Author Archives: ecroe

Matthew R. Vogt, MD, PhD, was interviewed for an ABC11 WTVD news brief on the increase of COVID-19 cases in young children. The news brief can be viewed here.

Research conducted by the lab of Camille Ehre, PhD, has been featured in multiple news stories across a range of websites. The research, focusing on asthma, COVID-19, and the cytokine IL-13, was initially published in PNAS by Morrison, Ehre, et al under the title “SARS-CoV-2 infection of airway cells causes intense...

Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, and Michelle Hernandez, MD, initiate pandemic preparedness study focused on children with NIAID Vaccine Research Center. Read the full story here.

David Peden, MD, MS, was consulted for a Medscape article on the use of early allergen immunotherapy for the prevention of future asthma. The article, “Can Early Allergen Immunotherapy Prevent Future Asthma?,” can be read here.

Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, was awarded an R01 from NIAID to generate new monoclonal antibodies in hopes of informing pan-enterovirus vaccines. Read the full story here.

UNC-Chapel Hill scientists led by Camille Ehre, PhD, show how cells packed with SARS-CoV-2 detach from the upper airway and spread deep into lungs where severe COVID can take root. They also discovered how an asthmatic reaction to allergens battles the virus to hold severe COVID at bay. Read the...

Black and Latinx patients who used an inhaled glucocorticoid as needed along with usual care had improved asthma outcomes, according to results from a PREPARE, PeRson EmPowered Asthma RElief, trial. Michelle Hernandez, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, was the UNC School of Medicine principal investigator and worked with the study lead,...

The Translational Team Science Awards (TTSA) program is aimed at capitalizing on UNC-Chapel Hill’s culture of collaboration and fostering interdisciplinary teams of basic science and clinical investigators. We are pleased to announce that one of the three teams receiving the TTSA Phase 1 Award for 2021-22 consists of the Marsico...

An article posted on Healio, entitled “Experts debate whether peanut sensitization can occur through the respiratory tract,” details studies done by Timothy P. Moran, MD, PhD, to investigate peanut allergies and sensitization via respiratory routes. Read the full article here.

Researchers across UNC-Chapel Hill are using advanced imaging technologies and techniques to improve our understanding of cellular processes — with visually stunning results. Collected from a variety of labs, these images showcase the incredible projects our researchers are working on and the beauty of the human body in all its...