Zongchao Han, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am trained in neuroscience with specialty in viral and non-viral nano-biomaterials-mediated gene/drug therapy. My research focuses on the use of nanotechnologies and biocompatible materials to devel … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Ophthalmology, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Nanomedicine, Pharmacology |
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 |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Pharmacology |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Physiology |
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 |
Alan Jones |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Jones lab is interested in heterotrimeric G protein-coupled signaling and uses genetic model systems to dissect signaling networks. The G-protein complex serves as the nexus between cell surface … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Genetics, Pharmacology |
Thomas Kash, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our work is focused on understanding the relationship between brain function and behavioral pathology associated with substance use disorder. Alcohol uae disorder, chronic pain and stress. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine |
Angela Kashuba, BScPhm, PharmD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kashuba is a globally recognized pharmacist, pharmacologist and translational scientist. She leads a research laboratory focused on optimizing antiretroviral pharmacology in the treatment, … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Graduate Education, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Other, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Imaging, Other, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
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 |







