Klaus Hahn, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab focuses on two synergistic areas: 1) developing methods to visualize and control protein activity in live cells and animals, and 2) applying these to address basic questions re spatio-t … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Computational Medicine Program, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Medicine |
David Hill, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: During normal respiration, thousands of bacteria and other airborne irritants are inhaled every hour. Despite this constant intake of pathogens, the body is able to maintain sterility in the airways b … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Marsico Lung Institute, Physics & Astronomy |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Imaging, Microscopy, Pediatrics, Translational Medicine |
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 |
Kendall Hutson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Light sheet microscopy of the mammalian cochlea. Anatomy and physiology of the central auditory system. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Hearing-Speech, Microscopy, Structural Biology, Systems Biology |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Kidney Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Diabetes, Health Equity, Imaging, Microscopy, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
Silvia M. Kreda, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kreda’s lab studies mechanisms of delivery of therapeutic molecules in the lung and other extra-hepatic organs. The main goal is to develop novel and efficacious delivery strategies of therapeutic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Department of Medicine (DOM), Marsico Lung Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pulmonary, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Daniel McKay, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory studies the mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation during development. |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
John P. Morris IV, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study the mechanisms connecting oncogenes and tumor suppressors with the biological transitions that underly step wise carcinogenesis and therapeutic response. We have a specific focus on how cance … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Developmental Biology, Drug Delivery, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Metabolism, Microscopy |
Ben Philpot, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We develop therapeutics (gene therapies, ASO, small molecules, CRISPR, etc.) to treat single gene neurodevelopmental disorders such as Angelman syndrome, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, and Dup15q syndr … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Marsico Lung Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Drug Discovery, Imaging, Immunology, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pathology, Pulmonary |
Greg Scherrer, PharmD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The primary mission of my laboratory is to elucidate the mechanisms that underlie pain perception and its modulation by opioids. We investigate the sensory, affective, and cognitive dimensions of pain … Read more |









