Organization: UNC / UNC Health

health services/outcomes research in global surgery, health disparities in surgery (gender and race/ethnicity), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, education quality improvement in surgical palliative care

My research interests lie at the intersection of health care policy, surgical outcomes, and everyday clinical care. I received my MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health where my research efforts focused on the comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive and open surgical techniques. More recently, I have...

I am a developmental and translational neuroscientist and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am a Primary Member of the Neuroscience Center, investigator at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), and the Co-Director of the CIDD Clinical...

I am a Research Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill with dual appointments in the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities and the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences. My background is in bilingual speech language pathology specializing in communication development and disorders. My work focuses on: Cultural and linguistic diversity...

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 detect covert consciousness and predict outcome.

General Otolaryngology snoring, nasal obstruction, tinnitus

Nicholas Shaheen is a gastroenterologist and epidemiologist who is probably best known for his groundbreaking research on Barrett’s esophagus. A major theme of his research has been developing and testing new endoscopic methods for treatment of patients with Barrett’s. He was the principal investigator of a 19 center U.S. trial...

Our lab studies genetic and environmental risks for autism. In addition, we study molecular and brain mechanisms that underlie pain sensation. Research includes use of CRISPR/Cas, AAV gene therapy vectors, single cell RNA-seq, molecular biology and behavior. Our long-term goal is to uncover new treatments for chronic pain and neurodevelopmental...

Light sheet microscopy of the cochlea. Anatomy of the central auditory system.

pediatric cochlear implantation

My clinical and research focus is on clarifying the mechanisms by which diet induced obesity leads to downstream kidney damage. I use a zebrafish model to investigate how changes in diet affect the function and form of the kidney, including how dietary changes affect the filtration barrier cells called podocytes....