Category: News

Robert Tarran, PhD, was interviewed on Bloomberg TV in a brief segment reporting that e-cigarettes are no safer than traditional cigarettes. The interview can be found here.

In a new UNC School of Medicine study led by Rob Tarran, PhD, biomedical researchers show how high levels of protease enzymes in the lungs of e-cigarette users suggest they are at increased risk of developing emphysema. Read the full story here.

Ilona Jaspers, PhD, and Robert Tarran, PhD, have both been consulted and quoted for news articles about a sudden increase in vaping-related illnesses among young people. Dr. Jaspers and Dr. Tarran were interviewed based on their research on the effects of e-cigarettes. The articles, one published on Gizmodo and the...

Ilona Jaspers, PhD’s research on e-cigarettes has been featured in an article on the Yahoo! Lifestyle website. The article, “8 teens hospitalized with ‘severe lung damage’ from vaping — leading expert says e-cig use is ‘not without health effects,’” can be found here.

Brian Button, MD’s research on mucus has been featured in an article in Knowable Magazine (a digital publication from Annual Reviews). The article is called “Mucus: The Body’s Unsung Hero,” and it can be found here.

Two images originating from the lab of Camille Ehre, PhD, and then published in Charles Esther, MD, PhD, and Marianne Muhlebach, MD, et al’s recent paper in Science Translational Medicine were featured on BPoD: Biomedical Picture of the Day on Friday, May 3rd. An archive of the post can be found here....

Giving mucus-thinning therapies in early childhood might delay the worst symptoms and infections associated with CF, according to a study led by Charles Esther, MD, PhD, and Marianne Muhlebach, MD. Their paper is the cover story of Science Translational Medicine. Read the full news story here and here, and the...

Expertscape has recognized Dr. James F. Donohue as a national leader in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Read the full story here.

A WBTV-Charlotte news segment on “The Dangers of E-Cigarettes and Vaping among Young People” featured studies led by Ilona Jaspers, PhD, focusing especially on the corrosive nature of some of the e-liquids used in e-cigarettes. View the news story here.

The US Department of Defense tabbed UNC Marsico Lung Institute researchers led by Richard Boucher, MD, and Ilona Jaspers, PhD, to study the adverse effects of inhaling toxic fumes from burn pits in the field. Read the full story here.