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 |
M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research program defines the mechanisms by which microbiome-directed interventions reshape microbial community structure, function, and host physiology, with particular emphasis on dietary g … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Bacteriology, Ecology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genomics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Translational Medicine |
Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a gastroenterologist and clinical investigator dedicated to improving the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. I have a particular interest in improving outcomes for patients with in … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Gastrointestinal Biology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Other |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Gastrointestinal Biology, Health Informatics |
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 |
Amy Brownlee, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical: GI/liver and global pathology Research: Diagnostic capacity strengthening in low-resource settings. Translational team science in GI/liver tumors. |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Pathology & Lab Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Education Research, Gastrointestinal Biology, Global Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Medical Education, Pathology, Translational Medicine |
Joseph Burclaff, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I study how the intestinal epithelium regulates stem cell activity with a focus on cell cycle and metabolic regulation. Models include primary human and mouse 2D monolayers and 3D organoids in vitro a … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Metabolism, Microscopy, Stem Cells |
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 |
Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Dellon is an academic gastroenterologist with formal research training in epidemiology, clinical and translational research, and clinical trial design. He leads multidisciplinary research teams in … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Gastrointestinal Biology |
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 |
Donna Evon, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Donna Evon is a clinical psychologist and social scientist who has worked in the field of chronic liver disease for 18 years. She is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hep … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Addiction/Substance Use Disorder, Behavior, Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal Biology, Health Services, Mental illness, Metabolism, Quality of Life, Sleep |
Terry Furey, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Chromatin and Gene Regulation Chromosomes are compacted into increasingly complex chromatin structures within eukaryotic nuclei. High-throughput sequence-based assays have been developed to identify r … Read more |











