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Chairs & Directors

Duronio, Robert J.
Department Chair
duronio@med.unc.edu

Johnson, Corey
Director of Professional School Initiatives
johnsonc@bio.unc.edu

Maddox, Amy Shaub
Associate Chair for Academic Affairs
asm@unc.edu

Burch, Christina
Associate Chair for Development
cburch@bio.unc.edu

Hedrick, Tyson L.
Associate Chair for Space
thedrick@email.unc.edu

Slep, Kevin
Associate Chair for Diversity & Inclusion
KSlep@bio.unc.edu

Nimchuk, Zachary
Associate Chair for Research
zackn@email.unc.edu

VACANT
Associate Chair for Business Administration

Willett, Christopher S.
Director of Graduate Studies
willett4@email.unc.edu

Reed, Jason W.
Director of Undergraduate Studies
jreed@email.unc.edu

Chair’s Advisory Committee

This committee is comprised of 8 elected members representing various faculty constituencies within the department.  It meets regularly to provide input to the Chair, ensuring broad viewpoints and perspectives are a part of department decision-making.  Members are listed below under their respective constituencies.

EEOB
     Maria Servedio
     Sophie McCoy
MCDB
     Greg Copenhaver
     Jeff Sekelsky
QBIO
     Alain Laederach
Pre-Tenure
     Kacy Gordon
Teaching
     Lillian Zwemer
     Alaina Garland