Please join us for a presentation by Vance Fowler, MD, Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University. Dr. Fowler's presentation is entitled “You’re Part of the Problem: Host Genetic Susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus.” This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
The Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology series will kick off with Dr. Richard C. Boucher’s “State of the Marsico Lung Institute/CF Research Center.” The talk will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, in G100 Bondurant Hall. Richard C. Boucher, MD, is the Director of the Marsico Lung Institute/UNC CF … Read more
Please join us for a presentation by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Dr. Katherine Tuggle, Senior Director of Research; Dr. Patrick Thibodeau, Vice President of Basic Science Research; and Dr. John Sheridan, Director of Research. Their presentation is entitled "Looking Forward: New Landscapes for CF Research." This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall. … Read more
Please join us for a presentation by Yu Mikami, MD, PhD, of the Marsico Lung Institute and the University of Tokyo Hospital in Japan. Dr. Mikami’s presentation is entitled "Chronic Hypoxia: A Key Player in Airway Mucus Hyperconcentration." This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
The UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) is co-hosting a free virtual mini-symposium on October 4 from 3-5pm. The theme will be Cystic Fibrosis: Precision Treatment of A Rare Monogenic Disease. One of the speakers is Rhianna Lee, PhD, a recent UNC graduate working with Scott Randell, PhD.The symposium will be held … Read more
Please join us for a presentation by Kaitlyn Rouillard, PhD, of the Marsico Lung Institute. Dr. Rouillard’s presentation is entitled “Mucus Matters: Changes in Mucus Properties Affect Infection and Drug Delivery.” This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
Please join us for a presentation by Juan Carlos Cardet, MD, of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of South Florida. Dr. Cardet’s presentation is entitled “The impact of social determinants of health on asthma morbidity: Results from the PREPARE trial and its ancillary studies.” This session will be held in G100 … Read more
Please join us for a presentation by Thomas Ferkol, MD, of the Marsico Lung Institute and the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Ferkol’s presentation is entitled “Understanding Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.” This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
Please join us for a presentation by Matthew Wolfgang, PhD; Taylor Franklin, MPH; Tyler Gray, BS; and Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, PhD, all of the Marsico Lung Institute. Their presentation is entitled “NIH Animal Models Contract: Development of a Chronic Infection Models with Clinical Isolates of P. aeruginosa.” This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
Please join us for a presentation by Kenneth Olivier, MD, MPH, of the Marsico Lung Institute. Dr. Olivier's presentation is entitled “Pre-clinical and clinical drug development for nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease.” This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.