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How to Find Us

The Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery is located on the third floor in Marsico Hall near the intersection of Mason Farm Road and West Drive on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill.

CICBDD Mailing Address:

125 Mason Farm Road
CB#7363
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7363

CICBDD Shipping Address:

Marsico Hall, Room 3015
125 Mason Farm Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7363

Phone: 919-843-0766 (Administration)
Fax: 919-843-8465

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CICBDD Parking

Visitor parking is available in the Dogwood Deck across from UNC Hospitals on Manning Drive. The entrance to the Dogwood Deck is on East Drive.

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Contact Us

Sara Leslie
Business Operations Officer
3201 Marsico Hall, CB #7363
125 Mason Farm Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7363
919-843-0766
sleslie@unc.edu

Dottie Forthman
Administrative Support Specialist
3011 Marsico Hall, CB#7363
125 Mason Farm Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7363
919-962-5223
dorothyf@unc.edu

About Marsico Hall

Marsico Hall opened in the spring of 2014 and houses research laboratories from both the School of Medicine and the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The Centers’ labs (~10,000 sq ft) and offices are on the third and fourth floors of the nine-story building. Access to parts of the facility is controlled so appointments are recommended.

Marsico Hall was dedicated on March 27, 2014, and is named in honor of Thomas F. Marsico of Denver, Colorado, for his lifetime contributions to health-care programs at UNC.

What We Do

The Center’s research explores small molecule probes, drug leads, and target validation via proposals from UNC faculty and Center-initiated projects in chromatin chemical biology.

“The Center will be an innovative and sustainable scientific force in the creation of chemical probes, drug candidates, assay technologies, and computational approaches to advance understanding of biological mechanisms and place UNC at the forefront of translational medicine.”

Goals Of The Center

Enable interrogation of biology with small molecules resulting in novel insights into human disease with a focus on oncology
Create the leading research program in chemical biology of chromatin regulation
Provide student and faculty training and enrichment in the areas of expertise within the Center
Create intellectual property to support translational drug discovery
Establish collaborations and funding base such that the Center is sustainable

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The Area

Life in North Carolina

North Carolina has a diverse landscape from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont to the Outer Banks, Whether you enjoy swimming, running, hiking or cycling, you can find it in North Carolina. In the center of it all is Chapel Hill, the home of The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill is one of few places that offers world-class research opportunities with a high quality of life and a warm climate. Chapel Hill, and its adjoining town Carrboro, are part of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, along with the cities of Durham and Raleigh. It’s often said that the region has the highest concentration of PhD’s due to the area’s Universities (UNC, NC State , Duke ) and Research Triangle Park. The area is renowned for its hospitality, its food, and its music scene.

There are lots of outdoor activities in the area, including cycling, running, and swimming (hence all the triathletes). Chapel Hill is also ~2 hours from the Atlantic Ocean, ~2 hours from the mountains, and ~4.5 hours from the Great Smoky Mountains.