{"id":8448,"date":"2019-01-17T10:40:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T15:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=8448"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:13:31","slug":"james-bear-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/directory\/james-bear-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bear, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cell motility, migration, cancer metastasis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Research Synopsis<\/h2>\n<p>My lab focuses on actin-based cell motility. Actin-based motility is a key component in many cellular processes relevant to clinical problems such as cancer metastasis, birth defects and compromised immune function. We are using both molecule-based and unbiased genetic\/proteomic approaches to understand the fundamental problem of cell migration and other aspects of actin-based motility. We utilize the techniques of high-resolution live cell microscopy, biochemistry, gene silencing\/disruption and other molecular manipulations to uncover some of the underlying mechanisms of cell motility.<\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?cmd=PureSearch&amp;term=bear%20je\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0View complete list of publications in PubMed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Cell motility, migration, cancer metastasis Research Synopsis My lab focuses on actin-based cell motility. Actin-based motility is a key component in many cellular processes relevant to clinical problems such as cancer metastasis, birth defects and compromised immune function. 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