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  A health economist and social demographer, Dr. Perreira a Professor of Social Medicine and Fellow of the Carolina Population Center. During her tenure in Social Medicine, she has served as an Associate Director for the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award; co-director of the RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection...

  Our research focuses on how environmental exposures and immune regulatory pathways contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, including asthma and food allergy. We are particularly interested in how exposures to pollutants and microbial-derived immunostimulatory agents modulate innate and adaptive immune responses at epithelial surfaces to promote allergic sensitization....

Dr. Hwang has developed an internationally recognized clinical research portfolio centered upon two major neuroscience ICU themes: (1) the varying accuracy and thought processes of clinicians when predicting functional outcomes of patients with severe acute brain injury (SABI); and (2) the decision-making and psychosocial support of family members of SABI...

  Dr. Faccidomo is a behavioral neuroscientist who is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. Her primary research interests include identifying novel glutamatergic targets (AMPA receptor subunits, ERK1/2, CAMKII, PSD-95 and TARP-ɣ8) that bidirectionally modulate the neurobiology of alcohol drinking and dependence, with...

  Our research group is interested in developing and applying functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technologies to study brain functional circuits and networks using animal models. We focus on understanding how fMRI signal is formed and on developing methods to improve its measurement under awake, behaving conditions. Members of our...

  I am a neuropsychologist with clinical interests in acquired brain injury (e.g., TBI, CVA) and dementia. My research interests include: psychometrics, performance validity assessment, integration of biometrics (e.g., response time, eye tracking) with traditional neuropsychological tests, and recovery following traumatic brain injury.

Other UNC Center and/or Department Affiliation: RNA Discovery Center Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: RNA Biology The vast majority of the RNA produced by the cell does not encode protein. My research aims to uncover the mechanisms by which noncoding RNA can regulate epigenetic, transcriptional, and post-transcriptional layers of gene...

  My professional career focuses on building evidence to strengthen the regulation of tobacco and cannabis products. Much of my work centers on tobacco regulatory science, particularly the communication of tobacco product warning labels. I have examined key components of perceived message effectiveness (PME) for both public health campaigns and...

  Dr. DeHority is interested in both traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury, neurorehabilitation, spasticity management, adult spina bifida, and application of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for neuromodulation and alteration of neurological recovery trajectory.

  The research in the Ramos lab is focused on RNA-binding proteins and their physiopathological roles in vivo. Dr. Ramos has a broad medical and biochemical background, with specific training and expertise in RNA-binding proteins and the creation of genetically-engineered mouse models. From the biochemical perspective, the lab aims to...

  My research focuses on how exposure to drugs of abuse like alcohol, vaporized nicotine, or psychedelic compounds alter neuronal network function via both intrinsic and extrinsic forms of plasticity and how pathological network alterations contribute to the development of clinical conditions such as drug addiction or psychiatric disorders like...

  My research interests are in understanding the detrimental effects of ethanol and other drugs of abuse, such as cannabinoids, during early development, the underlying mechanisms of these birth defects, and genes that modify susceptibility to prenatal teratogens. My lab uses a wide variety of techniques ranging from mouse behavioral...