{"id":2345,"date":"2018-03-27T16:58:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T20:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/genetics\/purvislab\/?page_id=2345"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:18:02","slug":"people-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/purvislab\/people-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Jeremy Purvis <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor
\nPh.D., Computational Biology, Penn<\/p>\n

I grew up in Bradenton, Florida, home of the infamous\u00a0<\/span>Florida Man<\/span><\/a>. I live in Chapel Hill with my wife, Joy, and three rambunctious children. In my spare time, I enjoy <\/span>producing and mixing electronic music<\/span><\/a> with occasional delusions of one day leaving academia to pursue my dream of becoming a DJ.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Sam Wolff <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor, Lab Manager
\nPh.D., Neuroscience, UNC Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

Outside the lab, I enjoy a good cup of coffee, long runs, and getting out into nature whenever I can.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Tim Daugird <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Post Doctoral
\nPh.D., Pharmacology, UNC Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

I am a postdoctoral researcher studying drug resistance in breast cancer. My work combines conventional and spatial proteomics with computational modeling. Outside of the lab, I enjoy running and making art with my kids.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Garrett Sessions <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Graduate Student
\nB.S., Microbiology and M.S., Physiology, UNC Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

I'm deeply interested in cellular senescence as a driver of age-related disease. In my free time I'm an avid reader with a passion for science fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Leah Frazier <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Graduate Student, Pharmacology
\nB.S., Biology, UNC Pembroke<\/p>\n

Outside the lab, I create science content on social media to make research more accessible and inspire future scientists!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Omar Merhebi <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Graduate Student, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
\nB.S., Biology, University of Central Florida; M.S., Bioinformatics, Northeastern University<\/p>\n

Outside the lab I am actively involved in the Graduate Student Government advocating for graduate students on campus. I also enjoy playing the cello and various video games!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Ander Naugle <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Undergraduate Research Assistant
\nB.S., Biology, UNC Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

Outside the lab, I enjoy cooking homemade meals for my friends and family, as well as going on hiking and camping trips. I also really enjoy solo traveling and spending time at my hometown beach in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Freya Lindqvist <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Director of Lab Life
\nB.S., Rhetoric, Communications, UNC Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

I moved to the U.S. five years ago from the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden and have been exploring American culture ever since. On weekends, I enjoy taking road trips and visiting new local caf\u00e9s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Lauryn Bailey <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Undergraduate Research Assistant
\n<\/span>B.S., Biology, and Health and Society Minor, UNC Chapel Hill<\/span><\/p>\n

I have a passion for addressing women\u2019s health disparities in research and healthcare and interested in creating a protein profile for how cellular senescence drives disease differently between males and females. Outside of the lab, I enjoy backpacking, rock climbing at pilot mountain, and penpalling.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

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\n Lorenzo Santarina <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Undergraduate Research Assistant
\nB.S., Biology and Data Science Minor, UNC Chapel Hill<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n