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The Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography<\/a> Core is a core facility in the UNC Center for Structural Biology<\/a>, one of the research centers associated with the Department of Pharmacology. Photo by Brian Strickland.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Research Centers affiliated with the Department of Pharmacology<\/h2>\n

UNC Center for Molecular Medicine<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

The UNC Center for Molecular Medicine brings together a diverse community of research scientists dedicated to basic and translational research to develop treatments for patients with genetic disorders. The research Center has focused on understanding the molecular biology of viral (adeno- associated virus (AAV), Lenti and Adenovirus (Ad)) and non-viral vectors with the ultimate goal of developing more efficient\u00a0 gene transfer vectors for gene therapy.<\/p>\n

UNC Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

UNC\u2019s Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies has been a leader in the search for the causes and prevention of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and has worked to improve intervention and treatment for alcohol abuse and AUD. The research Center is dedicated to education, outreach and advocacy for the prevention of substance abuse, alcohol use disorder, and fetal alcohol syndrome, and for the training of future addiction medicine researchers.<\/p>\n

UNC McAllister Heart Institute<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

The UNC McAllister Heart Institute provides a world class environment for basic, preclinical, and applied cardiovascular research. Discoveries made by their investigators may provide new diagnostic tools and therapies that can be used to advance the care of patients with diseases of the heart, blood, and circulation.<\/p>\n

UNC-Olympus Imaging Research Center<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The UNC-Olympus Research Imaging Center is a unique academic-commercial partnership that brings together state-of-the-art biology, chemistry and engineering from UNC-Chapel Hill together with world-class microscopes and imaging from Olympus. Investigators are able to develop collaborative, cross-disciplinary projects that would not be possible without the expertise of multiple labs and the imaging resources of the Center. The Center also provides\u00a0educational activities such as workshops in specific imaging techniques.<\/p>\n

Carolina Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Carolina Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE) focuses on exploiting the host response through nano approaches for cancer disease management and treatment. The Center develops targeted methods for the delivery of biologics, immunologic-modifiers and chemotherapies against melanoma and non-small cell lung cancers, utilizing innovative nanotechnologies developed at UNC-Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n

UNC Center for Structural Biology<\/a><\/strong>
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The UNC Center for Structural Biology combines seven cores in one Center<\/a> to provide expertise and state-of-the-art instrumentation to support scientists in defining the molecular mechanisms that underpin complex biological systems. The seven research Center cores are: the Cryo-EM<\/a> Core,<\/a> the High-Throughput Peptide Synthesis<\/a> Core,<\/a> the Macromolecular Interactions Facility,<\/a> the Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography<\/a> Core, the NMR Spectroscopy <\/a>Core, the Protein Expression & Purification<\/a> Core, and the Structural Bioinformatics<\/a> Core.<\/p>\n

View Core Facilities to learn more about each core in the Center for Structural Biology.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UNC Gene Therapy Center, UNC Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, UNC-Olympus Imaging Research Center, Carolina Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, and UNC Center for Structural Biology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22429,"featured_media":0,"parent":12415,"menu_order":45,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4560","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nResearch Centers | Pharmacology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UNC Pharmacology research centers focus on cancer biology, the neurosciences, cardiovascular biology, alcohol addiction, and gene therapy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Research Centers | Pharmacology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UNC Pharmacology research centers focus on cancer biology, the neurosciences, cardiovascular biology, alcohol addiction, and gene therapy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pharmacology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UNC-Pharmacology-693103474191364\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-16T21:29:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2022\/03\/AO3C2849-mike-scm-smoke-1-2000-3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/\",\"name\":\"Research Centers | Pharmacology\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2022\/03\/AO3C2849-mike-scm-smoke-1-2000-3-300x135.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-18T19:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-16T21:29:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"UNC Pharmacology research centers focus on cancer biology, the neurosciences, cardiovascular biology, alcohol addiction, and gene therapy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/research-areas\/research-centers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2022\/03\/AO3C2849-mike-scm-smoke-1-2000-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2022\/03\/AO3C2849-mike-scm-smoke-1-2000-3.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"The Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography Core is a core facility in the Center for Structural Biology, one of the research centers associated with the Department of Pharmacology. 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