Author Archives: ecroe

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for July 2025 included papers appearing in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Cell Host and Microbe, and The American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. Check out the full list below: Durfey SL, Kapnadak SG, Pena T, Willmering MM, Godwin JD,...

Matthew R. Vogt, MD, PhD, and Michelle Hernandez, MD, have participated in an ongoing clinical research study that documents the rebound of endemic respiratory viruses in US children and builds the foundation for expediting future vaccines and treatments. Read the full story on the UNC School of Medicine’s news page...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for April through June 2025 (plus a couple strays from March) included papers appearing in Nature Communications, The American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical Infectious Diseases. Check out the full list below: Stasko N, Arwood L, Jandick N,...

Ronit Freeman, PhD, has earned NCInnovation funding that will support a fibrosis treatment project. Read the full story on UNC’s Accolades page here.

Brian Button, PhD, was interviewed for a Curious by Nature podcast episode called “Taking Mucus from Disgusting to Fascinating.” You can listen to the podcast at the Curious by Nature website here.

Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD, a NC TraCS K Scholar, wants to know how lung tissue becomes asthmatic, in the hope of preventing the disease from developing. Read the full story on the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute website here.

Research conducted by M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, has been highlighted in a number of recent articles concerning drugs for the treatment of COPD. You can read the articles at the links below: “Dupixent: The First FDA-Approved Biologic Drug to Treat Uncontrolled COPD” can be read on the Verywell Health...

Brian Conlon, PhD, and his lab are researching ways to help antibiotics fight deadly “persister” bacteria. Read the full story here.

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for March 2025 included papers appearing in the American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, and Journal of Medical Internet Research. Check out the full list below: Liu CM, Fischer JL, Lee MJ, Mace JC, Kimple...

A study now published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment reveals how global warming could exacerbate lung diseases by dehydrating and inflaming human airways. UNC Marsico Lung Institute members Brian Button, PhD, and Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, PhD, are senior author and co-author, respectively. Read the full story at the UNC Health...