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 |
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Non-Mendelian genetics including, meiotic drive, parent-of-orifin effects and allelic exclusion.,Non-Mendelian genetics including, meiotic drive, parent-of-orifin effects and allelic exclusion. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Organismal Biology |
Gary J. Pielak |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My graduate students and I use the formalism of equilibrium thermodynamics and the tools of molecular biology and biophysics to understand how nature designs proteins.,My graduate students and I use t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Computational Biology, Structural Biology |
Jeremy Purvis, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study the behavior of individual cells with a specific focus on “irreversible” cell fate decisions such as apoptosis, senescence, and differentiation. Why do genetically identical cells choose diff … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology |
Silvia B. Ramos, MD, MS, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The research in the Ramos lab is focused on RNA-binding proteins and their physiopathological roles in vivo. Dr. Ramos has a broad medical and biochemical background, with specific training and … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Blood Research Center, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Computational Biology, Hematology, Physiology, Structural Biology, Translational Medicine |
Naim Rashid, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Naim Rashid is an associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics with a joint appointment at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. His methodological work spans several areas in geno … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Other |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Pharmacology, Quantitative Biology |
Muthu Sakthivel, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I want to focus on research of upcoming modalities like Lung MRI and Functional Imaging. I have a strong background in Cardiothoracic Imaging research in which I have excelled myself as an independent … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Clinical Informatics, Computational Biology, Health Informatics, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Translational Medicine |
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 |
Jack Snoeyink |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My primary research area is computational geometry, in which one studies the design and analysis of algorithms for geometric computation. Computational geometry finds application in problems from soli … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational Biology, 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 |
Jason Stein, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are a lab exploring how variations in the genome change the structure and development of the brain, and in doing so, create risk for neuropsychiatric illness. We study genetic effects on multiple a … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Genomics, Neurobiology |
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 |





