Kristina De Paris, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The research in our group is focused on HIV pathogenesis and vaccine testing, with a special interest in pediatric HIV. To inform vaccine development, we are pursuing studies aimed at a deeper underst … Read more |
Claire Farel, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am is a faculty member in the Division of Infectious Diseases and serve as Medical Director of the UNC Infectious Diseases Clinic, Co-Director of the UNC Center for AIDS Research Clinical Core, and … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Health Services |
Michael Herce, MD, MPH, MSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My current research focuses on applying implementation science and program science approaches to improve access to and the impact of prevention, treatment, and care interventions for HIV, tuber … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Implementation Science, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Social Medicine |
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 |
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 |
David M. Margolis, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research group has a long history of translational HIV research: investigating basic molecular, virological, and immunological phenomenon, and leveraging insights to develop new intervention … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology |
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 |
Ron Strauss, DMD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Ronald P. Strauss Adams Distinguished Professor, Adams School of Dentistry Professor, Social Medicine, School of Medicine Clinical Professor, Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Heal … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Center for Bioethics, Epidemiology, Social Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Bioethics, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Quality of Life, Social Determinants of Health, Social Medicine |
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 |
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 |










