Category: News

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...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for February 2025 included papers appearing in Nature Materials, European Respiratory Journal, and Clinical Infectious Diseases. Check out the full list below: Wang ZJ, Li W, Li X, Nakajima T, Rubinstein M, Gong JP. Rapid self-strengthening in double-network hydrogels triggered by...

Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, was recently awarded the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Foundation Faculty Development Award for his project, “T2-skewed basal cells promote small airway mucus plugging in asthma.” Read the full story here.

Research led by Brian P. Conlon, PhD, has established a link between diabetes and antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This work has been spotlighted in various recent news articles, including: High Blood Glucose in Diabetes Promotes Rapid Development of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Pharmacy Times) Diabetes Linked to Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Finds...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for January 2025 included papers appearing in The Lancet: Respiratory Medicine, The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and Nucleic Acids Research. Check out the full list below: Farzal Z, Sullivan KM, Zariwala MA, Thorp BD, Senior BA, Ebert...

Ronit Freeman, PhD, has been featured in a UNC Research Stories article highlighting her use of nature’s building blocks to create innovative technologies to detect and fight disease. The article, “This Scientist Builds Living Machines,” can be read here.

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for December 2024 included papers appearing in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Check out the full list below: Brocke SA, Reidel B, Ehre C, Rebuli...

Mandy Bush, director of the Respiratory TRACTS core in the Marsico Lung Institute, has been announced as the director of research operations at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry where she has previously served as the Research Program Manager since 2022. Bush will continue to serve as director of the...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for October and November 2024 included papers appearing in NPJ Digital Medicine, The Lancet – Respiratory Mecicine, and The Journal of Clinical Investigation. Check out the full list below: Arjomandi M, Zeng S, Barjaktarevic I, Bleecker ER, Bowler RP, Criner GJ,...

M. Gregory Forest, PhD, the Grant Dahlstrom Distinguished Professor and director of the Carolina Center for Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, stressed the importance of community in accepting the 2024 Jefferson Award on Dec. 13. As noted in the UNC article, “The Jefferson Award is presented annually to ‘that member of the...