRAINED MENTOR
CB# 7295, 21-246 Lineberger
919-966-3522 | Email
William Marzluff
Distinguished Professor
Research: Biochemical & genetic analysis of histone mRNA processing & histone locus body formation in Drosophila
CB# 3280, 208 Fordham
919-962-2140 | Email
Saskia Neher
Professor
ACCEPTING ROTATION STUDENTS - Maybe
Research: Lipoprotein Lipase, Heart Disease, CryoEM, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, ANGPTL4, Lipids, Structural Biology
TRAINED MENTOR
CB# 7260, 3042 Genetic Medicine
919-966-9550 | Email
Stuart (Stu) Parnham
Director of UNC Biomolecular NMR Core & Assistant Professor
CB# 7260, SB205A Marsico
919-966-6184 | Email
David Paul
Assistant Professor
Research: Adhesion mechanism of platelets and neutrophils, thrombotic disorders
UNC Blood Research Center
CB# 7035, 8302 Mary Ellen Jones Bldg
Email
Nikea Pittman
Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies, GECO Committee member
2021 UNC Diversity Award
Research: STEMM education, supportive learning communities, undergraduate/graduate education
TRAINED MENTOR, SafeZone
CB#7260 3090 Genetic Medicine
Email
Pittman Teaching Lab
Silvia Ramos
Associate Professor, Community and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success
UNC RNA Discovery Center, Co-Director of RNA Binding Proteins
Research: RNA binding proteins, Gene regulation, mRNA Decay, Hemato-Immunology, Mouse models, Biochemistry
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7100, Lab: 204 Fordham
Office: 241 Wilson Hall, Biology
Phone: 919-962-5301
Email
Dale Andrew Ramsden
Professor
Research: Chromosome breaks, DNA repair, enzymes that repair DNA, Targeting DNA repair for cancer therapy, RNA in the chromosome.
TRAINED MENTOR
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7295, 32-044 Lineberger
919-966-9839 | Email
Aziz Sancar, M.D., Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Research: DNA Repair Enzymology and Genomics, Mammalian Circadian Clock, Control of DNA Repair by the Circadian Clock
CB# 7260, 3077 Genetic Medicine
919-962-0115 | Email
Chrystal Starbird
Assistant Professor
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Pathobiology and Translational Science Program, Community and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success Research: Receptor Signaling, Protein-Protein Interactions, Structural biology, Crystallography, Cryo-EM
TRAINED MENTOR
Accepting Rotation Students
CB #7260 I 3047 Genetic Medicine
919-962-4932 Email
Brian D. Strahl
Associate Chair for Operations and Strategy, Oliver Smithies Investigator, Professor
Associate Dean for Basic Research,
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success
Research: Histone modifications and epigenetics; core techniques: yeast genetics, peptide synthesis, peptide arrays, mammalian cell culture
TRAINED MENTOR
CB# 7260, 3060 Genetic Medicine
919-843-3896 | Email
Joshua (Josh) Strauss
Community Engagement Committee, Community Engagement
Director of cryo-EM Core, Associate Professor
Research: Cellular and Structural biology, Biological Electron Microscopy, Cryo-electron microscopy
CB# 5536, Glaxo Rm 008
919-962-5536 | Email
Ronald Swanstrom
James Postelle Distinguished Professor
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Curriculum and Scholarship
Research: HIV, pathogenesis, replication, neuroAIDS, latency, resistance
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7295, 22-006 Lineberger
919-966-5710 | Email
Tigist Tamir
Assistant Professor
Research: Cancer metabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, Cell signaling, Metabolism, Redox homeostasis, Phosphoproteomics, Metabolomics, Mass spectrometry, Computational modeling, Biochemistry.
TRAINED MENTOR
CB# 7260, 3049E Genetic Medicine
Email
Chris Travis
Assistant Professor, Mac-in-Fac facility Core Director
CB# 1124 Genome
(919) 962-4399 Email
Qi Zhang
Associate Chair for Community and Engagement, Arrel Toews Research and Teaching Distinguished Term Professor
Research: Molecular basis of RNA function
TRAINED MENTOR
Accepting Rotation Students
CB# 7260, 3017 Genetic Medicine
120 Mason Farm Road
Phone: 919-966-5770
Email
Zhang Lab Website
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Henrik Dohlman
Professor & Chair of Pharmacology
Research: Regulators of G protein signaling
TRAINED MENTOR
CB# 7365, 4016 Genetic Medicine
tel: 919-843-6894 I Email
Dohlman lab website
Jack Griffith
Distinguished Professor
Research Structure of telomeres: how they control cell aging and death
Microbiology and Immunology, Virology
CB#7295, 11-127 Lineberger
ph. 919-966-2151
Email
Griffith lab
Gaorav P. Gupta
Yang Family Biomedical Scholar and Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Accepting Rotation Students
Research: DNA damage responses, genome instability pathways, targeted therapy, and breast cancer
Lineberger, 450 West Drive, CB# 7295
Email
Silvia M Kreda
Associate Professor
Community and Engagement Committee Member, Community Outreach
UNC Cystic Fibrosis Ctr./ Marsico Lung Inst.
