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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Cell Signaling, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection |
Camille Ehre, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Ehre’s laboratory specializes in the biochemical and biophysical properties of mucus, which are affected in various airway diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), and chronic obstructive pu … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Immunology, Microscopy, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pulmonary, Virology |
Michael B. Fessler |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Fessler laboratory investigates mechanisms of the innate immune response, in particular Toll like Receptor (TLR) pathways and how they regulate inflammatory and host defense responses in the lung. To … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Signaling, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine |
Matthew Flick, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory provides a unique perspective on the contribution of coagulation and fibrinolytic factors to a wide spectrum of disease pathologies, through pathways both dependent and independent of th … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Blood Research Center, Lineberger Cancer Center, McAllister Heart Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Hematology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pulmonary, Translational Medicine |
Cynthia L. Gay, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a a practicing infectious diseases clinician and the Medical Director for the HIV Cure Center at UNC. My research background includes clinical trials and translational research including Phase I/ … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, HIV/AIDS, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine |
Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are a human immunology lab focusing on all aspects of T cell immunobiology in HIV-1 infection. Studies range from basic questions like, ‘What are the determinants of the first T cell response follo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Robert S. Hagan, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an innate immunologist with a focus on pulmonary infections including viral (influenza, SARS-CoV-2) and bacterial (Streptococcus pneumoniae). My training background is in signaling biochemistry a … Read more |
Jonathan Hansen, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Current research indicates that inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD’s), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are due to uncontrolled innate and adaptive immune responses to commensal (non-pa … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM), Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Adam J. Kimple, MD, PhD, FACS, FARS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a surgeon scientist at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. My clinic practice is centered around caring for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). My research group is centered aro … Read more |







