{"id":247,"date":"2025-08-29T14:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:08:12","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/our-team\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"            <section>\n                <ul class=\"divisions-container \" aria-label=\"people-directory\">\n            <li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/FIMG_GTC_Young-Sam-2.png\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/FIMG_GTC_Young-Sam-2.png\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/samuel-m-young-jr-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Samuel M. Young, Jr., PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Roper Investigator &amp; Professor, Pediatrics - Genetics and Metabolism, Pharmacology, Microbiology &amp; Immunology<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Director, Center for Molecular Medicine<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199623285\">\n                                            919-962-3285                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Fax: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199660907\">\n                                            919-966-0907                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:Samuel_Young@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    Samuel_Young@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong> Dr. Young is a research scientist specializing in the field of Genetics and Metabolism. His main focus is m<span class=\"s1\">olecular principles of auditory information processing and Gene Therapy approaches to treat neurological disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/08\/jude-samulski-250sq-2.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/08\/jude-samulski-250sq-2.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/r-jude-samulski-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        R. Jude Samulski, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Alumni Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Former Director, Gene Therapy Center<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199623285\">\n                                            919-962-3285                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:rjs@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    rjs@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong>Dr. Samulski&#8217;s research focuses on the study of the dependent parvovirus adeno-associated virus (AAV).<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/06\/tal-kafri-MI-415x482-1.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/06\/tal-kafri-MI-415x482-1.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/tal-kafri-md-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Tal Kafri, MD PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Professor, Microbiology &amp; Immunology<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Director, Lenti Viral Vector Core, Lenti-shRNA Core Facility<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9198437635\">\n                                            919-843-7635                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:kafri@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    kafri@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong>\u00a0The efficacy of the lentiviral vector system: Production systems, vector titer, vector specific activity, duration of transgene expression. The safety of the retro\/lentiviral vector system: Vector mobilization, insertional mutagenesis, contamination with endogenous retroviruses. Basic HIV biology: The role of episomal HIV in the viral lifecycle, variations of RT products, HIV silencing, packaging signal mapping.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Thomas-McCown-400-2025.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Thomas-McCown-400-2025.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/thomas-mccown-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Thomas McCown, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Research Professor, Psychiatry &amp; Pediatrics<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Assistant Director for Basic Research, Center for Molecular Medicine<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199625494\">\n                                            919-962-5494                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:thomas_mccown@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    thomas_mccown@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests: <\/strong><span class=\"s1\">Dr. McCown\u2019s overall research entails the development of viral vector gene therapy for the treatment of neurological disorders. With a primary focus upon intractable temporal lobe epilepsy, Dr. McCown continues to refine the use of site directed gene therapy, as well as advance the potential of an intravenous AAV gene therapy. In addition, Dr. McCown has employed AAV capsid DNA shuffling and directed evolution in order to discover novel AAV vectors that exhibit unique, therapy related properties. These studies have resulted in the discovery of chimeric AAV vectors that upon intravenous administration, can selectively cross the seizure compromised bloodbrain barrier, as well as novel vectors that exhibit unique cell specific tropism in the CNS.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Chengwen-Li-2.png\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Chengwen-Li-2.png\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/chengwen-li-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Chengwen Li, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Research Professor, Pediatrics - Hematology\/Oncology<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199627624\">\n                                            919-962-7624                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:chengwen_li@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    chengwen_li@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interest:<\/strong> Dr. Li&#8217;s core research theme is to explore novel strategies for development of AAV vectors with the ability to target human tissues and evade AAV immunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Matt-Hirsch-400-2.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Matt-Hirsch-400-2.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/matthew-hirsch-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Matthew Hirsch, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Associate Professor, Ophthalmology<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Research Associate Professor, Microbiology &amp; Immunology<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199627633\">\n                                            919-962-7633                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:mhirsch@email.unc.edu\">\n                                    mhirsch@email.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests: <\/strong>Dr. Hirsch works on Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) biology and the development AAV Gene Therapeutics with a focus on Synthetic inverted terminal repeats, Ocular therapeutics, and DNA damage response, stemness, differentiation, and cancers.<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/06\/Tierra-Bobo-300x375-1.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/06\/Tierra-Bobo-300x375-1.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/tierra-bobo-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Tierra Bobo, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Genetics &amp; Metabolism<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9198437622\">\n                                            919-843-7622                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:Tierra_Bobo@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    Tierra_Bobo@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests: <\/strong>Dr. Bobo&#8217;s research specializes in molecular mechanisms underlying rare congenital neurogenetic disorders and translating these insights into innovative gene therapies, with a primarily focus on lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), including Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS), and other severe neurodevelopmental conditions for which there are currently no effective treatments.<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Sara-Powell-400.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Sara-Powell-400.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/sarah-k-powell-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Sara K. Powell, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Genetics and Metabolism<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199664202\">\n                                            919-966-4202                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:skpow@email.unc.edu\">\n                                    skpow@email.