{"id":1131,"date":"2020-10-12T21:44:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T01:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cemalb\/?page_id=1131"},"modified":"2026-02-12T20:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:36:13","slug":"moran-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cemalb\/facultyresearch\/moran-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Moran Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Our research focuses on how environmental exposures impact the development of allergic diseases including asthma and food allergy. We are specifically interested in how exposure to environmental pollutants and immunostimulatory molecules (adjuvants) influence allergic sensitization. The goals of our laboratory are to: (1) define the key environmental adjuvants within the indoor exposome that promote allergic sensitization; (2) characterize the molecular mechanisms by which environmental adjuvants and pollutants condition lung antigen presenting cells to induce allergic immune responses; and (3) identify biomarkers of environmental adjuvant exposure that are associated with increased risk for allergic sensitization in children. Through these research endeavors, we hope to identify potential therapeutic targets for environment-mediated allergic diseases, as well as environmental interventions to mitigate the risk for allergic disease development.<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=timothy+moran&amp;sort=date&amp;sort_order=desc\">here<\/a> to see a complete list of Dr. Timothy Moran&#8217;s publications.<\/p>\n<h3>Lab Personel<\/h3>\n<p>Priscilla Mathai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Research Interests Our research focuses on how environmental exposures impact the development of allergic diseases including asthma and food allergy. We are specifically interested in how exposure to environmental pollutants and immunostimulatory molecules (adjuvants) influence allergic sensitization. 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