Erin Heinzen, PharmD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Heinzen Lab focuses on the identification and functional characterization of rare genetic variants that cause epilepsy and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The lab uses cutting-edgesequencing a … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Stem Cells |
Melissa Herman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on how exposure to drugs of abuse like alcohol, vaporized nicotine, or psychedelic compounds alter neuronal network function via both intrinsic and extrinsic forms of plasti … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Neuroscience Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Behavior, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Systems Biology |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Cell Biology & Physiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Genetics, Neurobiology, Physiology |
Clyde Hodge, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our preclinical research is based on the concept that drugs of abuse gain control over behavior by hijacking molecular mechanisms of neuroplasticity within brain reward circuits. To understand this pr … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Pharmacology, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Bioinformatics, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Systems Biology |
Joseph Hopfinger |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in my laboratory investigates human cognition. We use behavioral measures and scalp-recorded event-related brain potentials (ERPs) to gain a better understanding of the rapid neural dynamics … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Neurobiology |
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 |
Ken Hutson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Light sheet microscopy of the cochlea. Anatomy of the central auditory system. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Hearing-Speech, Imaging, Neurobiology, Physiology |
Robert Huynh, PharmD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a licensed pharmacist, authorized user of radioactive materials, and board-certified nuclear pharmacist. My role at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill is two-fold: I serve as a clinica … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Imaging, Mental illness, Molecular Medicine, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Quality and Patient Safety |
Janice Hwang, MD, MHS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Hwang’s academic interests are at the intersection of metabolism and neuroscience. Her research focuses on using advanced brain imaging modalities such as functional MRI and magnetic resonance spe … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Endocrinology & Metabolism, Cell Biology & Physiology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Diabetes, Imaging, Metabolism, Neurobiology, Sleep |
David Y. Hwang, MD, FAAN, FAHA, FCCM, FNCS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Hwang has developed an internationally recognized clinical research portfolio centered upon two major neuroscience ICU themes: (1) the varying accuracy and thought processes of clinicians when pre … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Bioethics, Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Bioethics, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Services, Implementation Science, Neurobiology, Quality of Life |
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 |







