Catherine O’Connell, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Natural immunity to chlamydial genital tract infection in women Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) continues to pose great risk to the reproductive health of women worldwide. Its potentially devastatin … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology |
T. Michael O’Shea, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinical and research interest is health and development of individuals born extremely preterm. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Children's Research Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Pediatrics |
Larry Ostrowski, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The overall focus of research in my laboratory is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of airway diseases, especially those that result from impaired mucociliary clearance. In particular, our effort … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Pediatrics, Pulmonary |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Implementation Science |
David B. Peden, MD, MS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Translational and clinical research in environmental lung disease.,Translational and clinical research in environmental lung disease. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Microbiology & Immunology, Pediatrics, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Toxicology |
Yezmin Perilla-Young, MS, CGC |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Pediatric genetic syndromes; Genetic counseling |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Genetics, Pediatrics |
Joseph Piven |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Piven’s research focus is on the pathogenesis of autism including neural mechanisms, genetic basis and neuropsychological and behavioral phenotype.,Dr. Piven’s research focus is on the pathogenesi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Pediatrics, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Neurobiology |
Brittany J. Raffa, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Raffa is a clinician researcher who is board-certified in General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and has completed a Master of Public Health from the Gillings School of Global Public He … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics, Sheps Center for Health Services Research |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Services, Pediatrics, Social Determinants of Health |
Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Sex differences in respiratory immune response to environmental exposures including air pollution, wildfire smoke, and tobacco products. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Children's Research Institute, Pediatrics, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Immunology, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, Toxicology, Translational Medicine |
James Sanders, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on scoliosis, human growth and their effects on function and particularly pulmonary function |
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AFFILIATIONS: Orthopaedics, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Arthritis, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopaedics, Pulmonary |
Keia Sanderson, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research explores how experiences early in life, even before and shortly after birth, can shape kidney and heart health as children grow. I focus on understanding which infants and children … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Kidney Center, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Health Equity, Implementation Science, Obesity, Pediatrics, Social Determinants of Health |
Natalie Shaw, MD, MMSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Natalie Shaw is a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar and Head of the Pediatric Neuroendocrinology Group in the Clinical Research Branch at the National Institute of Environmental Health Scien … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine (DOM), Pediatrics, Women's Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Pediatrics, Physiology, Sleep, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |






