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Charles Carter, PhD

July 21, 2015

Charles Carter, PhD

Professor of

Biochemistry & Biophysics

Resource Faculty
Phone: 919-966-3263 | Office: 3092 Genetic Medicine Bldg
Email: carter@med.unc.edu | Website:

Research Areas:
Research Interests: Protein Crystallography: polymorphism and function


Corbin D. Jones, PhD

July 21, 2015

Corbin D. Jones, PhD

Professor of

Biology and Genetics

Core Faculty
Phone: 919-962-4443 | Office: 3159 Genome Science Building
Email: cdjones@email.unc.edu | Website: http://bio.unc.edu/people/faculty/cdjones/

Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution, Statistical and Populational Genetics
Research Interests: Developing novel computational approaches for comparative analysis of genomics data


Bradley Hemminger, PhD

July 21, 2015

Bradley Hemminger, PhD

Associate Professor of

School of Information and Library Science

Core Faculty
Phone: 919-966-2998 | Office: 206A Manning Hall
Email: bmh@ils.unc.edu | Website: http://ils.unc.edu/bmh/

Research Areas: Bioinformatics
Research Interests: Bioinformatics, medical informatics, user interface design


John Sondek, PhD

July 20, 2015

John Sondek, PhD

Professor of

Pharmacology, and Biochemistry & Biophysics

Resource Faculty
Phone: 919-966-7530 | Office: 4060 Genetic Medicine Bldg.
Email: sondek@med.unc.edu | Website: http://www.med.unc.edu/pharm/sondeklab

Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Computational Biophysics, Computational Systems Biology
Research Interests: Signaling networks controlled by GTPases; structural biology; chemical biology; biosensors design and use; cancer therapeutics


Jan F. Prins, PhD

July 13, 2015

Jan F. Prins, PhD

Professor of

Computer Science

Core Faculty
Phone: 919-590-6213 | Office: FB334 Brooks Computer Science Building
Email: prins@cs.unc.edu | Website: http://www.cs.unc.edu/~prins/

Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Computational Biophysics, Computational Genomics
Research Interests: RNA sequencing and analysis; Parallel Computing


Flavio Frohlich, PhD

July 8, 2015

Flavio Frohlich, PhD

Professor of

Psychiatry, Cell Biology and Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neurology

Core Faculty
Phone: 919-966-4584 | Office: 4109F Neurosciences Research Bldg.
Email: flavio_frohlich@med.unc.edu | Website: http://www.frohlichlab.org

Research Areas: Computational Biophysics
Research Interests: Our goal is to revolutionize the treatment of psychiatric and neurological illness by developing novel brain stimulation paradigms. We identify and target network dynamics of physiological and pathological brain function. We combine computational modeling, optogenetics, in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology in animal models and humans, control engineering, and clinical trials. We strive to make our laboratory a productive, collaborative, and happy workplace.


Mark Zylka, PhD

July 8, 2015

Mark Zylka, PhD

Professor of

UNC Neuroscience Center, Dept. of Cell Biology & Physiology

Resource Faculty
Phone: 919-966-2540 | Office: 5109 D Neuroscience Research Building
Email: zylka@med.unc.edu | Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/faculty/zylka

Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics, Computational Systems Biology, Image Analysis
Research Interests: Use of genome-wide approaches to study transcriptional regulators linked to autism; Use of RNA-seq and targeted sequencing to identify chemical risk factors for brain disorders (autism, brain aging, neurodegeneration, ADHD); Transcriptional mechanisms associated with long genes