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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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Neurobiology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Neurobiology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Cardiovascular Biology, Neurobiology, Translational Medicine |
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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 |
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 |
Erin Heinzen, PharmD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Heinzen Lab focuses on the identification and functional characterization of rare genetic variants that cause epilepsy and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The lab uses cutting-edgesequencing a … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Stem Cells |
Melissa Herman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on how exposure to drugs of abuse like alcohol, vaporized nicotine, or psychedelic compounds alter neuronal network function via both intrinsic and extrinsic forms of plasti … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Neuroscience Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Behavior, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Systems Biology |
Joseph Hopfinger |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in my laboratory investigates human cognition. We use behavioral measures and scalp-recorded event-related brain potentials (ERPs) to gain a better understanding of the rapid neural dynamics … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Neurobiology |
Michelle S. Itano, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I have had a long standing interest in utilizing an interdisciplinary scientific approach to develop and apply novel and innovative fluorescence microscopy imaging techniques to answer critical and pr … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, HIV/AIDS, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Quantitative Biology, Virology |
Matt Judson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I leverage novel mouse models toward the elucidation of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders, with the ultimate goal of developing efficacious gene therapies. Currentl … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Neurobiology, Translational Medicine |
Hiroyuki Kato, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our primary research goal is to understand the circuit mechanisms underlying how our brain synthesizes auditory information to extract complex sound features, such as our language. Towards this goal, … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Neurobiology, Physiology |







