Centers & Institutes: Technology
Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (C-CCNE)
C-CCNE focuses on improving cancer disease control and management with exciting new and cutting edge nanotechnologies to enhance treatment and early detection of cancer.
Center for Bioinformatics
The staff at the Center for Bioinformatics promote the use of computational tools for molecular biology, genetics, protein chemistry, and biochemistry research at the University of North Carolina.
Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research
Through their research, faculty seek to understand and eliminate health disparities in those populations that bear the greatest burden of illness: the poor, African Americans, Latinos, and those living in rural areas
Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery (CNDD)
Our focus in the CNDD is to safely and effectively translate new drug and imaging discoveries into clinical trials using nanotechnology with the goal to improve human health.
Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC)
For over 40 years, the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center has conducted interdisciplinary research aimed at reducing deaths, injuries and related societal costs of roadway crashes.
Institute for Convergent Science
The UNC Institute for Convergent Science builds and supports imaginative teams with disciplined practices in spaces designed for collaboration. Through creative partnerships and our “Ready, Set, Go” innovation framework, we help move ideas from basic research into transformative applications.
NC Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (TraCS)
The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute at UNC-CH is one of 60 medical research institutions working together as a national consortium to improve the way biomedical research is conducted across the country.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Center: Developmental Neuroimaging Laboratory (NDRC)
The Developmental Neuroimaging Laboratory provides consultation and support for all these stages of design and implementation of neuroimaging studies, and provides access to well-established methods for the acquisition and analysis of MR data in the context of the EKSIDDRC projects involving these assessments.
North Carolina Center for Nanoscale Materials (NCCNM)
The research activities in the center are directed towards understanding the fundamental science of nanoscale materials and utilizing their unique properties for commerical applications.
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
RENCI (RENaissance Computing Institute) develops and deploys advanced technologies to enable research discoveries and practical innovations.
Sustainable Energy Research Consortium (SERC)
SERC, the UNC Sustainable Energy Research Consortium is positioning the University to be a leader in formulating a sustainable energy future. Our current research focus is on energy storage research in the areas of liquid solar fuels and next-generation battery technologies.