Martina Gentzsch, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: A major goal of my studies is to uncover potential targets for therapy of chronic lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF). I am a well-recognized expert in the cell biology of ion channels. Spec … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pulmonary, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Misty Good, MD, MS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Good Laboratory is focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of a devastating intestinal disease primarily affecting premature infants called necrotizing entero … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells |
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 |
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 |
Silvia M. Kreda, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kreda’s lab studies mechanisms of delivery of therapeutic molecules in the lung and other extra-hepatic organs. The main goal is to develop novel and efficacious delivery strategies of therapeutic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Department of Medicine (DOM), Marsico Lung Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gastrointestinal Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pulmonary, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Terry Magnuson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Terry Magnuson is the Kay M. and Van L. Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Founding Chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Depar … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells |
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 |
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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 |
William Polacheck, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Polacheck Laboratory for Translational Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers who build microfluidic models of human tissues and organs-on-chip. Our organizi … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Scott Randell, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Lung and Airway Biology and Disease, Innate Immunity, Stem Cells, Gene and Cell Therapy, Infectious Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Head and Neck and Lung Cancer, Inhalation Tox … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center, Marsico Lung Institute, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Gene Therapy, Pathogenesis & Infection, Physiology, Pulmonary, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells, Toxicology |
Natalie Shaw, MD, MMSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Natalie Shaw is a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar and Head of the Pediatric Neuroendocrinology Group in the Clinical Research Branch at the National Institute of Environmental Health Scien … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine (DOM), Pediatrics, Women's Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genetics, Pediatrics, Physiology, Sleep, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |









