Mark Shen, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a developmental and translational neuroscientist and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am a Primary Member o … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Mental illness, Neurobiology, Pediatrics, Sleep, Translational Medicine |
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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 |
Tam Sneddon, PhD, FACMG |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As Director of the Clinical Genomic Analysis (GENYSIS) Core (https://www.med.unc.edu/genysis/), I work with clinical researchers to facilitate bioinformatic analysis, variant classification, an … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Clinical Informatics, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine |
Philip Spanheimer, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a surgical oncologist specializing in breast cancer and sarcoma. I try to bring a patient centered focus to the laboratory to understand disease processes and develop better treatments. Our lab h … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Systems Biology |
Jason Stein, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are a lab exploring how variations in the genome change the structure and development of the brain, and in doing so, create risk for neuropsychiatric illness. We study genetic effects on multiple a … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Genomics, Neurobiology |
Deborah M. Stephens, DO |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The overall goal of my research is to investigate novel targeted therapies and improve the care for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and B-cell lymphoma. In order to achieve thi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Hematology, Imaging, Immunology, Medical Education, Mineralized Tissue, Pathology, Pharmacology, Population-based, Toxicology, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Brian D. Strahl, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Eukaryotic genomes are packaged into the nuclei of cells through the actions of histone proteins. These proteins not only play a role in condensing the genome but are fundamental to establishing and m … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, HIV/AIDS, Microbiology, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Organismal Biology, Stem Cells, Structural Biology |
Patrick Sullivan |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I study complex traits using linkage, association, and genetic epidemiological approaches. Disorders include schizophrenia (etiology and pharmacogenetics), smoking behavior, and chronic fatigue.,I st … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Genetics, Genomics, Organismal Biology, Pharmacology, Systems 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 |
Lisa M Tarantino, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Tarantino lab studies addiction and anxiety-related behaviors in mouse models using forward genetic approaches. We are currently studying a chemically-induced mutation in a splice donor site that … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Systems Biology |
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 |
Melissa Troester |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Troester’s research focuses on stromal-epithelial interactions, genomics of normal breast tissue, breast cancer microenvironment, and molecular pathology of breast cancer progression. She is a Co- … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Nanomedicine, Pathology, Translational Medicine |




