About

As a clinician scientist, Dr. Markmann’s has developed a research interest in the morbidity and global public health burden of new and emerging viruses. Her current research interests include studying human immune responses to Zika and dengue viruses, with a specific focus on B cell and antibody responses. Dr. Markmann has a clinical passion for caring for individuals who suffer from all types of infectious diseases across a broad clinical spectrum. Seeing and taking care of patients is very rewarding and gives her an important perspective on the patient and healthcare side of medicine that she can apply to her research.

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  Dental Students Travel to 13 Sites Over Summer

  The spirit of service and engagement at Adams School of Dentistry (ASOD) extends far beyond its walls, reaching out across the globe, establishing the school as a reliable partner for the world’s oral health community. The ASOD Global Program is a prime example of how UNC’s service and engagement work is bigger than us, with … Read more

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  Fellow Spotlight: On the Front Lines of Severe Malaria

  Robert (RJ) Williams, MD, an infectious disease fellow working with the Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL), has been building a research program that bridges clinical medicine, epidemiology, and global health, to improve the outcomes for children with severe malaria. As part of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious Diseases, Williams … Read more

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  Supercharging T-Cells Against HIV’s Weak Spots: A New HIV Vaccine Study Reveals New Hope—and New Challenges—for Aging Patients

  T-cells are the immune system’s frontline defenders with a crucial role in controlling HIV. In a milestone clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) at the UNC School of Medicine have demonstrated that new vaccines can significantly boost T cells targeting … Read more

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  Seen, Heard, and Cared For—This is Mykal McCoy’s Story

  “I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being” (Hafiz). These were the words that Jonah Pierce, UNC ID Clinic’s HIV Nurse Coordinator, texted Mykal McCoy after he learned his diagnosis. Jonah’s words helped Mykal remember his own light–one that his medical reality could … Read more

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