Ehsan Benrashid, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Aortic, cerebrovascular, peripheral arterial disease clinical outcomes. Healthcare disparities in vascular surgery. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Clinical Trials, Education Research, Health Equity |
Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research group is broadly interested in the application of sequencing technologies in medical genetics and genomics, using a combination of wet lab and computational approaches. As a clinician, I … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Translational Medicine |
Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our group employs a multidisciplinary approach (biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, immunology, cutting-edge microscopy and animal models) to investigate how stem cells turn into a unique blood … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Blood Research Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Hematology, Imaging, Immunology, Microscopy, Molecular Medicine, Nanomedicine, Pathology, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
David Berkoff, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical focus is non-operative sports medicine. Special attention to MSK Ultrasound and minimally invasive procedures. Clinical interests include tendinopathy, biologics, OA, and sports injuries as w … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Orthopaedics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Arthritis, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopaedics, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, Stem Cells |
Josh Berkowitz, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Treating musculoskeletal conditions with traditional and novel therapies. Helping people achieve and maintain their personal activity and fitness goals. Working with athletes of all ages, interests an … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Orthopaedics, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Orthopaedics, Other, Pediatrics |
Rebecca Berlow, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are interested in understanding how protein dynamics and allostery mediate crosstalk between stress response pathways in biology and disease. We use a range of biophysical and biochemical tools to … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Structural Biology, Translational Medicine |
Joyce Besheer, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Besheer’s research interests focus on understanding the neural mechanisms that contribute to alcohol use disorders and drug addiction. One of her areas of interest is how stress can impact … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Behavior, Mental illness, Neurobiology, Pharmacology |
Janalynn Beste, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other UNC Center and/or Department Affiliation: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: Currently the Perinatal Region 5 Family Medicine champion for the NC Maternal Innovations HRSA. Research inter … Read more |
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MARKET(S): CoastalINSTITUTE(S): Community Health & Wellness |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Pediatrics, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health |
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Aadra Bhatt, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The microbiome is emerging as a modifiable driver of drug responses (efficacy and toxicity). My lab is advancing the field of pharmacomicrobiomics, or, how functions of the gut microbiota trans … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Gastrointestinal Biology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Metabolism, Microbiology, Molecular Medicine, Other, Stem Cells, Virology |
Marc A. Bjurlin, DO, MSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Molecular epidemiology of smoking related bladder cancer and e-cigarette use. Dr. Bjurlin’s clinical practice is focused on urologic oncology—in particular, the treatment of bladder, prostate, … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Kidney Center, Lineberger Cancer Center, Surgery, Urology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Quality of Life, Surgery |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biophysics, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
Varina L. Boerwinkle, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Resting-state fMRI in epilepsy for localization of seizure onset zones for epilepsy surgery evaluation, which correlates with intracranial EEG and seizure outcomes. Also resting state fMRI in coma to … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Radiology, Translational Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Imaging, Neurobiology, Pediatrics, Translational Medicine |











