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Triangle Center

for Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM)

 

UNC Charlotte Launch Meeting

May 21st 2026

Building Evolutionary Medicine Connections across North Carolina

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Meet TriCEM

Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine

TriCEM is an incubator that promotes innovative developments in the theory and practice of evolutionary medicine by fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations among Triangle-based scholars, physicians, veterinarians, public health workers, and more.

What is evolutionary medicine?
Evolutionary medicine encompasses any study that examines medical and health-related themes in the context of evolutionary and ecological science. The integrative nature of this emerging field provides fertile ground for a number of research topics across disciplines such as epidemiology, psychology, cancer research, global health, veterinary science, and microbiology.

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Connections across NC

Launch Meeting

This meeting will serve as the launch for ongoing collaborations and connections between TriCEM & UNC Charlotte

The meeting will feature discussions, information sessions, and flash talks.

If you are interested in presenting your work in a flash talk please use this link to apply: https://forms.gle/CqvbERbgc1ANuKnP7

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Ready to participate!

Registration

To ensure we have enough room and snacks, please register for the event at the link below


https://forms.gle/dEwrfdd9w2tjex1k9

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Schedule

The event will be held in the Bioinformatics Building in the 4th floor seminar room BINF 408
Address: 9331 Robert D Snyder Rd
Parking: Paid parking is available at the CRI Deck 1 9100 Robert D. Snyder Rd, Charlotte, NC 28223
 

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12:00 -12:30pm

Introduction to TriCEM 
Dr. Charlie Nunn, Duke University

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12:30-1:30pm

Evolutionary Medicine Flash Talks

Investigating ancient health at UNC Charlotte 
- Dr. Sarah Juengst Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology

Understanding and Countering the Recent Spread of Avian influenza (H5N1) with Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Driven Structural Biology. - Dr. Daniel Janies Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics / Co-director for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER), Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics

Modeling health decision and behavior under changing epidemic situation and policies - Dr. Shi Chen Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health (ECH), School of Data Science

 

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1:30-2:30pm

Vision Workshop and Strategic Planning

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