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 |
Monica Diaz, MD, MS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Diaz’s clinical and research interests include: Multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, neurosarcoidosis, viral or antibody-mediated encephalitis, HIV-related, neuroc … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Implementation Science, Pathogenesis & Infection, Population-based, Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Virology |
Sara Faccidomo, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Faccidomo is a behavioral neuroscientist who is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. Her primary research interests include i … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Aging/Geriatrics, Behavior, Neurobiology, Pharmacology |
Keturah R. Faurot, PhD, MPH, PA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research foci: Dietary supplement epidemiology, particularly accurate collection of dietary supplement data Control of confounding by frailty in epidemiologic studies Dietary and mind-body interventio … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Population-based, Rehabilitation |
Jason Franz, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our expertise is in the neuromuscular biomechanics of human movement, with a special emphasis on aging and disease-related mobility impairment. Our primary research seeks to discover the muscul … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Arthritis, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging, Rehabilitation |
Gwenn A. Garden, MD, PhD |
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| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Immunology, Neurobiology |
Susan Gaylord, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research focus is on clinical applications of mindfulness for stress, chronic pain, anxiety, memory, and other stress-related conditions. I currently lead projects related to mindfulness for chronic p … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Health Behavior, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Aging/Geriatrics, Autism, Behavior, Clinical Trials, Health Equity, Medical Education, Mental illness, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Sleep |
Amy M. Goetzinger, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: Pain —Stress and coping among individuals with chronic illness, including chronic pain and organ transplant recipients. —Caregiver stress and burden —Depressi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Anesthesiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Aging/Geriatrics, Arthritis, Behavior, Health Equity, Mental illness, Other, Quality and Patient Safety |
John Grose, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Hearing assessment using behavioral and electrophysiological techniques, with a particular focus on age-related changes in temporal processing |
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AFFILIATIONS: (AHS) Speech and Hearing Sciences, Allied Health Science (AHS), Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Hearing-Speech |
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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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Allied Health Science (AHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Health Services, Hearing-Speech, Neurobiology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation |









