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 |
Virginie Papadopoulou, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: ENHANCE was established in 2024 as a new ultrasound lab between Radiology and Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill. Led by Dr. Papadopoulou, our lab aims to advance biomedical ultrasound for huma … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Imaging, Other, Physiology, Translational Medicine |
Ben Philpot, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We develop therapeutics (gene therapies, ASO, small molecules, CRISPR, etc.) to treat single gene neurodevelopmental disorders such as Angelman syndrome, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, and Dup15q syndr … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
William Polacheck, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Polacheck Laboratory for Translational Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers who build microfluidic models of human tissues and organs-on-chip. Our organizi … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Yuyang Tang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The eradication of HIV infection must understand where the virus hides. The central nervous system (CNS) may represent a unique reservoir of persistent HIV infection and cells in the brain are likely … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, HIV/AIDS, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Microscopy, Neurobiology, Virology |
Claudia Testa |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical and translational research in movement disorders with a special interest in genetically based therapeutics, and neurogenetic neurodegenerative disorders |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology, Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare (PPMH) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioethics, Clinical Informatics, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Neurobiology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Pediatrics |
Melinda Yates, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research program is focused on cancers that form in the lining of the uterus (endometrium) with a particular emphasis on premalignant biology. My lab studies the earliest molecular changes t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Health Equity, Obesity, Other, Pathology, Pharmacology, Social Determinants of Health, Toxicology, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
Hong Yuan, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Main research focus includes: 1) molecular imaging of tumor microenvironment, such as hypoxia, metabolism, immune response; 2) Radiation effects in normal tissue; 3) Developing novel radiation treatme … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Lineberger Cancer Center, Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Imaging |
David Zaharoff, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The ImmunoEngineering lab develops translatable delivery systems to enhance vaccines and immunotherapies. Our general approach is to develop biomaterials-based or protein engineering strategies capabl … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Immunology, Prostate Cancer, Translational Medicine |
Weiling Zhao, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As a cancer biologist, cellular and molecular biologist, as well as radiation oncologist, my ability to serve as co-I on this proposal, is demonstrated by, i] over 20 years of experience in radiation … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Computational Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Imaging, Molecular Medicine, Quality and Patient Safety |








