Author Archives: ecroe

The website Healio has profiled a study led by Jennifer Goralski, MD, on triple therapy in young children with cystic fibrosis. The study, published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, is titled “Phase 3 Open-Label Clinical Trial of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in Children Aged 2 Through 5 Years with...

M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, has been consulted in an article for The Good Men Project on COVID hospitalization levels for older patients. The article, “COVID Hospitalization Levels for NC’s Oldest Old Exceed Pre-Vaccine Period,” can be read here.

Rhianna Lee, a graduate student in Scott Randell’s lab who recently defended her PhD thesis in UNC’s Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, has been profiled in Endeavor, UNC’s publication devoted to UNC research stories. The profile details how, upon watching her brother grow up and struggle with cystic fibrosis,...

Richard C. Boucher, MD, was consulted for an article in Scientific American about repeat COVID infections and their relationship to severe disease and long COVID. The article, “Do Repeat COVID Infections Increase the Risk of Severe Disease or Long COVID?,” can be read here.

Ronit Freeman, PhD, an associate professor of applied physical sciences, has been recognized as a rising star in chemistry. Read the full story here.

Kenichi Okuda, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $2.83M, five year, grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for his project, “Mucociliary innate defense mechanism in the human distal airway.” Read the full story here.

M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, was consulted for an article in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot regarding the high COVID-19-related hospitalization rate for people 80 years and older. The article, “Hospitalizations of those 80-plus higher than before vaccine,” can be read here.

Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, a recognized research scientist, is the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2022 Hall Award for Clinically Innovative Research Paper recipient. Read the full story here.

Matthew R. Vogt, MD, PhD, has been featured in an article on the STAT website about confusing trends this year with acute flaccid myelitis in children. The article, “In a year it was supposed to flare, polio-like syndrome in kids doesn’t, adding to mystery,” can be read here.

The Science Advisory Board news site has posted an article noting the work of Scott Randell, PhD, in collaboration with other researchers to develop a computational method to map the architecture of human tissues in unprecedented detail. The article, “New computational method maps architecture of human tissues in unprecedented detail,”...