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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Gene Therapy, Neurobiology |
Kassie McCullagh, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My goal is to improve the visualization of anatomy by developing new MRI protocols to promote discovery of new targets for patient treatments.Utilizing my knowledge of neurological pathologies and adv … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Biology, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Neurobiology, Quality and Patient Safety |
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AFFILIATIONS: Health Science (DHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Hearing-Speech, Neurobiology, Physical Therapy |
Zoe McElligott, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in the McElligott lab focuses on the circuits and plasticity that underlie the development and manifestation of psychiatric illness, specifically disorders on the affective spectrum including … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Pharmacology, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Physiology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology |
Rick Meeker, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Meeker’s research is focused on the mechanisms of HIV neuropathogenesis and the development of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of neuroinflammation. Inflammatory changes within the brain … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pharmacology, Virology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Health Science (DHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Behavior, Biomechanics, Neurobiology, Occupational Science/Therapy, Physical Therapy, Quality of Life |
Eric Muir, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research is focused on developing MRI methods with applications to investigate physiology in neurovascular diseases of the retina and brain. These developments include imaging methods to mea … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Ophthalmology, Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Diabetes, Imaging, Neurobiology, Other |
Jorge Oldan, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a radiologist who is dual-boarded in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. I have always been interested in the technical aspects of medical imaging, in particular molecular or nuclear medic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Health Services, Imaging, Medical Education, Molecular Medicine, Neurobiology, Quality and Patient Safety, Translational Medicine |
Scott Parnell, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interests are in understanding the detrimental effects of ethanol and other drugs of abuse, such as cannabinoids, during early development, the underlying mechanisms of these birth … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Cell Biology & Physiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Neurobiology, Toxicology |
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 |
Joseph Piven |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Piven’s research focus is on the pathogenesis of autism including neural mechanisms, genetic basis and neuropsychological and behavioral phenotype.,Dr. Piven’s research focus is on the pathogenesi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neuroscience Center, Pediatrics, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Neurobiology |





