North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC·Public
4 labs on PI Pages. It spends $16M a year on research and awards 2 research doctorates a year.
- Students
- 9,008: 6,800 undergraduates, 2,208 graduate
- Faculty
- 334 full-time
- Campus
- Highly residential
Labs here
Ling Wu
Neuroscience
Validate newly discovered phosphorylated tau (p-tau) markers for early Alzheimer's diagnosis, including distinguishing mild cognitive impairment from normal cognition, in patient plasma and cerebrospinal fluid.
Kevin Williams
Biology
Test how candidate genes, identified as altered in ethanol-exposed mouse limb buds by RNA sequencing, rescue or worsen alcohol-induced fin and limb defects, using gene knockouts in cells, zebrafish and mice.
Cherise Harrington
Public Health & Epidemiology
Adapt BeFAB, a digital weight-management program first tested in postpartum women with overweight or obesity, for young adults in a historically Black college or university setting, informed by community stakeholder input.
Micheler Richardson
Public Health & Epidemiology
Expand shared resources for basic biomedical and behavioral research at NCCU, building on core capabilities in chemical analysis, imaging, metabolic analysis and rodent behavior studies.
Where its research money goes
A year of research spending, from the NSF survey every research university fills in.