Zachary Fisher
Zachary Fisher, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Quantitative Psychology
Resource Faculty
Phone: XXX-XXX-XXXX | Office: 337 Davie Hall
Email: fisherz@unc.edu | Website:
Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Image Analysis
Research Interests: In the Time-Dependent Systems Lab, we draw heavily on time-series analysis, machine learning, and structural equation modeling. Our work is situated at the intersection of computational statistics and psychometrics with the goal of understanding how individuals and groups change over time and context.
Jessica Girault
Jessica Girault, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Psychiatry-CIDD
Resource Faculty
Phone: 919-962-2652 | Office:
Email: jessica_girault@med.unc.edu | Website: https://giraultlab.unc.edu/
Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Image Analysis
Research Interests: My lab investigates early brain–behavior development using a developmental cognitive neuroscience framework (MRI, EEG, eye-tracking, wearables) and translates this work into quantitative biomarkers to improve early identification and intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Brian Diekman, PhD
Brian Diekman, PhD
Associate Professor of
Biomedical Engineering
Member, Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Resource Faculty
Phone: 919-445-2613 | Office: 4111-A Thurston Building
Email: bdiekman@email.unc.edu | Website: https://diekmanlab.bme.unc.edu/
Research Areas: Computational Genomics, Image Analysis
Research Interests: Mechanisms by which genetic factors influence osteoarthritis risk; aging biology and cellular senescence
Huaxiu Yao, PhD
Huaxiu Yao, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Computer Science & School of Data Science and Society
Resource Faculty
Phone: N/A | Office: 254 Sitterson Hall
Email: huaxiu@cs.unc.edu | Website: https://www.huaxiuyao.io/aiming-lab
Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics, Computational Systems Biology, Image Analysis
Research Interests: My research focuses on building generalizable and well-aligned foundation models (e.g., LLMs, VLMs) with applications in healthcare and medicine.
Daiwei (David) Zhang
Daiwei (David) Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Biostatistics and Genetics
Core Faculty
Phone: (919) 966-7281 | Office: 3107E McGavran-Greenberg Hall
Email: daiwei_zhang@med.unc.edu | Website: https://sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/david-zhang/
Research Areas: Image Analysis, Computational Genomics, Statistical and Population Genetics, Bioinformatics
Research Interests: My research focuses on developing novel artificial intelligence / machine learning frameworks to advance critical biomedical and health care domains, including spatial omics, computational pathology, medical imaging and text analysis.
Pew-Thian Yap, PhD
Pew-Thian Yap, PhD
Professor of
Radiology
Core Faculty
Phone: (919) 843-8712 | Office: 3117 Bioinformatics Building
Email: ptyap@med.unc.edu | Website: https://www.yaplab.io/
Research Areas: Image Analysis, Bioinformatics, Computational Biophysics, Computational Systems Biology
Research Interests: Image acquisition, reconstruction, quality control, harmonization, processing, and analysis with application to neuroscience.
Yinglong Miao
Yinglong Miao, PhD
Associate Professor of
Pharmacology and Computational Medicine
Core Faculty
Phone: 919-962-5696 | Office: 11004C Mary Ellen Jones Building
Email: yinglong_miao@med.unc.edu | Website: http://miaolab.org/
Research Areas: Bioinformatics, Computational Biophysics, Image Analysis
Research Interests: Dr. Miao develops novel theoretical and computational methods and Deep Learning techniques, which speed up molecular simulations by orders of magnitude, and applies these methods for unprecedented simulations of biomolecular dynamics and cellular signaling events. In collaboration with leading experimentalists, the Miao Lab combines complementary simulations and experiments to uncover functional mechanisms and design drugs of important biomolecules, including G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), membrane-embedded proteases, RNA-binding proteins and RNA.
Wesley R Legant, PhD
Wesley R Legant, PhD
Joint Assistant Professor of
Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology
Resource Faculty
Phone: (919) 966-4816 | Office: 4047 Genetic Medicine Building
Email: legantw@email.unc.edu | Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/pharm/people/primaryfaculty/wesley-r-legant/wesley-r-legant
Research Areas: Computational Biophysics, Image Analysis
Research Interests: Microscopy, 3D image analysis, biomaterials, cell migration, cancer metastasis, tissue engineering
Mark Zylka, PhD
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
Amy Shaub Maddox, PhD
Amy Shaub Maddox, PhD
Professor of
Biology
Resource Faculty
Phone: 919-843-3228 | Office: 407 Fordham Hall
Email: asm@unc.edu | Website: http://asmlab.web.unc.edu
Research Areas: Computational Biophysics, Image Analysis
Research Interests: Molecular and mechanical mechanisms of cell shape changes in cell division and development