Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Nicholas Shaheen is a gastroenterologist and epidemiologist who is probably best known for his groundbreaking research on Barrett’s esophagus. A major theme of his research has been developing and tes … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Gastrointestinal Biology |
Joseph A. Sivak, MD, FACC |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a non-invasive cardiologist who specializes in advanced cardiac imaging. Most of my time is spent taking care of patients and reading imaging studies. I see patients in my general cardiology clin … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Cardiology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Quality and Patient Safety, Quality of Life |
Kevin Slep |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab examines cytoskeletal dynamics, the molecules that regulate it and the biological processes it is involved in using live cell imaging, in vitro reconstitution and x-ray crystallography. Of pa … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Structural Biology |
Ashwin Somasundaram, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a GI medical oncologist with a focus on upper GI cancers and a research focus on tumor immunology and clinical research. |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Oncology, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Immunology |
John Sondek, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our laboratory studies signal transduction systems controlled by heterotrimeric G proteins as well as Ras-related GTPases using a variety of biophysical, biochemical and cellular techniques. Member of … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Structural Biology |
Philip Spanheimer, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a surgical oncologist specializing in breast cancer and sarcoma. I try to bring a patient centered focus to the laboratory to understand disease processes and develop better treatments. Our lab h … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Systems Biology |
Chrystal Starbird, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My lab studies the structural basis of receptor tyrosine kinase activation, with an initial focus on TAM receptors. Specifically, we are interested in understanding the role membrane lipids play in TA … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Pharmacology, Structural Biology |
Brian D. Strahl, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Eukaryotic genomes are packaged into the nuclei of cells through the actions of histone proteins. These proteins not only play a role in condensing the genome but are fundamental to establishing and m … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, HIV/AIDS, Microbiology, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Organismal Biology, Stem Cells, Structural Biology |
Nancy Thomas, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Molecular carcinogenesis, environmental toxicology, research translation, biomarkers,Molecular carcinogenesis, environmental toxicology, research translation, biomarkers |
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AFFILIATIONS: Dermatology, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Toxicology |
Jenny Ting, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Topics include gene discovery, genomics/proteomics, gene transcription, signal transduction, molecular immunology. Disease relevant issues include infectious diseases, autoimmune and demyelinating di … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology |
Jackson Trotman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The vast majority of the RNA produced by the cell does not encode protein. My research aims to uncover the mechanisms by which noncoding RNA can regulate epigenetic, transcriptional, and post-t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Other, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Other, Stem Cells |
Jackson Trotman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other UNC Center and/or Department Affiliation: RNA Discovery Center Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: RNA Biology The vast majority of the RNA produced by the cell does not encode protein. My … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Other, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Other, Stem Cells |




