Strengths at Carolina

Creating new small molecule therapeutics and developing tools and devices to precisely target therapies within the human body.

Leading efforts to improve the collection, management, visualization and analysis of large sets of digital data.

Charting the developmental pathways of children from infancy to adulthood, and unlocking the mysteries behind the causes and treatments of autism spectrum disorders.

Actively researching solutions to challenges like water quality, sanitation, obesity, health systems, and alcohol, tobacco and drug use in more than 55 countries spanning six continents.

This unique initiative is intended to recognize and catalyze publicly engaged scholarly activity among world-class humanists and humanistic social scientists at Carolina.

Conducting groundbreaking studies to halt the global spread of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, malaria, and coronaviruses like SARS and MERS.

Merging physical and life sciences to advance energy production, nanoscale manufacturing, medical devices, drug delivery, and the development of new tools for scientific analysis.

Expanding mankind’s knowledge of genomics to better understand and treat disease and enhance the health of humans, animals, and plants.

Exploring how human behavior is influenced by factors such as environment and genetics, and unraveling the role of social environments and behavior play in disease and health disparities.

Studying the causes of cancer at the genetic and environmental levels, developing new therapies and treatments in the laboratory, and moving them through clinical trials.

Advancing the sciences of water quality and sustainability, modeling storms to aid in disaster management, and studying human exposure to pathogens and toxic substances.