Michael Emanuele, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Emanuele lab studies the role of ubiquitin signaling and protein degradation in cell cycle , normal and cancer proliferation, and genome stability. We are focused on signaling that flows from E3 u … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology |
Michael Gamcsik, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Gamcsik laboratory studies the metabolic dynamics in human disease with our main focus on the role the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) and associated pathways play in the initiation, progression and … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Biology, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Drug Discovery, Imaging, Metabolism, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Systems Biology, Toxicology |
Martina Gentzsch, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: A major goal of my studies is to uncover potential targets for therapy of chronic lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF). I am a well-recognized expert in the cell biology of ion channels. Spec … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pulmonary, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Robert S. Hagan, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an innate immunologist with a focus on pulmonary infections including viral (influenza, SARS-CoV-2) and bacterial (Streptococcus pneumoniae). My training background is in signaling biochemistry a … Read more |
Zongchao Han, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am trained in neuroscience with specialty in viral and non-viral nano-biomaterials-mediated gene/drug therapy. My research focuses on the use of nanotechnologies and biocompatible materials to devel … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Ophthalmology, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Nanomedicine, Pharmacology |
Nathaniel A. Hathaway, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Hathaway lab is focused on understanding the biological events responsible for dynamically regulating the selective expression of the mammalian genome. In multicellular organisms, genes must be re … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Molecular Medicine |
Erin Heinzen, PharmD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Heinzen Lab focuses on the identification and functional characterization of rare genetic variants that cause epilepsy and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The lab uses cutting-edgesequencing a … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Stem Cells |
Laura Herring, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Laura Herring is the Director of the UNC Proteomics Core Facility which provides mass spectrometry-based proteomics services for the analysis of proteins from tissues, cells or other biological sample … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Immunology, Metabolism, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanomedicine, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Plant Biology, Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine, Virology |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Pharmacology |
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 |









