Christopher Hurt, MD, FIDSA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I’m very interested in understanding the structural and behavioral factors that influence the spread of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) – especially young MSM of color in the Southeas … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Michelle S. Itano, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I have had a long standing interest in utilizing an interdisciplinary scientific approach to develop and apply novel and innovative fluorescence microscopy imaging techniques to answer critical and pr … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, HIV/AIDS, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Quantitative Biology, Virology |
Guochun Jiang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Jiang Lab, situated within the UNC HIV Cure Center and BCBP, is dedicated to unraveling the molecular mechanisms governing stable HIV reservoirs within the immune cells of people with HIV ( … Read more |
Angela Kashuba, BScPhm, PharmD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kashuba is a globally recognized pharmacist, pharmacologist and translational scientist. She leads a research laboratory focused on optimizing antiretroviral pharmacology in the treatment, … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Graduate Education, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Other, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Imaging, Other, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
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AFFILIATIONS: Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Aging/Geriatrics, Behavior, Criminal Justice, HIV/AIDS, Women's Health |
David M. Margolis, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research group has a long history of translational HIV research: investigating basic molecular, virological, and immunological phenomenon, and leveraging insights to develop new intervention … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Epidemiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Clinical Trials, HIV/AIDS, Health Services, Implementation Science, Mental illness |
Katelyn Rittenhouse, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: A clinician-scientist whose research focuses on developing and validating AI-assisted obstetric ultrasound tools to improve pregnancy assessment, risk stratification, and clinical decision-maki … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Services, Imaging, Implementation Science, Rural Health, Women's Health |
David Rosen, PhD, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Epidemiology and health services research to improve access to care for incarcerated people and others in the criminal legal system |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (DOM), Epidemiology, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Bioethics, Criminal Justice, HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Health Services, Mental illness, Social Medicine |
Sarah Rutstein, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Rutstein’s research focuses on translation of efficacious interve … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Health Services, Implementation Science |
Deanna Saylor, MD, MHS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a neurologist specialized in neuro-infectious disease, neuroimmunology, and global health. I am also a clinical researcher with a public health background, so my work primarily includes ep … Read more |








