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 |
Ben Philpot, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We develop therapeutics (gene therapies, ASO, small molecules, CRISPR, etc.) to treat single gene neurodevelopmental disorders such as Angelman syndrome, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, and Dup15q syndr … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Stephanie Reszka, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interests include: classroom-based interventions for preschool-aged children, supporting children with autism in classrooms, the measurement of social development in young children, the ef … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (AHS) Occupational Science and Therapy, Allied Health Science (AHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior |
Jamelle Salomon |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Clinical Education, Adolescents |
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AFFILIATIONS: (AHS) Speech and Hearing Sciences, Allied Health Science (AHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Hearing-Speech, Pediatrics |
Mark Shen, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a developmental and translational neuroscientist and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am a Primary Member o … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Mental illness, Neurobiology, Pediatrics, Sleep, Translational Medicine |
Jessica Steinbrenner, PhD, CCC-SLP |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Jessica Steinbrenner’s research interests are in the area of autism spectrum disorder with a focus on school-based interventions and individuals on the spectrum with significant communication needs. S … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (AHS) Speech and Hearing Sciences, Allied Health Science (AHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Clinical Trials, Education Research, Hearing-Speech, Implementation Science |
Martin Styner, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Styner is a leading expert in medical image computing with specific research on developing and applying novel neuroimaging methods as well as software tools for structural and diffusion MRI, mainl … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Computational Biology, Imaging, Other |
Brianne Tomaszewski, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Tomaszewski’s research focuses on community and school-based programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities focused on quality of life. Her current research is focused o … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Implementation Science, Mental illness, Quality of Life |
Jessica J. Walsh, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our research aims to gain an improved understanding of the biological basis of behavior using a multi-disciplinary approach to elucidate the molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying motivated socia … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Mental illness, Microscopy, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Physiology |
Li Wang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My research focuses on the segmentation of … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Diabetes, Imaging, Pediatrics, Sleep |
Guorong Wu, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As a computer scientist, my research focus is developing computational tools to facilitate neuroscience and neuroimaging studies. I am actively involved in various research projects including neuropsy … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Computational Medicine Program, Computer Science, Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology, Electronic Medicine, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Imaging, Microscopy, Pathology |
Zhengwang Wu, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research mainly focused on using cutting-edge AI techniques, including the machine learning and pattern recognition techniques, to quantitatively analyze the infant brain MR images and quantify the … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Autism, Behavior, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging, Pediatrics |










