Organization: UNC / UNC Health

My research focuses on scoliosis, human growth and their effects on function and particularly pulmonary function

As a clinical scientist (PT/PhD), I have a unique combination of clinical and research skills that make me ideally suited to lead, or contribute to, a range of rehabilitation research projects. Most of my lab’s work involves understanding, and treating gait impairments in people with stroke and Parkinson disease (PD)....

Clinically, I am interested in the treatment of lung and breast cancers, as well as in methods to understand (and prevent) radiation-associated normal tissue injury. I am also very interested in patient safety, and am passionate about the application of industrial engineering principles to our clinical practices in order to...

Research interests: treatment of insomnia in older adults, management of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, electroconvulsive therapy

I am is a faculty member in the Division of Infectious Diseases and serve as Medical Director of the UNC Infectious Diseases Clinic, Co-Director of the UNC Center for AIDS Research Clinical Core, and direct UNC’s Ryan White Programs. I also serves as an Associate Program Director of the UNC...

I leverage novel mouse models toward the elucidation of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders, with the ultimate goal of developing efficacious gene therapies. Currently, I am preclinically testing a gene transfer therapy for Angelman syndrome and exploring opportunities to treat Dup15q syndrome with UBE3A-targeting antisense oligonucleotides.

My research accomplishments, as outlined below, highlight my overall interest in identifying and implementing the most effective means of delivery of behavioral health care in non-traditional settings and using non-traditional means. Given the massive shortage of behavioral health providers in relation to the need, I am passionate about getting creative...

His long-term research goal is to utilize quantitative metrics and engineering principles to understand why individual tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches succeed within the body and employ this knowledge to develop superior technologies, with a strong focus on orthopaedic soft tissues. Specific areas of interest include bioscaffolds, prediction of...

I am a sociologist with a special interest in community-engaged health research using crowdsourcing and other qualitative methodologies. My research program focuses on three areas : 1) crowdsourcing stakeholder input on HIV research and other infectious diseases; 2) identifying challenges with and solutions to adolescent inclusion in HIV research; and...

As an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Rutstein’s research focuses on translation of efficacious interventions into clinical implementation in resource-limited settings via behavioral and biomedical clinical trials and cost-effectiveness modeling. Dr. Rutstein has worked to develop HIV and...

Immunopathogenesis of skin autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.