Jeff Aubé, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab develops new chemistry, and chemical agents as biological probes and drug discovery candidates. Current interests include the discovery of unconventional opioid agents, anti-tuberculosis drugs … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Drug Discovery, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Pharmacology, Translational Medicine |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Todd Cohen |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research aims to uncover the molecular aspects of protein aggregation diseases (also called PAD) which include neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer’s disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclero … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology, Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Neurobiology, Systems Biology |
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 |
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 |
Ian Davis, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My lab studies the impact of epigenetics and chromatin on cancer development and treatment. While our primary areas of interest are in sarcomas of children and young adults, lab projects span a range … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Children's Research Institute, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Channing J. Der, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Since my initial involvement in the discovery of oncogenic RAS genes in human cancer in 1982, my research has focused on defining the mechanisms by which RAS oncoproteins drive cancer growth. Overall, … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Clinical Trials, Computational Biology, Drug Discovery, Gastrointestinal Biology, Metabolism, Translational Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Immunology |
Henrik G. Dohlman, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The lab’s research is centered on G proteins, RGS proteins, and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Interest in these began, as a graduate student with Nobel Laureate Robert Lefkowitz, with the cloni … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Signaling, Drug Discovery, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology |








