{"id":68,"date":"2018-08-31T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T15:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:32:04","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/pls\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs nav-justified\" id=\"\"><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content\"><\/div> <div id=\"custom-tab-0-d4dd53a3060b14edf33d61f746945197\" class=\"tab-pane active\"> <div class=\"directory-wrapper row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"directory_entry col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"person_id person_info\">\n\t\t\t<img 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