Organization: UNC / UNC Health

  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...

  My current research focuses on applying implementation science and program science approaches to improve access to and the impact of prevention, treatment, and care interventions for HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases and related co-morbidities in the US and sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Malawi and Zambia...

  Dr. Besheer’s research interests focus on understanding the neural mechanisms that contribute to alcohol use disorders and drug addiction. One of her areas of interest is how stress can impact alcohol drinking behavior and sensitivity to cues that are external (like environments and contexts) and internal (like interoceptive/subjective effects)....

  I am a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). I have over 20 years of experience in clinical and public health research, chronic disease management, rural healthcare, and program evaluation. Community engagement and implementation science form the...

  My research focuses on the development and dissemination of novel machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques for medical image analysis, with 300+ peer-reviewed papers published in the field. I have created a variety of novel computational methods, including image preprocessing, motion correction, image segmentation, topology correction, surface reconstruction, registration,...

  My research group has a long history of translational HIV research: investigating basic molecular, virological, and immunological phenomenon, and leveraging insights to develop new interventions in HIV disease. While my work has involved many aspects of HIV science and medicine, for more than two decades a central focus of...

  Dr. Rubinos is a neurologist with dual training in Epilepsy and Neurocritical care. Dr. Rubinos research interest is ICU-EEG, status epilepticus, and epileptogenic after brain injury (biomarkers, management, and patient-related outcomes), bridging both specialties. She has a passion for global health, and working in global health neurology (ICU-EEG and...

  The Miller lab is interested in understanding how tumors evade the immune response and how we can better activate the immune system to fight cancer. We have a particular focus on a type of immune cell, myeloid cells, that can regulate many aspects of the immune response and are...

 

  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 (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression inside of the nucleus. For reasons that are not entirely clear, mammalian genomes are pervasively transcribed. However, evidence suggests...

I am a clinician scientist with a long-standing interest in identifying therapeutic treatments for chronic pelvic pain syndromes in women. I am board certified in OBGYN with sub-specialty training in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and pain management. Women with pelvic and vulvar pain constitute over half of my clinical practice...

  Antibiotic tolerance and antibiotic resistance are major challenges, resulting in growing numbers of deaths worldwide each year. The Conlon Lab focuses on antibiotic tolerance and resistance in the infection microenvironment. Here, nutrient availability, interactions between the pathogen and the host, as well as co-infecting or commensal microorganisms can have...