Steven Matson |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in our laboratory is focused on the enzymatic mechanisms and biological roles of DNA helicases which convert duplex DNA to ssDNA for use as a template in DNA replication and repair or as a su … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
Matt Mauck, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: 1) Chronic pain development following burn injury. Chronic pain is common following burn injury and previous studies in the lab have shown an association between low peritraumatic Vitamin D lev … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Anesthesiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Clinical Informatics, Genetics, Neurobiology |
Daniel McKay, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory studies the mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation during development. |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Allied Health Science (AHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Hearing-Speech, Rehabilitation |
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AFFILIATIONS: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Population-based, Women's Health |
Jason D. Merker, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Merker Laboratory is focused on translating novel molecular biomarkers into clinical oncology practice. The overarching goal of this work is to improve the care and survival of patients with cance … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, 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 |
Karen L. Mohlke, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We identify genetic variants that influence common human traits with complex inheritance patterns, and we examine the molecular and biological mechanisms of the identified variants and the genes they … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cardiovascular Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Medicine |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Metabolism, Pediatrics |
Rebekah Nash, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Rebekah Nash is an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry Department at UNC Chapel Hill. She investigates risk factors, protective factors, and underlying genetic mechanisms of psychiatric disorder … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Mental illness |






