Maria Aleman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The broad goal of our research is to understand how RNA regulation contributes to the control of iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis. We use biochemical, cellular, in vivo, and computational approache … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Blood Research Center, McAllister Heart Institute, Other, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Genomics, Hematology, Metabolism, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Edward Moreira Bahnson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Cardiovascular disease accounts for 2,300 deaths per day in the US, claiming as many lives as the next four leading causes combined. Current vascular interventions for severe arterial atherosclerosis … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, McAllister Heart Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Pharmacology, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Drug Delivery, Nanomedicine, Pharmacology, Physiology, Toxicology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics |
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 |
Paul Dayton, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Dayton’s research focus is developing and applying ultrasound in conjunction with contrast agents and/or acoustically active drug delivery vehicles for advanced ultrasound imaging and targeted the … Read more |
Matthew Flick, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My laboratory provides a unique perspective on the contribution of coagulation and fibrinolytic factors to a wide spectrum of disease pathologies, through pathways both dependent and independent of th … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Blood Research Center, Lineberger Cancer Center, McAllister Heart Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Cancer Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Hematology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pulmonary, Translational Medicine |
Kevin A. Friede, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an interventional cardiologist with a focus on catheter-based procedures to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease, pulmonary embolism, and cardiogenic shock. In addition to my clini … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Cardiology, McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cardiovascular Biology, Computational Biology, Genomics, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine |
Caterina Gallippi, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on medical ultrasound technology development with a particular emphasis on developing new methods for interrogating the mechanical properties of tissue using acoustic radiation for … Read more |
Jimena Giudice, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Alternative splicing is a posttranscriptional mechanism that explains how individual genes can produce more than one transcript due to the inclusion or exclusion of specific regions originating multip … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
Boyce Griffith, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a computational scientist with multidisciplinary training in applied mathematics, computer science, and biological modeling and simulation. My primary scientific interests are to devise br … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), McAllister Heart Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology |
Jonathon W. Homeister MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our cardiovascular research laboratory studies the glycobiology (glycoprotein- and/or glycolipid-dependent biologic processes) inherent to the pathogenesis of inflammatory vascular and blood di … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: McAllister Heart Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Immunology, Medical Education, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Other, Pathology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |











