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 |
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 |
Marcey Waters |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our research focuses on several different aspects of biomolecular recognition, including (1) protein post-translational modifications, (2) protein-nucleic acid interactions, and (3) protein-protein in … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Chemistry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology |
Kevin Weeks |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Weeks group invents novel chemical microscopes for understanding the structure and function of RNA and then applies these technologies to leading, and previously intractable, problems in biology. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Chemistry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Virology |
David C. Williams Jr, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study epigenetic complexes involved in gene silencing using structural biology and biophysical techniques. The over-arching goal is to develop inhibitors of these complexes as molecular prob … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Structural Biology |
Qisheng Zhang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab studies lipid signaling pathways that are involved in development and diseases by developing novel chemical probes and technologies. As key components of cellular membranes, lipids also serve … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine |



