Emily Gower, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Global health, ophthalmology, trachoma, diabetic eye disease, cataract, surgery outcomes |
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AFFILIATIONS: Epidemiology, Gillings School of Public Health, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Ophthalmology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Services, Implementation Science, Quality of Life, Rural Health, Surgery, Women's Health |
Mark Heise, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study alphavirus infection to model virus-induced disease. Projects include 1) mapping viral determinants involved in encephalitis, and 2) using a mouse model of virus-induced arthritis to identif … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Michael Herce, MD, MPH, MSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My current research focuses on applying implementation science and program science approaches to improve access to and the impact of prevention, treatment, and care interventions for HIV, tuber … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Implementation Science, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Social Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Global Health, HIV/AIDS |
Christopher Hurt, MD, FIDSA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I’m very interested in understanding the structural and behavioral factors that influence the spread of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) – especially young MSM of color in the Southeas … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Guochun Jiang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Jiang Lab, situated within the UNC HIV Cure Center and BCBP, is dedicated to unraveling the molecular mechanisms governing stable HIV reservoirs within the immune cells of people with HIV ( … Read more |
Jonathan J Juliano |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Despite recent success in reducing malaria transmission, the estimated annual numbers of malaria infections (~225 million) and deaths (~781,000) remain high. Despite this immense burden, our understan … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Translational Medicine |
Angela Kashuba, BScPhm, PharmD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kashuba is a globally recognized pharmacist, pharmacologist and translational scientist. She leads a research laboratory focused on optimizing antiretroviral pharmacology in the treatment, … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Graduate Education, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Other, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Imaging, Other, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Human-to-mosquito transmission of malaria: Efforts to eliminate malaria altogether hinge on the ability to prevent transmission. We showed that single dose primaquine added to ACT is effective in bloc … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Evolutionary Biology, Global Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology |
David M. Margolis, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research group has a long history of translational HIV research: investigating basic molecular, virological, and immunological phenomenon, and leveraging insights to develop new intervention … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Katrina McGinty, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. McGinty serves as lead radiologist for UNC’s multidisciplinary hepajobiliary conferences. She is also medical director of the Radiology Clinical Research Core Service Center and director of UNC Gl … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Global Health, Health Equity, Imaging, Implementation Science, Quality and Patient Safety, Women's Health |
Matthew Painschab, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Matthew Painschab, MD, bridges two worlds as a clinician and researcher, treating patients with hematologic malignancies in Chapel Hill and at our partner site in Malawi, UNC Project Malawi. His prima … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, (DOM) Oncology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Hematology, Virology |







