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 |
Scott Singleton, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Singleton Laboratory is interested in understanding the molecular basis for the develoment and transmission of microbial drug resistance and the discovery and exploitation of new strategies for co … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Pharmacology |
Chrystal Starbird, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My lab studies the structural basis of receptor tyrosine kinase activation, with an initial focus on TAM receptors. Specifically, we are interested in understanding the role membrane lipids play in TA … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Pharmacology, Structural Biology |
Ron Swanstrom, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our group uses the tools of molecular biology to study HIV pathogenesis and latency. We have specific interests in how the virus evolves to infect a new cell type, usually in the brain, to cause a dis … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Pediatrics |
Matthew R. Vogt, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We want to understand why common pediatric respiratory virus infections cause severe disease in some people. Currently we focus on picornaviruses like parechovirus, which causes sepsis and ence … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Children's Research Institute, Marsico Lung Institute, Microbiology & Immunology, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Drug Discovery, Immunology, Microbiology, Pediatrics, Virology |
Brandon Waters, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical Interests: refractory epilepsy management, including complex pharmacotherapy and epilepsy surgery. Neuromodulation. Pre-surgical evaluations for epilepsy surgery. Neuropsychiatric comorbiditi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Mental illness |
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 |
Qi Zhang |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our laboratory is focusing on developing and applying solution-state NMR methods, together with computational and biochemical approaches, to understand the molecular basis of nucleic acid functions th … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Computational Biology, Drug Discovery, Systems Biology |
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 |
Mark Zylka, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab studies genetic and environmental risks for autism. In addition, we study molecular and brain mechanisms that underlie pain sensation. Research includes use of CRISPR/Cas, AAV gene therapy vec … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology |







