Ilona Jaspers, PhD, has been interviewed on the Kaiser Health News website about how pitting vaping against cigarette use is the wrong comparison to make when considering the issue of vaping-related illnesses. The interview, “Cigarettes Vs. Vaping: That’s The ‘Wrong Comparison,’ Says Inhalation Researcher,” can be found here.

The Knowles Lab is the winner of the UNC Freezer Challenge, which is a challenge sponsored by UNC Green Labs for researchers to reduce energy usage in lab freezers. As a prize, the Knowles Lab received an energy-efficient -80°C freezer. As noted on the UNC Green Labs website, “UNC Green Labs works with all members … Read more

M. Bradley Drummond, MD MHS, and Ilona Jaspers, PhD, have both been consulted and quoted for ABC News stories about the health effects of vaping, with Dr. Drummond appearing in video segments to discuss the similarities between flu symptoms and vaping-related illness symptoms. The stories, both published on the ABC 11 Eyewitness News site, can … Read more

Formed 15 years ago, the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium is now co-led by UNC’s Stephanie Davis, MD, to continue advancing knowledge and treatments for genetic chronic pulmonary conditions. Read the full story here.

M. Bradley Drummond, MD MHS, has been consulted and quoted for a news article about the difficulty in distinguishing symptoms of flu from symptoms of vaping-related illness. The article, “Flu, vaping illnesses difficult to distinguish and costly to treat,” was published in the Carolina Journal and can be found here.

James S. Hagood, MD, is part of a national collaboration of scientists working to create a 3D map of the human body. The group is the Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) Consortium, and in an article published in Nature Magazine, HuBMAP has set out its goals for the project. The article can be found here, and … Read more

Together with Giulio Cabrini and Noel Gerard McElvaney, Carla Ribeiro is serving as an Editor for Frontiers in Pharmacology‘s Research Topic titled “Novel Anti-inflammatory Approaches for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease: Identification of Molecular Targets and Design of Innovative Therapies.” The journal is inviting manuscripts related to this topic, with an abstract deadline of November 30, … Read more

Ilona Jaspers, PhD, toxicologist and professor of pediatrics and microbiology & immunology, has published an article about vaping and the “safety” of e-cigarettes on Salon.com. The article, “Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about,” can be found here.

Michelle Hernandez, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, discusses e-cigarettes and vaping on the latest episode of “Conversations from the World of Allergy,” a podcast from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. The podcast can be found here, and a transcript of the podcast can be found here.

Robert Tarran, PhD, was interviewed for a Reuters news article and video segment reporting on the effort by United States scientists to investigate vaping-related illnesses. The article and video can be found here.