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 |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biology, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Virology |
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 |
Blossom A. Damania, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The work in our laboratory is focused on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), an oncogenic human virus. KSHV is associated with several types of … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Cell Signaling, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Kristina De Paris, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The research in our group is focused on HIV pathogenesis and vaccine testing, with a special interest in pediatric HIV. To inform vaccine development, we are pursuing studies aimed at a deeper underst … Read more |
Monica Diaz, MD, MS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Diaz’s clinical and research interests include: Multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, neurosarcoidosis, viral or antibody-mediated encephalitis, HIV-related, neuroc … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Neurology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Equity, Implementation Science, Pathogenesis & Infection, Population-based, Rural Health, Social Determinants of Health, Virology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer Biology, Genomics, Pathogenesis & Infection, Translational Medicine, Virology |
Camille Ehre, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Ehre’s laboratory specializes in the biochemical and biophysical properties of mucus, which are affected in various airway diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), and chronic obstructive pu … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Marsico Lung Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Immunology, Microscopy, Pathogenesis & Infection, Pulmonary, Virology |
Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We are a human immunology lab focusing on all aspects of T cell immunobiology in HIV-1 infection. Studies range from basic questions like, ‘What are the determinants of the first T cell response follo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology, Virology |
Robert S. Hagan, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an innate immunologist with a focus on pulmonary infections including viral (influenza, SARS-CoV-2) and bacterial (Streptococcus pneumoniae). My training background is in signaling biochemistry a … Read more |
Mark Heise, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study alphavirus infection to model virus-induced disease. Projects include 1) mapping viral determinants involved in encephalitis, and 2) using a mouse model of virus-induced arthritis to identif … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |







