Joan Taylor, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Phone (Office): 919-843-5511
Phone (Lab): 919-843-5512
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Research Faculty
Research Faculty
Silvio Antoniak, PhD
Protease-activated receptors in cardiovascular diseases, myocarditis, and heart failure animal models
Phone: 919-843-7305
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Pablo Ariel, Ph.D.
Director of the Microscopy Services Laboratory
Phone: 919-966-2413
Fax: 919-966-6718
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Xue Bai, PhD
Molecular and functional roles of RhoGaps in hypertension and metabolism regulation
Phone: 919-843-5512
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Jessica Bowser, PhD
Dynamics of epithelial integrity and regeneration at the interface of inflammation and cancer; molecular and biochemical mechanisms of endometrial cancer progression
Phone: 919-445-2361
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Frank C. Church, PhD
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of thrombosis, hemostasis, vascular biology, and tumor cell invasion; structure-activity relationships of serine proteases and serine protease inhibitors
Phone: 919-966-3314
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Brian C. Cooley, PhD
Animal models of thrombosis, hemostasis, vascular grafting, and cardiovascular biology
Phone: 919-962-4912
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Rosann Farber, PhD
Human molecular genetics; somatic-cell genetics; instability of simple sequence repeats (microsatellites) in mammalian cells; DNA-bases diagnosis of genetic disorders (fragile X mental retardation, hereditary colorectal cancer)
Phone: 919-966-6920
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Matthew J. Flick, PhD
Elucidating mechanisms linking coagulation and fibrinolytic factors to inflammatory, infectious, and malignant disease
Phone: 919-843-1339
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Andrew Gladden, PhD
Epithelial cell biology; reproductive tract development and neoplasia
Phone: 919-962-9877
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Masao Kakoki, MD, PhD
Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and the identification of genes that confer susceptibility or resistance to the diseases with the use of genetically engineered mice
Phone: 919-966-6912
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Feng Li, PhD
Role of factors in the sFlt-1/ET-1 pathway in pre-eclampsia and potential prophylactic and therapeutic targets in the pathway
Phone: 919-966-6915
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Christopher Mack, PhD
Molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular disease; transcription and cell signaling pathways that regulate smooth muscle cell differentiation
Phone: 919-843-5512
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Nobuyo N. Maeda, PhD
DNA-level studies of the generation of variations of genes, particularly in multi-gene families; gene targeting and molecular pathology of atherosclerosis; and molecular evolution
Phone: 919-966-6914
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Stephanie A. Montgomery, PhD, DVM
Animal models of cancer and infectious disease
Phone: (919) 962-5345
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Shanmugam Nagarajan, PhD
Immunologic and inflammatory mechanisms of diseases in atherosclerosis, vasculitis, and glomerulonephritis
Phone: 919-966-4676
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Cyrus Vaziri, PhD
Regulation of DNA replication, S-phase checkpoints, and post-replication DNA repair on mammalian cells
Phone: 919-843-9639
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Bernard E Weissman, PhD
Tumor suppressor genes, gene mapping, cellular differentiation and transformation
Phone: 919-966-7533
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David Williams, Jr, MD, PhD
Hematopathology
Phone (office): 919-843-9949
Phone (lab): 919-843-9950
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Scott Williams, PhD
Developmental and stem cell biology of epithelia; asymmetric cell division
Phone: 919-966-2737
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Hong Xiao, MD
Defining the immunopathological mechanisms involved in autoimmune glomerulonephritis and vasculitis
Phone: 919-966-8370
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Maimoona A. Zariwala, PhD
Genetic analysis of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
Phone: 919-966-7050
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Division of Comparative Medicine
Craig A. Fletcher, DVM, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Comparative Medicine, Associate Vice Chancellor of Research, Director of the Division of Comparative Medicine
Phone: 919-843-9605
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Victoria K. Baxter, DVM, PhD
Pathogenesis of and host immune response to infectious disease, particularly encephalomyelitic arboviruses; animal model development
Phone: 919-962-5322
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Virginia L. Godfrey, DVM, PhD
Veterinary pathology; animal models of disease; T cell development and biology; autoimmune disease
Phone: 919-966-2903
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Tracy M. Heenan, DVM
Laboratory animal medicine; providing veterinary consultation to principal investigators in development of grant application utilizing vertebrate animals
Phone: 919-966-5569
Fax: 919-966-8429
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Allison R. Rogala, DVM
Role of host genetics on host–microbe interactions; impact of environmental factors on murine models of human disease
Phone: 919-966-2901
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Steven T. Shipley, DVM, DACLAM
Laboratory animal medicine; infectious disease
Phone: 919-966-2909
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Physician’s Assistants
Shelby Currier, PA(ASCP)
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
Nicola Gerken, MHS, PA (ASCP)
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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Steve Holmes, BS, MHS
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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April E. Kemper, MS, MHS
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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Andre Phelan, PA(ASCP)
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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