David Hill, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: During normal respiration, thousands of bacteria and other airborne irritants are inhaled every hour. Despite this constant intake of pathogens, the body is able to maintain sterility in the airways b … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Marsico Lung Institute, Physics & Astronomy |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Imaging, Microscopy, Pediatrics, Translational Medicine |
Matthew Hirsch, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab works with adeno-associated viral vectors for both the characterization of vector and host responses upon transduction and as therapeutic agents for the treatment of genetic diseases. In part … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology, Ophthalmology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Drug Delivery, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Nanomedicine, Translational Medicine |
Robert Huynh, PharmD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a licensed pharmacist, authorized user of radioactive materials, and board-certified nuclear pharmacist. My role at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill is two-fold: I serve as a clinica … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Imaging, Mental illness, Molecular Medicine, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Quality and Patient Safety |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Chemical Biology, Clinical Informatics, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Health Services, Imaging, Quality and Patient Safety |
Alexander V. Kabanov, PhD, DrSci |
| Clinical / Research Focus: In our lab we develop novel polymer based drug delivery systems and nanomedicines incorporating small molecules, DNA and polyptides to treat cancer, neurodegenerative and other CNS-related disorders., … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Drug Delivery, Nanomedicine, Translational Medicine |
Amir H. Khandani, MD, Dr med |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a Professor of Radiology and Division Chief of Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics at UNC-CH. My principal area of interest and expertise is PET imaging, in particular, developing PET as an imagin … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Informatics, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Molecular Medicine, Quality and Patient Safety |
Silvia M. Kreda, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kreda’s lab studies mechanisms of delivery of therapeutic molecules in the lung and other extra-hepatic organs. The main goal is to develop novel and efficacious delivery strategies of therapeutic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Department of Medicine (DOM), Marsico Lung Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pulmonary, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Sam Lai, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our dynamic group are broadly involve in three topics: (i) prevention of infectious diseases by harnessing interactions between secreted antibodies and mucus, (ii) immune response to biomaterials, and … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomaterials, Biophysics, Drug Delivery, Immunology, Nanomedicine, Pathogenesis & Infection |
David Lawrence, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our research program is multifaceted, encompassing the fields of organic and peptide synthesis, photochemistry, enzymology, cell and molecular biology, microscopy, and the application of drug delivery … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Delivery |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Pediatrics |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Arthritis, Drug Delivery, Molecular Biology |






