Mark Heise, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study alphavirus infection to model virus-induced disease. Projects include 1) mapping viral determinants involved in encephalitis, and 2) using a mouse model of virus-induced arthritis to identif … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Laura Herring, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Laura Herring is the Director of the UNC Proteomics Core Facility which provides mass spectrometry-based proteomics services for the analysis of proteins from tissues, cells or other biological sample … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Immunology, Metabolism, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanomedicine, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Plant Biology, Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Jonathon W. Homeister MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our cardiovascular research laboratory studies the glycobiology (glycoprotein- and/or glycolipid-dependent biologic processes) inherent to the pathogenesis of inflammatory vascular and blood di … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: McAllister Heart Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Immunology, Medical Education, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Other, Pathology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |
James F. Howard Jr., MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My career has been within the academic world of neuromuscular disease and electrodiagnostic medicine. My focus is in disorders of neuromuscular transmission including diagnosis, management and their i … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Immunology, Neurobiology |
Rumey C. Ishizawar, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Rumey Ishizawar, MD, PhD, is a general rheumatologist seeing all rheumatic conditions. She has been involved in prior research focused on cancer cell signaling pathways and functional genomic research … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center, Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Arthritis, Cancer Biology, Immunology, Medical Education, Translational Medicine |
Koyal Jain, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Jain absolutely loves to work with patients with kidney diseases. Although her area of focus involves glomerular diseases and vasculitis, she enjoys taking care of all her patients. Dr. Jain belie … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Kidney Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Chronic Kidney Disease, Education Research, Immunology, Medical Education |
Ilona Jaspers, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My lab examines how inhaled agents modify respiratory immune responses using a number of translational research models. My group is particularly interested in how inhaled agents, such as ambient air p … Read more |
J. Charles Jennette, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interests and diagnostic responsibilities center around nephropathology and immunopathology. My laboratory carries out basic, translational and clinicopathologic research on kidney disease … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Kidney Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
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 |
Matthew S. Karafin, MD, MS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As a provider of red cell exchanges and chronic transfusion therapy for both pediatric and adult patients with sickle cell disease at UNC, I am actively engaged in clinical and translational research … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Hematology, Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, Quality and Patient Safety, Quality of Life |
Corinne Keet, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research is focused on epidemiology and clinical research into food allergy and asthma. My particular research interests are: 1. How to prevent allergic diseases, including allergic dermatit … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Children's Research Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Comparative Effectiveness, Drug Discovery, Health Informatics, Immunology, Pediatrics, Population-based, Social Determinants of Health |
Booker King, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinical research focus has been thermal injury in both combat casualty and civilian populations and experience with several multi-center clinical trials. In those clinical trials new burn products … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Clinical Trials, Health Informatics, Immunology, Medical Education, Physiology, Quality and Patient Safety, Regenerative Medicine, Surgery |








