Adam Palmer, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Combination cancer therapy Most types of cancer can be treated more effectively by combination therapy than by a single therapy. Many cancers can even be cured with combination therapy. We study the m … Read more |
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Non-Mendelian genetics including, meiotic drive, parent-of-orifin effects and allelic exclusion.,Non-Mendelian genetics including, meiotic drive, parent-of-orifin effects and allelic exclusion. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Organismal Biology |
Chad Victor Pecot, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The development of metastases is the cause of death in nearly all cancer patients, yet the mechanisms driving metastatic biology remain poorly understood. Also, few cancer therapeutics are being devel … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Nanomedicine, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
Robert Peet |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on plant community ecology and such related fields as plant geography, conservation biology, ecoinformatics and plant population ecology. I am particularly interested in how plant … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Organismal Biology, Plant Biology |
Charles M. Perou, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The focus of my lab is to characterize the biological diversity of human tumors using genomics, genetics, and cell biology, and then to use this information to develop improved treatments that are spe … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Computational Medicine Program, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Translational Medicine |
Doug Phanstiel |
| Clinical / Research Focus: It is estimated that less than 2% of the human genome codes for a functional protein. Scattered throughout the rest of the genome are regulatory regions that can exert control over genes hundreds of … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Developmental Biology, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology |
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 |
Naim Rashid, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Naim Rashid is an associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics with a joint appointment at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. His methodological work spans several areas in geno … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Other |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Pharmacology, Quantitative Biology |
Greg Scherrer, PharmD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The primary mission of my laboratory is to elucidate the mechanisms that underlie pain perception and its modulation by opioids. We investigate the sensory, affective, and cognitive dimensions of pain … Read more |
Sharon Schiro, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Trauma system development Trauma center and system performance improvement Information systems Management of the NC Trauma Registry |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, Surgery |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Quantitative Biology |
Tam Sneddon, PhD, FACMG |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As Director of the Clinical Genomic Analysis (GENYSIS) Core (https://www.med.unc.edu/genysis/), I work with clinical researchers to facilitate bioinformatic analysis, variant classification, an … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Clinical Informatics, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine |




