Camille Ehre, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Ehre’s laboratory specializes in the biochemical and biophysical properties of mucus, which are affected in various airway diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), and chronic obstructive pu … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Immunology, Microscopy, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pulmonary, Virology |
Thomas Ferkol, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: THOMAS FERKOL, MD Chief, Division of Pulmonology Department of Pediatrics Dr. Ferkol is a pediatric pulmonologist with over thirty years of experience, who has special expertise in suppurative lung di … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Pulmonary |
Michael B. Fessler |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Fessler laboratory investigates mechanisms of the innate immune response, in particular Toll like Receptor (TLR) pathways and how they regulate inflammatory and host defense responses in the lung. To … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Signaling, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine |
Matthew Flick, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory provides a unique perspective on the contribution of coagulation and fibrinolytic factors to a wide spectrum of disease pathologies, through pathways both dependent and independent of th … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Blood Research Center, Lineberger Cancer Center, McAllister Heart Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Hematology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pulmonary, Translational Medicine |
Gwenn A. Garden, MD, PhD |
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| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Immunology, Neurobiology |
Dorey A. Glenn, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Dorey Glenn is a pediatric nephrologist and investigator in the field of glomerular disease. He primarily studies pneumococcal and influenza vaccine effectiveness and infection epidemiology in imm … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Global Health, Immunology, Medical Education, Pediatrics |
Misty Good, MD, MS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Good Laboratory is focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting premature infants called necrotizing entero … Read more |
Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are a human immunology lab focusing on all aspects of T cell immunobiology in HIV-1 infection. Studies range from basic questions like, ‘What are the determinants of the first T cell response follo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Natalie Grover, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: In my clinic, I treat patients with different types of lymphoma, including aggressive and indolent lymphomas. My specific clinical and research interest is in chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, Immunology |
Robert S. Hagan, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an innate immunologist with a focus on pulmonary infections including viral (influenza, SARS-CoV-2) and bacterial (Streptococcus pneumoniae). My training background is in signaling biochemistry a … Read more |
Jonathan Hansen, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Current research indicates that inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD’s), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are due to uncontrolled innate and adaptive immune responses to commensal (non-pa … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM), Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine |
Erik Hanson, PhD, CSCS, FACSM |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Erik Hanson is a Kulynych/Story Fellow and Associate Professor in the Exercise Physiology specialization. He completed his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at Saint John’s University (MN), his Master … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Other |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Behavior, Cardiovascular disease, Immunology, Physiology, Quality of Life |







