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 which time Tarran will examine, … Read more

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 Sciences and the School of … Read more

The new 2011 edition of Cystic Fibrosis, Methods in Molecular Biology is now published, featuring the most up-to-date methods for culturing primary airway epithelial cells, courtesy of our Tissue Core team and affiliates! Read Chapter 18: “Primary Epithelial Cell Models for Cystic Fibrosis Research” (pdf) The chapter, along with many other resources and information on … Read more