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests: <\/strong>Intrinsic AAV proteins and their potential roles in AAV biology that can be applied to AAV gene therapies in the Central Nervous System (CNS).<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Zhenwei-Song-400-3.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Zhenwei-Song-400-3.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/zhenwei-song-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Zhenwei Song, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Research Assistant Professor, Pharmacotherapy &amp; Experimental Therapeutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9199623285\">\n                                            919-962-3285                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:ZhenWei_Song@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    ZhenWei_Song@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests: <\/strong>Dr. Song&#8217;s primary focus has been on advancing the development of safer and more effective AAV vectors for liver-targeted gene therapy.<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Junjiang-Sun-3.png\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/07\/Junjiang-Sun-3.png\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/junjiang-sun-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Junjiang Sun, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Research Assistant Professor, Chemical Biology &amp; Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                     \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:junjiang_sun@med.unc.edu\">\n                                    junjiang_sun@med.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong> Gene therapy for hemophilia, hemophilia associated joint disease (Hemophilia Arthropathy), by expressing bypassing agents (activated coagulation factor V, IX) via AAV vectors)<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/12\/Nate-Hathaway-400x519-1.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/12\/Nate-Hathaway-400x519-1.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/nate-hathaway-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Nate Hathaway, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Associate Professor, Chemical Biology &amp; Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Director, The UNC CRISPR Screening Facility<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n                                                                <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                                    Office: \n                                    <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                        <a href=\"tel:9194459327\">\n                                            919-445-9327                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                                             \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:Hathaway@unc.edu\">\n                                    Hathaway@unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154574915 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154574915 BCX4\"><strong>Research interests:<\/strong> Dr. Hathaway\u2019s research focuses on unraveling the mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation by developing chemical biology-based tools that can control chromatin state and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154574915 BCX4\">consequently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154574915 BCX4\"> gene expression. Our team is currently working on applying these chemical epigenetic modifying technologies to regulate genetic payloads from gene therapeutic vectors. Our ultimate goal is to develop a versatile solution that can use this dose responsive platform <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW154574915 BCX4\">effectively address<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154574915 BCX4\"> rare monogenic diseases.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW154574915 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/12\/Yev-Brudno-400.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/12\/Yev-Brudno-400.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/yevgeny-brudno-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Yevgeny Brudno, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Center for Molecular Medicine Affiliate<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Associate Professor, Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                     \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:ybrudno@unc.edu\">\n                                    ybrudno@unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong> Yevgeny (Yev) Brudno\u2019s lab creates innovative biomaterials that improve the engineering, potency, and delivery of cell therapies such as CAR T cells. His team works at the interface of materials science and molecular medicine to reimagine how advanced therapies are designed and brought to patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/12\/alison_axtman-400.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2025\/12\/alison_axtman-400.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/alison-axtman-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Alison Axtman, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Center for Molecular Medicine Affiliate<\/p><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Maureen Daly Blouin Distinguished Fellow and Assistant Professor, SGC-UNC, Division of Biology &amp; Medicine Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                     \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:alison.axtman@unc.edu\">\n                                    alison.axtman@unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW220420062 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220420062 BCX4\">Alison Axtman\u2019s lab, which is part of SGC-UNC, focuses on the synthesis of openly shared small molecules that selectively modulate or degrade proteins implicated in disease-propagating pathways, especially those <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220420062 BCX4\">impacting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220420062 BCX4\"> the brain. The lab <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220420062 BCX4\">operates<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220420062 BCX4\"> at the interface between chemistry and biology.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW220420062 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li><li class=\"row post entry\">\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                    \n                            <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                        <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2026\/03\/Juliane_head-shot_400.jpg\" alt=\" \" height=\"160\" width=\"120\"\/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1462\/2026\/03\/Juliane_head-shot_400.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            \t\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n\n                    <div class=\"entry-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/molecularmedicine\/people\/juliane-nguyen-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                        Juliane Nguyen, PhD                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        \n\n        <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions\"><p class=\"ud-gallery-view__positions__title\">Professor and Vice Chair, Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/p>            <\/div>\n                \n                                                <div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n                     \n                \n                                            <div class=\"ud-contact-label\">\n                            Email: \n                            <span class=\"ud-contact\">\n                                <a href=\"mailto:julianen@email.unc.edu\">\n                                    julianen@email.unc.edu                                <\/a>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ud-gallery-view__summary\"><p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong> The Nguyen lab is dedicated to translating cutting-edge research into life-changing therapies for patients suffering from myocardial infarction, colitis, cancer, and other diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div>    \n<\/li>                <\/ul>\n            <\/section>\n                            <\/nav>\n\n            \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22429,"featured_media":0,"parent":72,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-247","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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