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 |
Janelle C. Arthur, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Arthur lab is interested in mechanisms by which inflammation alters the functional capabilities of the microbiota, with the long-term goal of targeting resident microbes as a preventative and ther … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine |
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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Virology |
Wesley Burks, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The UNC Food Allergy Institute (UNCFAI) was established in 2012 to address the growing needs of children and adults with food allergy. Program investigators study the biologic basis of food allergy in … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Signaling, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology, Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Developmental Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Physiology |
Craig Cameron, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Viral infection poses a never-ending threat to human health. It is nearly impossible to predict the next viral outbreak of concern because of the ever-evolving nature of viruses and the potential for … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology, Virology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Imaging, Immunology, Metabolism, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Myron S. Cohen |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on the transmission and prevention of transmission of microbial pathogens. I helped to develop laboratory methods to measure HIV in genital secretions, as well as methods to determ … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: HIV/AIDS, Microbiology, Pathogenesis & Infection |
Brian Conlon, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Antibiotic tolerance and antibiotic resistance are major challenges, resulting in growing numbers of deaths worldwide each year. The Conlon Lab focuses on antibiotic tolerance and resistance in … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Diabetes, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Metabolism, Microbiology, Pathogenesis & Infection |
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AFFILIATIONS: Marsico Lung Institute, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection |
Blossom A. Damania, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The work in our laboratory is focused on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), an oncogenic human virus. KSHV is associated with several types of … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine, Virology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biology, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Pathogenesis & Infection, Plant Biology |








