Claudia Testa |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical and translational research in movement disorders with a special interest in genetically based therapeutics, and neurogenetic neurodegenerative disorders |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology, Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare (PPMH) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioethics, Clinical Informatics, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Neurobiology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |
Roland Tisch, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our work focuses on T cell-mediated autoimmunity with a particular interest in type 1 diabetes. Efforts involve defining the events driving the breakdown of self-tolerance within the T cell compartmen … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Signaling, Diabetes, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Nanomedicine, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Cell Signaling, Physiology, Toxicology, Translational Medicine |
Melissa Troester |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Troester’s research focuses on stromal-epithelial interactions, genomics of normal breast tissue, breast cancer microenvironment, and molecular pathology of breast cancer progression. She is a Co- … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Nanomedicine, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
Kristin Tully, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Kristin Tully is a medical anthropologist and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her expertise i … Read more |
David van Duin, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: David van Duin, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FAST. Professor with tenure in the Infectious Diseases Division at the University of North Carolina. Dr. van Duin is the founding Director of the Immunocompromised Host … Read more |
Roberto J. Vidri, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My academic goals center around trainee education, cancer disparities, and outcomes research – I have formal education in epidemiology and biostatistics. With significant experience in data man … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Health Services, Surgery, Translational Medicine |
Barbara Vilen, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory studies systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a heterogeneous autoimmune disease associated with tissue damage in skin, kidneys, lung, heart, brain, and vasculature. Murine and human studi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Arthritis, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Immunology, Translational Medicine |
Davis Viprakasit, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am the medical director of the UNC Multi-disciplinary kidney stone clinic. My research interests focus primarily on outcomes related to kidney stone surgery and utilization of preventive measures fo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Urology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Health Equity, Imaging, Medical Education, Translational Medicine |
Rebecca L. Walker, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a philosopher of medicine whose primary focus is on the relationship between moral theories and concepts and various biomedical practices. My current work focuses on biomedical research including … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Health Equity Research, Psychiatry, Social Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioethics, Clinical Trials, Criminal Justice, Genomics, Health Equity, Quality of Life, Social Medicine, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Women's Health Research, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Toxicology, Women's Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Developmental Biology, Toxicology, Translational Medicine |






