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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomaterials, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Computational Biology |
Zhi Liu, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Immunopathogenesis of skin autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Aging & Health, Dermatology, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology, Oral Biology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Cancer Biology, Drug Discovery, Immunology |
Pengda Liu, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory investigates cell signaling networks—particularly protein post-translational modifications and protein–protein interactions—to identify novel drug targets and develop innovative t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Arthritis, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Cancer, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Chronic Kidney Disease, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Mental illness, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |
Matthew Ryen Lockett, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in the Lockett group focuses on the development of analytical model systems to: i) chemically modify the surface of thin films, and study chemical and biochemical reactions occurring on those … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Chemistry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Structural Biology |
Jason M. Long, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical Interests Thoracic oncology including cancer of lung, esophagus; lung transplantation; minimally invasive thoracic surgery including robotic surgery; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Global Health, Pulmonary, Surgery |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cell Signaling, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
Terry Magnuson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Terry Magnuson is the Kay M. and Van L. Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Founding Chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Depar … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells |
Gregory Matera, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The research in our laboratory focuses on foundational mechanisms that regulate eukaryotic gene expression. In particular, we are interested in the roles played by RNAs and proteins in genetic … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
Steven Matson |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in our laboratory is focused on the enzymatic mechanisms and biological roles of DNA helicases which convert duplex DNA to ssDNA for use as a template in DNA replication and repair or as a su … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
David Mauro, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: -Hepatocellular carcinoma -Cardiovascular imaging -Education |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology |
Matthew A. Mauro, MD, FSIR, FACR, FAHA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: A prolific researcher, his interests include interventional oncology, venous access, embolotherapy, the management of vascular malformations and stent grafts. He has contributed extensively to the sci … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Health Informatics, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education |
Kassie McCullagh, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My goal is to improve the visualization of anatomy by developing new MRI protocols to promote discovery of new targets for patient treatments.Utilizing my knowledge of neurological pathologies and adv … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Biology, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Neurobiology, Quality and Patient Safety |





