Jason Akulian, MD, MPH, MBA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interest is focused on immune responses to malignant and infectious pleural diseases with the goal of developing prognostic biomarkers and therapeutics to improve patient outcomes. Pleural … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (DOM), Lineberger Cancer Center, Marsico Lung Institute |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Immunology, Pulmonary, Translational Medicine |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 Moreira Bahnson, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Cardiovascular disease accounts for 2,300 deaths per day in the US, claiming as many lives as the next four leading causes combined. Current vascular interventions for severe arterial atherosclerosis … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Cell Biology & Physiology, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, McAllister Heart Institute, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Pharmacology, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Drug Delivery, Nanomedicine, Pharmacology, Physiology, Toxicology, 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 |
Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our group employs a multidisciplinary approach (biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, immunology, cutting-edge microscopy and animal models) to investigate how stem cells turn into a unique blood … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Blood Research Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Hematology, Imaging, Immunology, Microscopy, Molecular Medicine, Nanomedicine, Pathology, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |
Rebecca Berlow, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are interested in understanding how protein dynamics and allostery mediate crosstalk between stress response pathways in biology and disease. We use a range of biophysical and biochemical tools to … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Structural Biology, Translational Medicine |
Varina L. Boerwinkle, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Resting-state fMRI in epilepsy for localization of seizure onset zones for epilepsy surgery evaluation, which correlates with intracranial EEG and seizure outcomes. Also resting state fMRI in coma to … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Radiology, Translational Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Imaging, Neurobiology, Pediatrics, Translational Medicine |











