Daniel McKay, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory studies the mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation during development. |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
Jason D. Merker, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Merker Laboratory is focused on translating novel molecular biomarkers into clinical oncology practice. The overarching goal of this work is to improve the care and survival of patients with cance … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
Brian C. Miller, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Miller lab is interested in understanding how tumors evade the immune response and how we can better activate the immune system to fight cancer. We have a particular focus on a type of immu … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Oncology, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Computational Biology, Immunology |
Justin Milner, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab focuses on developing new and exciting approaches for enhancing the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies. We utilize cutting-edge genomics, bioengineering, computational, and immunologica … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer, Cancer Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Cary Moody, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The work in my laboratory focuses on the molecular biology of human papillomaviruses (HPV), small DNA viruses that exhibit epithelial tropism. Certain types of HPV are considered the causative agents … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Andrew Moon, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Moon has a clinical interest in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is part of the UNC Multidisciplinary HCC Clinic. He is an associate member within the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Comparative Effectiveness, Gastrointestinal Biology, Other, Population-based |
Nat Moorman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: How does a virus gain control over the host cell? My laboratory is interested in answering this question at the molecular level. By combining molecular biology and virology with new technologies (e.g. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Virology |
John P. Morris IV, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study the mechanisms connecting oncogenes and tumor suppressors with the biological transitions that underly step wise carcinogenesis and therapeutic response. We have a specific focus on how cance … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Developmental Biology, Drug Delivery, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Metabolism, Microscopy |
Jorge Oldan, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a radiologist who is dual-boarded in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. I have always been interested in the technical aspects of medical imaging, in particular molecular or nuclear medic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Molecular Medicine, Neurobiology, Quality and Patient Safety, Translational Medicine |
David W. Ollila, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Fellowship trained surgical oncologist, breast surgical oncology, applications of sentinel node technology, axillary de-escalation strategies, novel therapies for metastatic melanoma, immunotherapy, i … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Immunology, Surgery |
Matthew Painschab, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Matthew Painschab, MD, bridges two worlds as a clinician and researcher, treating patients with hematologic malignancies in Chapel Hill and at our partner site in Malawi, UNC Project Malawi. His prima … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, (DOM) Oncology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Hematology, Virology |
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 |








