The Julius L. Chambers Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Institute (JLC-BBRI) conducts multidisciplinary and interinstitutional research focused on health issues that disproportionately affect minority and underserved populations. With a focus on students, the institute provides research experiences that enhance their access to careers in the biomedical sciences. Our research programs include a varied range of interests across multiple sites and campuses. Our research facilities are located in JLC-BBRI on the campus of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, NC, and at the North Carolina Nutritional Center in Kannapolis, NC. Research groups are composed of highly skilled research scientists, technicians, and undergraduate and graduate students from departments like Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and other related departments. Our researchers utilize genetic, cellular, and molecular biology approaches using model organisms and systems such as Drosophila, fish, rodents, and mammalian cell cultures, as well as clinical samples, to conduct studies in the following areas of research:
- Biomaterials
- Cancer
- Epidemiology & Community Engagement
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition/Cardiometabolic