Matthew Painschab, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Matthew Painschab, MD, bridges two worlds as a clinician and researcher, treating patients with hematologic malignancies in Chapel Hill and at our partner site in Malawi, UNC Project Malawi. His prima … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, (DOM) Oncology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Hematology, Virology |
Silvia B. Ramos, MD, MS, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The research in the Ramos lab is focused on RNA-binding proteins and their physiopathological roles in vivo. Dr. Ramos has a broad medical and biochemical background, with specific training and … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Blood Research Center, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Computational Biology, Hematology, Physiology, Structural Biology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Hematology |
Daniel Richardson, MD, MSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a leukemia physician and health services researcher. The goal of my research career is to improve the quality of care and outcomes of patients with cancer by developing interventions to better al … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Clinical Trials, Health Informatics, Health Services, Hematology, Implementation Science, Quality of Life |
David Rizzieri |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I focus on the care of adult patients with blood cancers. I have led multiple national first in human, phase 1 and later stage trials including but not limited to blood cancers and cellular the … Read more |
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MARKET(S): Enterprise-wideINSTITUTE(S): Cancer |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Hematology |
NOVANT HEALTH
Eric Scofield, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other UNC Center and/or Department Affiliation: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Malignancies |
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MARKET(S): CoastalINSTITUTE(S): Cancer |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Hematology, Prostate Cancer, Veteran’s Health |
NOVANT HEALTH
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AFFILIATIONS: Children's Research Institute, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Hematology, Pediatrics |
Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Sickle Cell Disease, hematology, hemoglobinopathies, platelets, thrombosis, hemostasis, |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Hematology, Pathology, Physiology |
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 |
Yuyang Tang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The eradication of HIV infection must understand where the virus hides. The central nervous system (CNS) may represent a unique reservoir of persistent HIV infection and cells in the brain are likely … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, HIV/AIDS, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Microscopy, Neurobiology, Virology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Hematology |
N. Ari Wijetunga, MD, PhD, MS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am interested in novel genomic and radiomic markers of radiosensitivity in hematologic and genitourinary malignancies. I am also interested in comoitational methods to integrate big data into clinic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiation Oncology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Genomics, Hematology, Imaging, Molecular Medicine, Nanomedicine, Prostate Cancer, Systems Biology |








