E. S. Anton, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Cell and molecular basis of cerebral cortical development and related brain disorders |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Developmental Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Imaging, Mental illness, Metabolism, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Pathology, Physiology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |
Jamie K. Capal, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the University of North Carolina with a joint appointment in the Department of Neurology appointment and the Carolina Institute for Developme … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Pediatrics |
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AFFILIATIONS: Allied Health Science (AHS) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Health Services, Pediatrics |
James Crowley, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Crowley’s research focuses on psychiatric genomics and includes molecular genetic, epidemiological and twin studies of several psychiatric disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Autism, Behavior, Bioethics, Bioinformatics, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Genomics, Mental illness, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Population-based, Translational Medicine |
Julie Daniels, MPH, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Environmental influences on pregnancy and children’s health and neurodevelopment. |
Margaret DeRamus, MS, CCC-SLP |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a licensed speech-language pathologist at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) and clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC-CH. Since 2005, I have be … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Autism, Health Equity, Health Services, Hearing-Speech, Other, Pediatrics |
Mohanish Deshmukh, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study how cells regulate their survival and death. We focus on these pathways in neurons from their birth to death in the dynamic contexts of development, long-term maintenance, and disease. We use … Read more |
Graham Diering, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Sleep is a fundamental process that supports cognitive function, brain health and development. Our lab is interested in understanding the molecular basis for the benefits of sleep and for the conseque … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Biochemistry, Cell Signaling, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Sleep |
Zheng (Jane) Fan, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a child Neurologist who has additional training in sleep and clinical genetics. My research interets are in pediatric sleep disorder and neurogenetic disorders. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), Neurology, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Pediatrics, Sleep |
Susan Gaylord, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Research focus is on clinical applications of mindfulness for stress, chronic pain, anxiety, memory, and other stress-related conditions. I currently lead projects related to mindfulness for chronic p … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Health Behavior, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Aging/Geriatrics, Autism, Behavior, Clinical Trials, Health Equity, Medical Education, Mental illness, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Sleep |
Rebecca Grzadzinski, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I have an interest in early identification, biological markers, and intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as autism and Down syndrome. I am investigating metrics of arousal/reacti … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Genetics, Mental illness, Neurobiology |
Carolina V. Guimaraes, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Guimaraes’s research interests lie within pediatric neuroradiology, including fetal and neonatal imaging. Aside from her clinical work, she is also interested in quality improvement and education. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Pediatrics, Quality and Patient Safety, Sleep |











