Gregory Matera, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The research in our laboratory focuses on foundational mechanisms that regulate eukaryotic gene expression. In particular, we are interested in the roles played by RNAs and proteins in genetic … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
Steven Matson |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in our laboratory is focused on the enzymatic mechanisms and biological roles of DNA helicases which convert duplex DNA to ssDNA for use as a template in DNA replication and repair or as a su … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
Heather McCauley, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The McCauley Lab is interested in how the food we eat changes our physiology. Rare, nutrient sensing cells in the intestine called enteroendocrine cells secrete hormones in response to environmental c … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Shaun D. McCullough |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. McCullough’s lab focuses around the role of the epigenetic elements as both a molecular mechanism mediating the effects of toxic exposures and as a biomarker for predicting susceptible populations … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Toxicology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology |
Daniel McKay, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory studies the mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation during development. |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Ophthalmology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Molecular Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells |
Jason D. Merker, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Merker Laboratory is focused on translating novel molecular biomarkers into clinical oncology practice. The overarching goal of this work is to improve the care and survival of patients with cance … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Virology |
Cary Moody, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The work in my laboratory focuses on the molecular biology of human papillomaviruses (HPV), small DNA viruses that exhibit epithelial tropism. Certain types of HPV are considered the causative agents … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Nat Moorman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: How does a virus gain control over the host cell? My laboratory is interested in answering this question at the molecular level. By combining molecular biology and virology with new technologies (e.g. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Virology |





