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Our TRIO mentors train both pre- and post-doctoral trainees across broad, highly relevant KUH scientific specialties that span basic/translational, clinical, and technology arenas.
MARIA M. ALEMAN, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
GRAÇA ALMEIDA-PORADA, MD, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Cindy Louise Amundsen
Duke University
• Roy T. Parker, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine
• Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Professor in Urology
Allison Elizabeth Ashley-Koch
Duke University
• Professor in Medicine
• Professor in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
• Research Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
• Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
• Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
• Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
ANTHONY ATALA, MD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Maria Blasi
• Associate Professor in Medicine
• Assistant Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
• Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
EBONY BOULWARE, MD, MPH
• Professor, General Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
KATHERINE CHAN, MD, MPH
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Associate Professor of Urology
DOMINIC CIAVATTA, PHD
• Associate Professor of Medicine
GISELLE CORBIE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Medicine
• Director, Center for Health Equity Research
• Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
• Professor, Internal Medicine
Steven Daniel Crowley
Duke University
• Professor of Medicine
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
SWAPAN K. DAS, PHD, MSC
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Associate Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Internal Medicine
VIMAL K. DEREBAIL, MD, MPH, FASN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Associate Professor of Medicine
• Nephrology Lead, UNC Multidisciplinary Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Disease Clinic
• Faculty Lead, Clinical Trials, UNC Kidney Center
CLARISSA JONAS DIAMANTIDIS, MD, MHS
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, General Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
MARK A. ESPELAND, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine
RONALD J. FALK, MD, FACP, FASN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Nan and Hugh Cullman Eminent Professor
• Chair, Department of Medicine
• Founder and Co-Director, UNC Kidney Center
JENNIFER E. FLYTHE, MD, MPH
• Professor of Medicine
• Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
• Associate Director, UNC Kidney Center
• Medical Director, UNC Hospitals Dialysis Services
Mary Helen Foster
Duke University
• Professor of Medicine
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
MEGHAN FREE, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Associate Professor of Medicine
Rasheed Adebayo Gbadegesin
Duke University
• Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor
• Professor of Pediatrics
• Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Development
• Director of the Office of Physician-Science Development in the School of Medicine
• Professor in Medicine
• Affiliate of the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
Barton Ford Haynes
• Director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
• Frederic M. Hanes Distinguished Professor of Medicine
• Professor of Medicine
• Director of the Human Vaccine Institute in the Department of Medicine
• Professor of Integrative Immunobiology
• Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
SUSAN L. HOGAN, PHD, MPH
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Professor of Medicine
JOHN D. JACKSON, PHD, MS
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Associate Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
NIGEL KEY, MB, CHB, FRCP
• Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Medicine
• Vice Chief
• Director, UNC Blood Research Center
• Director, Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center
Mary E. Klotman, MD
Duke University
• Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Duke University
• Dean, Duke University School of Medicine
• Chief Academic Officer, Duke Health
SANG JIN LEE, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
TRACIE LOCKLEAR
• Research Assistant Professor, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise
LAURA LOEHR, MD, PHD, MS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Associate Professor of Medicine
Xunrong Luo
Duke University
• Boyce Haller Distinguished Professor in Nephrology
• Professor of Medicine
• Professor of Integrative Immunobiology
• Professor in Surgery
• Professor of Pathology
JOSHUA T. MAXWELL, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Assistant Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
ELIZABETH MAYER-DAVIS, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine
• Director, UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center
• Dean, UNC Graduate School
DONALD A. MCCLAIN, MD, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor Emeritus, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Internal Medicine
AMY K. MOTTL, MD, MPH, FASN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Professor of Medicine
Samira Musah
Duke University
• Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Assistant Professor in Medicine
• Assistant Professor in Cell Biology
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
• Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center
Opeyemi Olabisi
• Associate Professor of Medicine
• Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
MICHAEL OLIVIER, PHD
• Professor, Molecular Medicine, Internal Medicine
EMMANUEL C. OPARA, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Thomas Lee Ortel
Duke University
• Chief, Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine • Professor of Medicine • Professor of Pathology • Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
RAFAL PAWLINSKI, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Lenvil Lee Rothrock Distinguished Professor of Medicine
WILLIAM POLACHECK, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine
• Director, UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center
• Dean, UNC Graduate School
CHRISTOPHER D. PORADA, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
TENNILLE D. PRESLEY
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
• Assistant Professor of Physics
• Department: Chemistry
Jamie Rae Privratsky
Duke University
• Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
• Associate Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
PRABIR ROY-CHAUDHURY, MD, PHD, FRCP (EDIN)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Drs. Ronald & Katherine Falk Eminent Professor in Nephrology
• Co-Director, UNC Kidney Center
Charles Douglas Scales
Duke University
•Associate Professor of Urology
• Associate Dean for Clinical Research Initiatives
• Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
• Affiliate Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
• Membership in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
MARK SCHOENFISCH
• Peter A. Ornstein Distinguished Professor
• Jointly appointed with the School of Medicine & School of Pharmacy
Nirmish Ramesh Shah
• Associate Professor of Medicine • Associate Professor in Pediatrics
SHAY SOKER, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
ANGELA SMITH, MD, MS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
• Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
• Professor of Urology
Tomokazu Souma
Duke University
• Associate Professor in Medicine
• Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center
Robert Frank Spurney
Duke University
• Professor of Medicine
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Marilyn Jo Telen
• Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine in Honor of R. Wayne Rundles, M.D.
• Professor of Medicine
• Associate Professor of Pathology
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
• Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
Crystal Cenell Tyson
Duke University
• Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Medical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
STEPHEN J. WALKER, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Virginia Wang
Duke University
• Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
• Associate Professor in Medicine
• Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
JAMES J. YOO, MD, PHD
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
• Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
YUANYUAN ZHANG, MD, PHD
• Associate Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Pei Zhong
• Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science