Author Archives: ecroe

Jennifer Goralski, MD, has been consulted for several news articles reporting the FDA’s expansion of age limits for Trikafta to treat younger children with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Goralski was a lead principal investigator in the clinical trial on which the FDA based its decision. The articles can be found at...

The Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases (IGHID) has a new hub of collaborative work focused on combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Leveraging the Institute’s pan-university framework, the program brings together expertise in basic science, pharmacology, epidemiology, clinical research, and environmental studies from schools and departments all across UNC. Among...

Stephen Tilley, MD, and Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD, won a 2023 Innovation Pilot Award for their project, “Use of Digital Inhaler Technology to Improve Outcomes in Asthma: A Feasibility Project and Clinical Study.” Read more about this year’s award here, and read a description of Tilley & Schworer’s project here.

A new study led by Ronit Freeman, PhD, shows that the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant relies on sugars to increase its infectivity. A UNC College of Arts & Sciences article about the paper, “Evolving candy crush: New paper shows omicron relies more on sugars for infection,” can be read here. The...

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.