Office: Thurston Bowles Bldg. Room 6009
Phone: 919 966 8807 FAX: 919 966 5178
Lab: Thurston Bowles Bldg. Room 6010-12
Phone: 919 962 4533
FAX: 919 966 5178
silkre@med.unc.edu
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Andrew L. "Drew" Lee
Professor of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
TRAINED MENTOR
Research: Protein dynamics, allostery, NMR spectroscopy, click chemistry, protein biophysics, thymidylate synthase
CB# 7295, Lineberger Cancer Ctr
tel: 919-966-2151 I Email
Lee lab website
Robert McGinty
Associate Professor of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
TRAINED MENTOR
Research: Mechanisms of epigenetic signaling
CB#7363, 3210 Marsico Hall
tel:(919) 843-4912 I Email
McGinty Lab website
Gary Pielak
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
ACCEPTING ROTATION STUDENTS - maybe
Research: Protein Biophysics Emphasizing Studies in Living Cells
CB# 3290 I Genome Sciences Building Rm 3250
tel: 919-962-4495 I Email
Matthew Redinbo
Professor of Chemistry
TRAINED MENTOR
Research: Drug Discovery and the Gut Microbiome
CB# 3290 I 4350 Genome Sciences
tel: 919-962-4581 I Email
John Sondek
Professor of Pharmacology
TRAINED MENTOR
Research: Rho GTPases, Dbl-family RhoGEFs, Phospholipase C isozymes, Drug discovery
CB# 7365, Genetic Medicine Bldg
tel: 919-966-7530 I Email
Cyrus Vaziri
Professor of Pathology
TRAINED MENTOR
Research: Regulation of DNA replication and S-phase checkpoints, and post-replication DNA repair on mammalian cells
CB# 7295, Brinkhous Bullitt
tel: 919-843-9639 I Email
Adjunct and Affiliate Faculty
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Judith Bond
Adjunct Professor
Immediate Past President, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Penn State University College of Medicine at Hershey
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Todd Cohen
Adjunct Assistant Professor
UNC Neurology & Neuroscience Center
Research focus: Protein aggregation mechanisms, post-translational modifications, reversible acetylation mediated by HATs and HDACs
Phone: 919-966-3759
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Daniel Dominguez
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Pharmacology, Lineberger
Research: Gene regulation, RNA processing, and RNA binding proteins in cell signaling and disease
Dominguez Lab Website
Email
Zbigniew (Zbig) Dominski
Adjunct Research Professor
Research: Epigenetics, histone, structural biology, cryo-EM
Beverly Errede
Emeritus Professor
1981 – 2025
Research: MAP-kinase activation pathways
Email Bev. Errede PubMed
Charles A. Lewis Jr.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Research Associate of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UNC
Email: clewisjr@med.unc.edu
Patricia Maness
Adjunct Professor
Research: Specification of Neuronal Connectivity by Cell Recognition Molecules
CB# 7260, 3020 Genetic Medicine
919-966-2852 | Email
Konstantin Popov
Adjunct Associate Professor
Pharmacy - Division of Chemical Biology Medicinal Chemistry
Director Pharmacy - Computation Biophysics, Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
CB# 7363 I 3205 Marsico
Email
J. David Puett
Adjunct Professor
Regents Professor and Department Head Emeritus,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Email: jdpuett@med.unc.edu
Christopher Selby
Adjunct Instructor
Research: DNA Repair
CB# 7260, 3076 Genetic Medicine
919-966-7489 | Email
Brenda Temple
Adjunct Professor
Research: Bioinformatics, molecular structural analysis, molecular dynamics simulations, molecular evolution, molecular modeling, protein-protein interaction prediction
Email
Arrel D. Toews
Adjunct Professor
Email
Shobha Vasudevan
Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Group Leader, Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR, Director of Technology and Innovation
Gang (Greg) Wang
Adjunct Professor
Duke University
Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology (PCB) &
Duke Cancer Institute (DCI)
Email: greg.wang@duke.edu
Wang Lab Website
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Beverly Errede
Emeritus Professor
1981 – 2025
Research: MAP-kinase activation pathways
Email Bev. Errede PubMed
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