Please join us on Friday, June 14th, for a presentation by Max A. Seibold, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at National Jewish Health. Dr. Seibold's presentation is entitled “Defining the Cellular and Functional Diversity of Human Airway Epithelium and Its Modification by Smoking.” This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and be held … Read more
Please join us on Friday, July 19th, for a special summer seminar presentation by Ho Namkoong MD, PhD, Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Research Associate from Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo. Dr. Namkoong's presentation is entitled “Host Susceptibility to Pulmonary NTM Infection and Bronchiectasis.” This session will begin … Read more
Jeffey A. Whitsett, MD, Co-Director of the Perinatal Institute and Chief of the Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, will speak on Monday, August 5th, at UNC. His presentation is entitled “Preparing for the First Breath a Single Cell at a Time,” and it will begin at 12:00 pm in … Read more
Please join us on Tuesday, September 10th, for a special joint lecture, “Rapid Precision Medicine for Infants in ICUs,” delivered by Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc, President and CEO of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Children’s Research Institute, Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care and the Program for … Read more
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 13, 2019, in G100 Bondurant Hall. Richard C. Boucher, MD, is the Director of the Marsico Lung Institute/UNC CF Research … Read more
Please join us on Friday, September 20th, for a presentation by Elena Batrakova, PhD, Research Associate Professor in the UNC Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery. Dr. Batrakova's presentation is entitled “Back to Nature: Harnessing the Power of Exosomes for Anticancer Therapy.” This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and be held in G100 Bondurant … Read more
Please join us on Friday, October 4th, for a presentation by Adam David Gracz, PhD, Research Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Genetics. Dr. Gracz's presentation is entitled “Dissecting Cellular Heterogeneity in the Bile Ducts.” This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
Please join us on Friday, October 11th, for a presentation by Katherine Tuggle, PhD, Director of Research at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Dr. Tuggle's presentation is entitled “CF Research and Funding Priorities.” This session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
Join us for the 3rd Annual UNC Adult Cystic Fibrosis Fall Fundraiser and Cornhole Tournament for our Patient Assistance Fund! The University of North Carolina’s Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center will host the cornhole tournament complete with local food trucks and raffles, too. What better way to spend your Sunday afternoon than raising money for our … Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, October 23rd, for the first Visiting Pulmonary Scholar seminar of the 2019-2020 season. Stephanie Shore, PhD, a Senior Lecturer in the Physiology Program at the Harvard School of Public Health, will speak on “Obesity, Asthma, and the Gut Microbiome." The local speaker to follow will be Colette N. Miller, MS, PhD, … Read more