Category: News

Brian Conlon, PhD, and microbiologists from his lab in the UNC School of Medicine point to a specific protein that interferes with common antibiotics and their abilities to completely kill off bacteria. Read the full story on the UNC Health Newsroom website here: https://news.unchealthcare.org/2026/01/unc-research-finds-immune-system-protein-drives-antibiotic-tolerance/ This study is also featured in articles...

Neil Alexis, PhD, was consulted for an article in NPR on the link between eating fish and relief for the effects of asthma, particularly for kids in polluted environments. The article, “Eating Fish May Help City Kids With Asthma Breathe Better,” can be read on NPR’s website here: https://www.nhpr.org/2019-03-30/eating-fish-may-help-city-kids-with-asthma-breathe-better

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for November 2025 (and a couple of strays from October) included papers appearing in Pharmacological Reviews, Nature Microbiology, and the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Check out the full list below: Ankrum AL, Caceres SM, Torsell M, Epperson E, Calado...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for October 2025 included papers appearing in Nature Nanotechnology, JAMA, and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Check out the full list below: Brocke SA, Smyth T, Dang H, Speen A, Kim YH, Christianson C, Kovalcik K, Pancras...

Ling Sun, PhD, was featured in the “Emerging Investigators Highlight” of the October 2025 issue of The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The Highlight is published monthly to feature some of the emerging investigators who worked on articles in each issue. Dr. Sun was the first author...

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...