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Author Archives: Syanne Olson

UNC Researchers Collaborate on New Nature Paper

January 16, 2014
CF Center members Drs. Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, Bill Davis, Kristy Terrell, Barbara Grubb, and Wanda O’Neal collaborated with researchers on a new Nature paper, “Muc5b is required for airway defence.” In their study, Roy et al., found that mouse Muc5b, but not Muc5ac, is required for mucociliary clearance and control of...

Rob Tarran Receives NIH, FDA Funding for Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science

September 16, 2013
Dr. Robert Tarran was recently awarded one of 14 U.S. Food and Drug Administrartion (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to establish a Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS) in the School of Medicine. The award consists of nearly $4 million in funding annually for five years, during...

Researchers reveal evolution’s design for keeping lungs clean and healthy

August 24, 2012
The August 2012 Science cover featuring original artwork of a close-up view of the periciliary layer in the human airway. With each breath, we inhale life-sustaining, oxygen-rich air. But that same air is also riddled with germs that threaten our health. Now, in collaboration between the College of Arts and...