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Carpenter, Kesimer, et al PNAS Paper Profiled by RT Magazine and AARC

October 22, 2021

The paper recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by Jerome Carpenter, PhD, Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, et al has been profiled by RT Magazine and by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) on their respective websites. The paper elucidates the molecular intricacies of mucus and its role in pulmonary diseases, … Read more

Carpenter, Kesimer, et al Show How Mucus Protein Contributes to Worsening COPD, Asthma, Lung Conditions

October 8, 2021

The UNC School of Medicine lab of Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, has further illuminated the molecular intricacies of mucus and its role in pulmonary diseases, laying more groundwork for better therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other airway conditions. The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Dr. Kesimer … Read more

Hagood & Boucher Among UNC Researchers Carolina Researchers Leading CZI Collaborative on Childhood Diseases

October 7, 2021

Principal investigators James S. Hagood, MD, and Richard C. Boucher, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, will lead a multinational, $3.5-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map crucial cellular roles in human health and disease. Other Marsico Lung Institute researchers in the project are Michelle Hernandez, MD, Scott H. Randell, PhD, and … Read more

Peden Among 68 Distinguished Professors Named by Carolina

October 6, 2021

David Peden, MD, has been named by UNC-Chapel Hill as the School of Medicine’s Harry S. Andrews Distinguished Term Professor, effective April 25, 2021. Peden is among 68 other professors recently named Distinguished Professors by Carolina. Read the full story here.