Category: News

Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc, and other Carolina researchers have created a dissolvable, ultra-elastic adhesive patch to deliver therapeutics that promote healing. Read the full story here.

David Peden, MD, MS, has been named a distinguished professor by The University of North Carolina. As noted in the announcement, “These professorships are among the highest faculty honors the University bestows. Recognized faculty have shown distinction and leadership in their field or across disciplines.” Read more about distinguished professorships...

David Peden, MD, MS, has been interviewed for a Time Magazine article on the impact of air quality on asthma. The article, “How Air Quality Affects Asthma—and What to Do About It,” can be read here.

Ilona Jaspers, PhD, was consulted from an article in the Raleigh News & Observer about efforts to end vaping by young people. In the article, entitled “‘Game of Whack-a-Mole’: NC authorities face new challenges in effort to end youth vaping,” Jaspers discusses the difficulty of staying ahead of popular vaping...

A first in its field, the discovery by researcher Ronit Freeman’s lab may revolutionize biotechnology and medicine. Read the full story here.

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for April 2024 included papers appearing in Science, The American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, and Nature Chemistry. Check out the full list below:   Dunne OM, Martin SL, Sergeant GP, McAuley DF, O’Kane CM, Button B, McGarvey LP,...

David Peden, MD, MS, has been interviewed for an HCP Live story, “A Rising Tide: The Impact of Climate Change on Allergic Disease,” which focuses on “the imminent threat posed by climate change, highlighting the impact especially on individuals with allergic disease.” You can read the full story and watch...

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for March 2024 included papers appearing in Hepatology, Cell Reports, and The American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. Check out the full list below: Wei XH, Wu ZP, Peng A, Zhang XA, Merlitz H, Forest MG, Wu CX, Cao...

Ronit Freeman, PhD, M. Gregory Forest, PhD, and R. Balfour Sartor, MD, all members of the Marsico Lung Institute, are among several finalists selected for the 2023-2024 Creativity Hubs. According to the announcement, “Creativity Hubs awardees receive proposal development assistance from the Office of Research Development to pursue large-scale, follow-on...

UNC Hospitals Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Resident Cameron Worden, MD, and co-senior authors Associate Professor Adam Kimple, MD, PhD, and UCSF Health’s Zainab Farzal, MD, MPH, published an article looking at the toxicological effects of e-cigarette use in the upper airway. The article’s abstract can be read here.