Shawn Ahmed, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our research group utilizes the nematode C. elegans to investigate germ cell immortality: mechanisms that allow germ cells remain eternally youthful as they are transmitted from one generation to the … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology |
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 |
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 |
Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research group is broadly interested in the application of sequencing technologies in medical genetics and genomics, using a combination of wet lab and computational approaches. As a clinician, I … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Translational Medicine |
Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, FAED |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Bulik’s research teams at UNC (Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders-CEED) and Karolinska Institutet (Centre for Eating Disorders Innovation-CEDI) are dedicated to deepening our underst … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Gillings School of Public Health, Nutrition, Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Clinical Trials, Genetics, Genomics, Mental illness, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Virology |
Jean Cadigan, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other UNC Center and/or Department Affiliation: Center for Bioethics |
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AFFILIATIONS: Other, Social Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Bioethics, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Medical Education, Social Medicine, Translational Medicine |
J. Mauro Calabrese, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Calabrese lab seeks to make fundamental discoveries in genomics that unlock innovations in medicine and biotechnology. Our current research focuses on understanding how non-catalytic RNAs ( … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Genomics, Molecular Biology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Genomics, Health Equity, Immunology, Molecular Medicine |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (DOM), Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genomics, Global Health, Immunology, Pediatrics, Pulmonary |
Gregory Copenhaver, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Greg’s research focuses on chromosome dynamics and the mechanisms of inheritance. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Center for Bioethics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Genomics, Plant Biology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Biology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Neurobiology |






