Roger Narayan, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on the development of advanced biomaterials and medical devices using cutting-edge additive manufacturing and laser-based processing techniques. My team is a pioneer in the … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Nanomedicine, Toxicology |
Daniel Nissman, MD, MPH, MSEE |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As a musculoskeletal radiologist, I am interested in the application of imaging technology to the study of the musculoskeletal system, in particular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonograph … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Arthritis, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Informatics, Imaging, Orthopaedics |
Amy Oldenburg, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of upper airways, airway epithelium, nose; airway wall elastography, biofluid viscoelasticity OCT of 3D models of breast cancer and environmental exposures Ultrasoun … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Imaging |
Virginie Papadopoulou, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: ENHANCE was established in 2024 as a new ultrasound lab between Radiology and Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill. Led by Dr. Papadopoulou, our lab aims to advance biomedical ultrasound for huma … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Imaging, Other, Physiology, Translational Medicine |
Michael Papagikos, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinical interest is primarily focused on using advanced radiation therapy techniques in the treatment of kidney, bladder, and prostate cancer. I strongly support enrolling on cooperative group cli … Read more |
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MARKET(S): CoastalINSTITUTE(S): Cancer |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Cancer, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Informatics, Implementation Science, Prostate Cancer, Quality and Patient Safety |
NOVANT HEALTH
Tracy Paul, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinical and research focus is on patients with limb loss or amputations, prosthetics and orthotics, neurorehabilitation, women’s health, and quality improvement. |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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 |
William Polacheck, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Polacheck Laboratory for Translational Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers who build microfluidic models of human tissues and organs-on-chip. Our organizi … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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 |
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 |
Nitin Sharma, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interests include the modeling, optimization, and control of functional electrical stimulation (FES), hybrid exoskeletons that combine FES and a powered exoskeleton. One of the ongoing pro … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation |
Matthew Sharrock, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I work at the confluence of acute neurological injury, clinical informatics and clinical trials. My research looks at utilizing informatics processes and tools to make clinical trials in patients with … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Clinical Informatics, Clinical Trials, Physiology |










