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\n Sheera Adar <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Visiting faculty member, Associate Professor<\/strong>
\nHebrew University of Jerusalem
\nSancar lab
\nCB#7260,\u00a03062 Genetic Medicine
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\n Rick Baker <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor
\nCommunity Engagement Committee Chair, Curriculum and Scholarship<\/i><\/b><\/span>
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Research: Structural biology, membrane trafficking, cancer biology, cryo-EM methods development.<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR
\n<\/strong>Accepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, lab 3049E Genetic Medicine
\nOffice 3044 Genetic Medicine
\n919-843-9585 Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Baker Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Wolfgang Bergmeier <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Chair of Education & Training, <\/span>Director of Graduate Studies & Professor
\nSustainability Committee Chair, Community and Engagement Committee Member, Curriculum and Scholarship<\/span>
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Research: Adhesion mechanism of platelets and neutrophils<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong>
\nAccepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7035, 8212A MEJ
\n919-962-7331 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Bergmeier Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Rebecca Berlow <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Protein-Protein Interactions, Protein Dynamics and Allostery, NMR Spectroscopy, Structural Biology, Biophysics<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid
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\n<\/span><\/strong>CB# 7260, lab 3023G Genetic Medicine
\nOffice 3113 Genetic Medicine
\n919-445-6980 I Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Berlow Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Josie Bodle <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Research Director<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Coordinates new team science initiatives in Biochemistry-Biophysics, and Pharmacology.<\/p>\n

CB# 7260
\nOffice 3043 Genetic Medicine
\n919-966-0696 I Email<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Joshua\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Joshua Boyer <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor
\nCommunity and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success<\/strong>
\n<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Molecular basis of RNA function<\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3023A Genetic Medicine
\nEmail<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Brian\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Brian Button <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ACCEPTING ROTATIONS STUDENTS - 2ND AND 3RD ONLY<\/p>\n

Research: Mucus biophysical properties, role of the Pericilliary Layer (PCL), and mechanisms of mucociliary clearance in the airways<\/p>\n

CB# 7248, 6017 Thurston Bs.
\n919-843-3896 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Virtual Lung Project<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Sharon\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Sharon Campbell <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Distinguished Professor, Faculty Development Liaison<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Structural biology of regulator molecules in cell growth control and cell adhesion<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3093 Genetic Medicine
\n919-966-7139 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Campbell Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Charles W. Carter, Jr. <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor<\/strong><\/em>
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Protein crystallography, structural polymorphism and function.<\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3092 Genetic Medicine
\n919-966-3263 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Carter Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Xian\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Xian Chen <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Systems cancer biology and immunology, cancer therapeutic response, protein-protein interaction networks<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3072 Genetic Medicine
\n919-843-5310 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Chen Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Venkata Chirasani <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

R.L. Juliano Structural Bioinformatics core director
\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor
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\nResearch: Modeling of Biomolecular Complexes,\u00a0Molecular Dynamics Simulations,\u00a0and Computational Drug Design<\/p>\n

3079 Genetic Medicine
\n(919) 966 5044 Email<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/b>R. L. Juliano Structural Bioinformatics Core facility website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Jean\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Jean Cook <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Chair & Professor<\/b>
\nCommunity and Engagement Committee Member, Community Outreach<\/strong>
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Accepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Research: Cell Cycle Control in Human Cells, cell proliferation dynamics, genome stability control, molecular biology, quantitative single cell analysis<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3016 Genetic Medicine
\n919-843-3867 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Cook Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Jill\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Jill Dowen <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Three-dimensional genome organization and gene expression in stem cells and cancer cells<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR, Mental Health First Aid 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7100, 3360 Genome Sciences
\n(919) 962-8132 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Dowen Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Justin\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Justin Jenson <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Biochemistry and structural biology of anti-phage immunity<\/p>\n

Accepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong>
\nCB# 7260, Office: Genetic Medicine 3111, Lab: Genetic Medicine 3106
\noffice phone (919) 843-3390
\nJenson Lab website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n Guochun Jiang <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor
\nCommunity and Engagement Committee Member, Curriculum and Scholarship
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Research: Transcription of HIV, Epigenetics, NF-kappaB signaling, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, HIV cure strategies<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR
\nAccepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7042, 2111 Genetic Medicine
\n919-445-0384 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Jiang Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Hengming\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Hengming Ke <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: X-ray protein crystallography & biochemistry.<\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3077 Genetic Medicine
\n919-966-2244 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

H. Ke Researchgate<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Joanna\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Joanna Kovalski <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Accepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Research: <\/b>Post-transcriptional control of gene expression in cancer<\/p>\n

32-020 Lineberger I CB 7295<\/div>\n
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Kovalski Lab website<\/a><\/div>\n
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\n \"Krzysztof\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Krzysztof Krajewski <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor & Director of Peptide Synthesis Core<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Peptide chemistry and synthesis, histone PTMs, applications of peptides in biochemical assays<\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3073 GMB
\n919-445-2919 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

HTPSA Facility Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Brian\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Brian Kuhlman <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Co-Director of UNC Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program & Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Protein Design, Protein Therapeutics, and Molecular Modeling<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong>
\nAccepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3096 GMB
\n919-843-0188 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Kuhlman Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Bobby\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Robert Lee <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Adhesion mechanism of platelets and neutrophils, thrombotic disorders, platelet signaling, platelet transfusion, anti-platelet therapy<\/span><\/p>\n

UNC Blood Research Center
\nCB# 7035, 8302 Mary Ellen Jones Bldg
\nEmail<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Karin\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Karin Leiderman Gregg <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ACCEPTING ROTATION STUDENTS
\nResearch: Mathematical biology, mathematical modeling of biochemical systems, especially blood coagulation, and computational biofluid dynamics
\nCB #3250 I Phillips Hall 324
\nEmail<\/a>
\nLeiderman Research Group<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Irena\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Irena Levitan <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Visiting faculty member, Professor
\n<\/strong>Neher lab
\nProfessor of Medicine and Bioengineering
\nUniversity of Illinois at Chicago<\/p>\n

CB#7260,\u00a0Office location 3062 Genetic Medicine
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\n Zhijun Li <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Molecular basis of RNA function
\nEmail<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Laura\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Laura Lindsey-Boltz <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: DNA damage, Checkpoint, Excision repair<\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3078 Genetic Medicine
\n919-966-7489 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Pengda Liu <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Yang Family Biomedical Scholar and Associate Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Cell signaling; cancer; mTOR; Akt; post-translational modification; protein-protein interaction<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7295, 21-246 Lineberger
\n919-966-3522 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Lui Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n William Marzluff <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Distinguished Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Biochemical & genetic analysis of histone mRNA processing & histone locus body formation in Drosophila<\/p>\n

CB# 3280, 208 Fordham
\n919-962-2140 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n \"Saskia\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
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\n Saskia Neher <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ACCEPTING ROTATION STUDENTS - Maybe<\/p>\n

Research: Lipoprotein Lipase, Heart Disease, CryoEM, Drug Discovery, Enzymology, ANGPTL4, Lipids, Structural Biology<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3042 Genetic Medicine
\n919-966-9550 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Neher Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Stuart (Stu) Parnham <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Director of UNC Biomolecular NMR Core & Assistant Professor\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, SB205A Marsico
\n919-966-6184 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

NMR Spectroscopy Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n David Paul <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n
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Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Adhesion mechanism of platelets and neutrophils, thrombotic disorders<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UNC Blood Research Center
\nCB# 7035, 8302 Mary Ellen Jones Bldg
\nEmail<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Nikea Pittman <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor<\/em>
\n Director of Undergraduate Studies, <\/span>GECO Committee member<\/span>
\n2021 UNC Diversity Award<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Research: STEMM education, supportive learning communities, undergraduate\/graduate education<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR, SafeZone<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB#7260 3090 Genetic Medicine
\nEmail<\/a>
\nPittman Teaching Lab<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Silvia Ramos <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor, Community and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success
\n<\/span>UNC RNA Discovery Center, Co-Director of RNA Binding Proteins<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: RNA binding proteins, Gene regulation, mRNA Decay, Hemato-Immunology, Mouse models, Biochemistry
\nAccepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7100, Lab: 204 Fordham
\nOffice: 241 Wilson Hall, Biology
\nPhone: 919-962-5301
\nEmail<\/a><\/p>\n

Ramos Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Dale Andrew Ramsden <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Chromosome breaks, DNA repair, enzymes that repair DNA, Targeting DNA repair for cancer therapy, RNA in the chromosome.<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR
\n<\/strong>Accepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7295, 32-044 Lineberger
\n919-966-9839 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Ramsden Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Aziz Sancar, M.D., Ph.D. <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Distinguished Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: DNA Repair Enzymology and Genomics, Mammalian Circadian Clock, Control of DNA Repair by the Circadian Clock<\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3077 Genetic Medicine
\n919-962-0115 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Sancar Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Clint Stalnecker <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Email<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Chrystal Starbird <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor
\n<\/em><\/strong>Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, <\/em><\/strong>Pathobiology and Translational Science Program, Community and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success <\/em><\/strong>Research: Receptor Signaling, Protein-Protein Interactions, Structural biology, Crystallography, Cryo-EM<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong>
\nAccepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/p>\n

CB #7260 I 3047 Genetic Medicine
\n919-962-4932 Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Starbird Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Brian D. Strahl <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Chair for Operations and Strategy<\/span><\/span>, Oliver Smithies Investigator, <\/span>Professor
\n<\/strong>Associate Dean for Basic Research,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nCommunity and Engagement Committee Member, Professional Success<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Histone modifications and epigenetics; core techniques: yeast genetics, peptide synthesis, peptide arrays, mammalian cell culture<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3060 Genetic Medicine
\n919-843-3896 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Strahl Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Joshua D. Strauss <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Community Engagement Committee, Community Engagement
\nDirector of cryo-EM Core, Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research: Cellular and Structural biology, Biological Electron Microscopy, Cryo-electron microscopy<\/p>\n

CB# 5536, Glaxo Rm 008
\n919-962-5536<\/span> | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Cryo-EM Core Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Ronald Swanstrom <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

James Postelle Distinguished Professor
\n<\/strong>Community and Engagement Committee Member, Curriculum and Scholarship<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: HIV, pathogenesis, replication, neuroAIDS, latency, resistance<\/p>\n

Accepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/p>\n

CB# 7295, 22-006 Lineberger
\n919-966-5710 | Email<\/a><\/p>\n

Swanstrom Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Tigist Tamir <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Cancer metabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, Cell signaling, Metabolism, Redox homeostasis, Phosphoproteomics, Metabolomics, Mass spectrometry, Computational modeling, Biochemistry.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong>
\nCB# 7260, 3049E Genetic Medicine
\nEmail<\/a><\/p>\n

Systems Metabolism & Signing Lab<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Chris Travis <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor<\/em>, Mac-in-Fac facility Core Director<\/em><\/strong>
\nCB# 1124 Genome
\n(919) 962-4399 Email<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Ling Xie <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Biophysical studies<\/p>\n

CB#7260, 3072 Genetic Medicine
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\n Qi Zhang <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Chair for Community and Engagement, Arrel Toews Research and Teaching Distinguished Term Professor<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Research: Molecular basis of RNA function<\/p>\n

TRAINED MENTOR<\/strong>
\nAccepting Rotation Students<\/span><\/p>\n

CB# 7260, 3017 Genetic Medicine
\n120 Mason Farm Road
\nPhone: 919-966-5770
\nEmail<\/a>
\nZhang Lab Website<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n