Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an Infectious Diseases physician specializing in the care of patients with compromised immune systems. I am interested in how intestinal microbiome-host interactions impact infectious comp … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students |
Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a gastroenterologist and clinical investigator dedicated to improving the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. I have a particular interest in improving outcomes for patients with in … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Gastrointestinal Biology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Other |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Gastrointestinal Biology, Health Informatics |
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 |
Joseph Burclaff, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I study how the intestinal epithelium regulates stem cell activity with a focus on cell cycle and metabolic regulation. Models include primary human and mouse 2D monolayers and 3D organoids in vitro a … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Metabolism, Microscopy, Stem Cells |
Kathleen M. Caron, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research in the Caron laboratory at UNC-CH is focused on elucidating unique G protein-coupled receptor pathways that are important for the development and function of the cardiovascular system. Using … Read more |
Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Dellon is an academic gastroenterologist with formal research training in epidemiology, clinical and translational research, and clinical trial design. He leads multidisciplinary research teams in … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Gastrointestinal Biology |
Terry Furey, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Chromatin and Gene Regulation Chromosomes are compacted into increasingly complex chromatin structures within eukaryotic nuclei. High-throughput sequence-based assays have been developed to identify r … Read more |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Children's Research Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Microbiology |
Jonathan Hansen, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Current research indicates that inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD’s), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are due to uncontrolled innate and adaptive immune responses to commensal (non-pa … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM), Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine |









