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Headshot Mary Elting.

Feb 6, 2025

Mary Elting

Dr. Elting’s interest in biophysics was first sparked as an undergraduate in the Weninger Lab in the NCSU physics department. She went on to complete her PhD in Applied Physics…

Headshot Sharonda LaBlanc.

Feb 5, 2025

Sharonda LeBlanc

Dr. LeBlanc earned her PhD in Nanoscale Science from UNC Charlotte in 2012 where she explored the effects of proximal electric fields on single quantum dot fluorescence using time-resolved confocal…

Oct 3, 2023

Amanda Hulse-Kemp

Research Interests Genomics, Breeding, Computational Biology, and Bioinformatics The research in our lab focuses on biological questions which can be answered with computational analyses. We are particularly interested in resource development…

Oct 3, 2023

Qingshan Wei

My research is focused on developing next-generation field-deployable molecular imaging, sensing, and diagnostic tools for plants and human. These tools are essential to translate conventional laboratory diagnostic tests from the…

Oct 3, 2023

Christa Baker

I am a neuroscientist interested in the structure, function, and evolution of sensory and motor circuits. My research combines in vivo physiology, behavior, computational modeling, and comparative approaches to reveal…

Aug 2, 2018

Keith Weninger

Professor Weninger received his PhD in 1997 from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). After postdoctoral appointments at UCLA (1997-2000) and Stanford University (2000-2004), he joined the faculty…

Aug 2, 2018

Jung-Ying Tzeng

Education Ph.D Statistics Carnegie Mellon University 2003 Area(s) of Expertise Statistical Genetics

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Aug 2, 2018

Anna Stepanova

Unlike mobile animals, sessile plants spend their lives in a fixed place and, being unable to move away, have to endure and withstand harsh conditions of their environment. To cope…

Aug 2, 2018

Max Scott

My interests are the control of gene expression and application of this knowledge to develop engineered strains for genetic control programs. Recent projects include developing male-only strains of the livestock…

Aug 2, 2018

Adriana San Miguel

My research program focuses on using engineering and systems approaches to understand fundamental biological processes in living organisms, particularly the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. We apply tools that enable the…

Aug 2, 2018

Marce Lorenzen

Area(s) of Expertise To elucidate the molecular mechanism that underlies a class of novel selfish-genetic element found only in Tribolium. Due to the selfish behavior of these elements they have…

Aug 2, 2018

Matthew Koci

Area(s) of Expertise Dr. Koci is a virologist and immunologist and his research, teaching and outreach program is focused on host-pathogen interactions and understanding how the gut immune system tells…