Nat Moorman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: How does a virus gain control over the host cell? My laboratory is interested in answering this question at the molecular level. By combining molecular biology and virology with new technologies (e.g. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Virology |
Matthew Painschab, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Matthew Painschab, MD, bridges two worlds as a clinician and researcher, treating patients with hematologic malignancies in Chapel Hill and at our partner site in Malawi, UNC Project Malawi. His prima … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, (DOM) Oncology, Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Hematology, Virology |
Raymond J. Pickles, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory, located in the Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center in the Thurston-Bowles building at UNC, is interested in how respiratory viruses infect the airway epithelium of t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Marsico Lung Institute, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Physiology, Virology |
Nancy Raab-Traub |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our laboratory investigates the role of the Epstein-Barr virus in the etiology of human disease. EBV is a ubiquitous infectious agent, which is associated with specific malignancies including Burkitt’ … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Boris Reidel, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Reidel’s current research activities are focused on three major public health concerns. The first is elucidating the secretome changes caused by SARS-CoV-2 on the airway surface. The other is addr … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Marsico Lung Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Pulmonary, Toxicology, Virology |
Jude Samulski, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are engaged in studying the molecular biology of the human parvovirus adeno-associated virus (AAV) with the intent to using this virus for developing a novel, safe, and efficient delivery system fo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Virology |
Jennifer S. Smith, PhD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Jennifer S. Smith is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is an international leader in H … Read more |
Deborah M. Stephens, DO |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The overall goal of my research is to investigate novel targeted therapies and improve the care for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and B-cell lymphoma. In order to achieve thi … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Hematology, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Hematology, Imaging, Immunology, Medical Education, Mineralized Tissue, Pathology, Pharmacology, Population-based, Toxicology, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Ron Swanstrom, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our group uses the tools of molecular biology to study HIV pathogenesis and latency. We have specific interests in how the virus evolves to infect a new cell type, usually in the brain, to cause a dis … Read more |
Yuyang Tang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The eradication of HIV infection must understand where the virus hides. The central nervous system (CNS) may represent a unique reservoir of persistent HIV infection and cells in the brain are likely … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, HIV/AIDS, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Microscopy, Neurobiology, Virology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Global Health, Health Equity, Immunology, Microbiology, Pediatrics, Virology |
Nadja Vielot, PhD, MSPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Infectious diseases epidemiologist with interests in primary care delivery, implementation science, vaccination, vaccine development, global health and underserved populations in the US, epidemiologic … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Behavior, Clinical Trials, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Informatics, Health Services, Immunology, Implementation Science, Microbiology, Pediatrics, Virology, Women's Health |






