Author Archives: ecroe

Microscopic “DNA flowers” created in the lab of Ronit Freeman, PhD, at Carolina could deliver medicine exactly where it’s needed. Read the full story on the UNC website here.

Michelle Hernandez, MD, was the focus of a story in UNC’s newsletter, The Well, highlighting the work she’s doing as director of the NC Child Health Research Network to make access to care and research studies easier for all. Read the full story at The Well here.

Brian Conlon, PhD, and postdoctoral fellow Kuan-Yi Lu, PhD, have identified a molecule that helps boost antibiotic effectiveness against staph, tuberculosis, and salmonella. Read the full story on the UNC Health Newsroom website here.

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has named Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, the recipient of its prestigious 2025 Young Investigator Award. This national honor recognizes early-career physician-scientists whose independent research has made outstanding contributions to the field of pediatric infectious diseases. Read the full story on the UNC Pediatrics website...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for August 2025 included papers appearing in Cell, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and European Respiratory Journal. Check out the full list below: Culviner PH, Frey AM, Liu Q, Ha DTM, Thai PVK, Thu DDA, Quang NL, Calderon...

Ronit Freeman, PhD, is among the recipients of the 2025 Faculty Mentoring Awards, which are sponsored by the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council and, as stated on the announcement, recognize “outstanding faculty members who have demonstrated exemplary mentorship, contributing significantly to the growth and success of both students and colleagues.” More...

Congratulations to Matthew R. Vogt, MD, PhD, a winner of the James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award, which recognizes Dr. Vogt’s “outstanding accomplishments”! You can read the SOM announcement of the award here.    

Matthew R. Vogt, MD, PhD, was featured in the UNC Health video “UNC School of Medicine Annual Staff Summit 2025: Celebrating the Impact of Staff. As noted in the description, the video features SOM leaders discussing how “dedicated staff and faculty improve and save lives every day across North Carolina.”...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for August 2025 included papers appearing in Nature Reviews Microbiology, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, and The Lancet Digital Health. Check out the full list below: Wang C, Bei C, Fan Y, Liu Q, Ding Y, Takiff HE, Gao Q. Conserved mycobacterial...