David Murray

M1, BSOM Expected-2026

BS, General Biology and a concentration in Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2020

David Murray is a current first year medical student at the Brody School of Medicine and a Brody Scholar. He graduated from East Carolina University in 2020 with a bachelor’s in General Biology and a concentration in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Throughout his undergraduate years he performed research in Dr. Adam Offenbacher’s chemistry research lab. Here he played an integral role in the development of facile methods of synthesizing novel unnatural amino acids. His efforts, combined with the Offenbacher team, led to the subsequent publication of “Synthesis of redox-active fluorinated 5-hydroxytryptophans as molecular reporters for biological electron transfer”.

David believes in the essentialness of primary and preventive care. He believes the key to raising the overall health status of the population of Eastern North Carolina, and beyond, is to incorporate primary and preventive care into neighborhoods and communities that need them most.

With the completion of a successful block one, David has begun working with community health experts and researchers to start a project directed to testing his hypothesis. He is excited to interact with the people of Greenville and is hopeful he can have a positive impact on the region he loves most.

His hobbies include spending time with family, tennis, basketball, and hiking.

When not doing research Cody enjoys spending time with his cat Red as well as playing golf and being outdoors.