Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology: Tim Smyth, PhD
2026-02-13 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | G100 Bondurant Hall
Please join us for a presentation by Tim Smyth, PhD, a postdoc in Inhalation Toxicology, Immunotoxicology, Bioinformatics, & Epithelial Biology. Dr. Smyth’s presentation is entitled “ Large Scale RNA-seq Datasets Demonstrate Distinct Gene Expression Profilers in Airway Tissue Compartments and Common Ex Vivo Culturing Methods.”
This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.

Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology: Taro Ishimori, MD, PhD, & Hiroaki Murano, MD, PhD
2026-03-06 09:00 - 10:00
Please join us for a presentation by postdocs Taro Ishimori, MD, PhD (UNC Department of Pediatrics), and Hiroaki Murano, MD, PhD (Marsico Lung Institute). Dr. Ishimori’s presentation is entitled “How to Make PCLS,” and Dr. Murano’s presentation is entitled “Small airway pathophysiology in CF.”
This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.

Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology: Rosemary Bayless, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)
2026-03-13 09:00 - 10:00
Please join us for a presentation by Rosemary Bayless, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM), Assistant Professor in the Translational Predictive Biology cluster at North Carolina State University. Dr. Bayless’s presentation is entitled “Targeting neutrophils to treat respiratory disease.”
This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.

Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology: Katie Sheats, DVM, PhD
2026-03-20 09:00 - 10:00
Please join us for a presentation by Katie Sheats, DVM, PhD, Professor of Equine Medicine and Primary Care and Associate Dean of Professional Education and Admissions at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Sheats’ presentation is entitled “Equine asthma is a naturally occurring and translational large animal model.”
This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.

Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology: John F. Engelhardt, PhD
2026-04-10 09:00 - 10:00
Please join us for a presentation by John F. Engelhardt, PhD, Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine and Director of the National Therapeutics Resource Institute at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Engelhardt’s presentation is entitled “Unraveling Cellular Functions of CFTR in the Airway: Insights from Transgenic Ferret Models.”
This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.

Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology: Stavros Garantziotis, MD
2026-04-17 09:00 - 10:00
Please join us for a presentation by Stavros Garantziotis, MD, Medical Director of the NIEHS Clinical Research Unit (CRU) and Head of the Matrix Biology Group at NIEHS, as well as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. Dr. Garantziotis’s presentation is entitled “Role of flagellin-Tlr5 axis in lung disease.”
This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.

Marsico Lung Institute Seminars in Respiratory Biology: Jane Gross, MD, PhD
2026-05-01 09:00 - 10:00
Please join us for a presentation by Jane Gross, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the NTM Isolate Biobank, and Associate Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Center. Dr. Gross’s presentation is entitled “Expanding understanding of healthcare-associated NTM acquisition and transmission.”
This session will be held in G100 Bondurant Hall.
