Presented by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Lunch & Learn series offers a platform for Carolina researchers and research staff to discuss their contributions to advancing UNC-Chapel Hill’s research enterprise within North Carolina and beyond. Join us for lunch (virtually) while each session spotlights a specific area of focus and features a panel of Tar Heels.
CLE credit is available for all these events.
- Monday, October 21: Core Facilities
- Tuesday, October 22: Career-Building @ Carolina
- Thursday, October 24: Research Communications
- Friday, October 25: Data Management
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Sessions
Core Facilities
Monday, October 21st
Presented by: Office of Sponsored Programs

Moderator: Ben Wright
Director of Research Core Development in the Office of Sponsored Programs

Pablo Ariel
Director of the Microscopy Services Laboratory; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Brandie Ehrmann
Director of the Mass Spectrometry Core Laboratory; Chemistry

Meghan Kraft
Interim Director of Research Core Strategy in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Career-Building @ Carolina
Tuesday, October 22nd
Presented by: Office of Research Development

Moderator: Nathan Blouin
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

Ganga Bey
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Lindsey James
Assistant Professor of Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry; Director of Chemical Biology, the Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery

Isaac Unah
Professor of Political Science

Wei You
Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physical Sciences
Research Communications
Thursday, October 24th
Presented by: Office of Research Communications

Moderator: Alyssa LaFaro
Research Communications Manager in the Office of Research Communications

Kristen Chavez
Director of Communications at the Institute for the Arts & Humanities

Cat Long
Media Relations Manager in University Communications

Megan Mendenhall
Photographer/Videographer in the Office of Research Communications
Data Management
Friday, October 25th
Presented by: Research Data Management Core

Moderator: Thu-Mai Lewis
Assistant Director of Research Data Stewardship, Research Data Management Core

Stan Ahalt
Dean of the UNC School of Data Science and Society
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Jonathan Crabtree
Director of Research Data Management Core

Ashok Krishnamurthy
Director of RENCI

Helen Tibbo
Professor in the UNC School of Information & Library Science

