health

Juan Castillo

RUNC: Juan Castillo

Juan Castillo explores how alcohol use disorder affects the brain...
Bill Miller and Clara Lee cross the bridge over Manning Drive on UNC's medical campus

Finding Their Way Home

Bill Miller and Clara Lee have navigated nearly two decades of marriage and academia, including...
Manuel and Megan Maeso under the starry sky of the full dome theater at Morehead Planetarium

Stars in Their Eyes

Newlyweds and postdoctoral researchers Manuel and Megan Maeso look forward to a future filled with...
Dongshen Peng

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Dongshen Peng looks for keys to hidden epigenetic doors...
Wei You stands in a chemistry lab, and his reflection is mirrored on the shiny concrete floor.

Eye-Opening Innovations

Chemist Wei You’s second startup company is using polymers to create drug delivery systems for...

Boldly Breaking Barriers

Sam Lai has founded multiple startups by studying underexplored processes in the body — like...
Ronit Freeman

Building Living Machines

Ronit Freeman uses nature’s building blocks to create innovative technologies, from synthetic cells to treatments...
Chad Pecot

Fired Up for RNA

Chad Pecot is revolutionizing RNA therapies for cancer through his company EnFuego Therapeutics and the...
Alita Miller

RUNC: Alita Miller

Alita Miller engineers probiotics to treat gut diseases...