Brooke Matson, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine with a clinical focus in general diabetes and endocrinology and research interests in translational human physiology, specifically in t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Diabetes, Gastrointestinal Biology, Metabolism, Neurobiology, Obesity |
Heather McCauley, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The McCauley Lab is interested in how the food we eat changes our physiology. Rare, nutrient sensing cells in the intestine called enteroendocrine cells secrete hormones in response to environmental c … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Justin Milner, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab focuses on developing new and exciting approaches for enhancing the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies. We utilize cutting-edge genomics, bioengineering, computational, and immunologica … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer, Cancer Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Andrew Moon, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Moon has a clinical interest in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is part of the UNC Multidisciplinary HCC Clinic. He is an associate member within the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Comparative Effectiveness, Gastrointestinal Biology, Other, Population-based |
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 |
Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which tumors co-opt the immune system to facilitate emergence and progression of cancer. I am particularly interested in biology of pancreatic ca … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Gastrointestinal Biology |
R. Balfour Sartor, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a physician scientist, board-certified gastroenterologist with expertise in managing difficult-to-treat patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and a mucosal immunologist/microbiologist w … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center, Marsico Lung Institute, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Gastrointestinal Biology, Immunology, Microbiology |
Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Nicholas Shaheen is a gastroenterologist and epidemiologist who is probably best known for his groundbreaking research on Barrett’s esophagus. A major theme of his research has been developing and tes … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Gastrointestinal Biology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Quantitative Biology |
Rita Tamayo, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We use genetic and biochemical approaches and animal models of disease to study how the intestinal pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) colonizes the intestinal tract and causes disease. We are … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Computational Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education |








