Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP is president and chief executive officer of the ACGME; Professor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College; and senior scholar in the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine. Dr. Nasca graduated from the University of Notre Dame with High Honors and is an Alpha Omega Alpha … Read more
Dr. McDonald, a board-certified internist and Senior Vice President for Academic and Medical Affairs at the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) provides physician leadership for the effective functioning of the ABIM Council and Specialty Boards, graduate medical education (GME)–related leadership, and oversight for the consistent quality/integrity of ABIM’s certification programs. In these roles, he … Read more
Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH is the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also directs the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. As Chair, Dr. Meltzer-Brody directs one of the largest public university departments of psychiatry in the United States and … Read more
My lab focuses on studies of the molecular mechanisms by which pathogens interaction with host immune responses influence infection pathogenesis. Our lab began with studies of the activation of the family of innate immune signaling proteins known as NOD-like receptors (NLRs) by bacterial pathogens. Our lab has focused on studying the molecular mechanisms of NLR … Read more
Dr. Comuzzie is the CEO of The Obesity Society, the leading professional scientific organization devoted to obesity. He is a world-renowned obesity researcher and scientist, having previously spent nearly 25 years on the faculty of Genetics at Texas Biomedical Research Institute where his research focused on the genetic epidemiology of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, … Read more
Dr. Nelson is a board-certified internist and rheumatologist with a Masters in Clinical Research in Epidemiology. She spends one day per week in the clinic, divided between general rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound, and is involved in fellow education and mentoring. Her research is focused on a variety of aspects of imaging in osteoarthritis (OA), including … Read more
Dr. Samuel Wilson is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Hematology at UNC. His research interests include understanding and improving the health outcomes of people living with sickle cell disease (SCD), with a focus on young adults. He is currently studying how to better manage iron overload in SCD, and is developing biomarkers … Read more
Brian Jensen is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Jensen is a physician-scientist with a clinical and investigative focus on heart failure. He has clinical certification in Advanced Heart Failure/Transplantation and directs the UNC Cardio-oncology clinic. His laboratory uses mouse and cell culture models … Read more
My background and research are in translational immunology. I am interested in understanding the basis for autoimmune diseases and developing new therapies based on our understanding of disease mechanisms. My focus has largely been in the field of autoimmune Type 1 diabetes. The work encompasses basic laboratory work as well as clinical studies to understand … Read more