Mohanish Deshmukh, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study how cells regulate their survival and death. We focus on these pathways in neurons from their birth to death in the dynamic contexts of development, long-term maintenance, and disease. We use … Read more |
Graham Diering, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Sleep is a fundamental process that supports cognitive function, brain health and development. Our lab is interested in understanding the molecular basis for the benefits of sleep and for the conseque … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Biochemistry, Cell Signaling, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Sleep |
Rob Dowen, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Proper regulation of cellular lipid stores is paramount to maintaining organismal energy homeostasis and is coordinated by a network of multi-tissue endocrine signals. We aim to elucidate the m … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Cell Biology & Physiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Genetics, Metabolism, Molecular Biology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology & Physiology, Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |
Martina Gentzsch, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: A major goal of my studies is to uncover potential targets for therapy of chronic lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF). I am a well-recognized expert in the cell biology of ion channels. Spec … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pulmonary, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Jimena Giudice, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Alternative splicing is a posttranscriptional mechanism that explains how individual genes can produce more than one transcript due to the inclusion or exclusion of specific regions originating multip … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Cell Biology & Physiology, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Cell Biology & Physiology, Lineberger Cancer Center, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Mental illness |
James Hagood, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: Rare Diseases; Fibrosis I am a Pediatric Pulmonologist with a clinical and research focus on rare and interstitial lung diseases. Our research team’s laborato … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Other, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, Regenerative Medicine, Systems Biology |
Klaus Hahn, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab focuses on two synergistic areas: 1) developing methods to visualize and control protein activity in live cells and animals, and 2) applying these to address basic questions re spatio-t … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Computational Medicine Program, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Medicine |
Adam Hantman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Skillful movements contribute to the major functions of the brain, such as perception and manipulation of the world. Skill involves understanding the world, developing appropriate plans, converting th … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Gene Therapy, Physiology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Cell Biology & Physiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Genetics, Neurobiology, Physiology |








