Jason Akulian, MD, MPH, MBA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interest is focused on immune responses to malignant and infectious pleural diseases with the goal of developing prognostic biomarkers and therapeutics to improve patient outcomes. Pleural … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center, Marsico Lung Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Immunology, Pulmonary, Translational Medicine |
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 |
Rick Baker, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My lab is interested in the molecular mechanisms cells use to bend and shape membranes, with a particular focus on membrane trafficking and vesicle coat formation. Our primary area of research is in c … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology |
Albert S. Baldwin, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our laboratory studies an amazing regulatory factor known as NF-kappaB. This transcription factor controls key developmental and immunological functions and its dysregulation lies at the heart of virt … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine |
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 |
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 |
Robert Bourret, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction by two-component regulatory systems, which involve sensor kinases, histidine phosphotransferases, and response regulators. We primarily focus o … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Cell Signaling, Structural Biology |
Russell Broaddus, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research lab focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of endometrial cancer, the most common gynecologic cancer in the Western world. Current projects include developing molecular diagnostics for pred … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Molecular Medicine, Pathology, Women's Health |
Nicholas G. Brown, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Cell cycle, ubiquitin, structural biology, Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Structural Biology |
Kirsten L. Bryant, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The overall goal of our lab is to perform research that contributes to a better understanding of pancreatic cancer biology and leads to improved treatments for this disease. One major focus of … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Metabolism, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology |
M. Justin Byron, PhD, MHS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: tobacco control, health behavior, public health I work at the intersection of communication science, behavior change, and regulatory policy. My methodological … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Global Health, Health Services, Other, Population-based |











