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Shiozawa Receives WBC 2026 Rising Star Award

Ayako Shiozawa, MD, PhD, a Marsico Lung Institute postdoctoral research fellow (PI: Kenneth Olivier, MD, MPH), received an invitation to the World Bronchiectasis Conference in Hannover, Germany, as an all-expenses-paid poster presenter, and she was one of four presenters to receive the WBC 2026 Rising Star award. Dr. Shiozawa’s winning work was entitled “Early Mycobacterium … Read more

Schichlein, Jaspers, & Drummond Report on Inhaled Vitamin D Treatment

Marsico Lung Institute researchers Kevin Schichlein, PhD, Ilona Jaspers, PhD, and Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, report that taking vitamin D orally has repeatedly failed to improve outcomes for people with chronic lung diseases. Inhaling vitamin D directly into the airways could offer a more effective, targeted treatment. Read the full story on the UNC School … Read more

Smyth Featured on LinkedIn for Toxicological Sciences Publication

Tim Smyth, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow working with Ilona Jaspers, PhD, in UNC’s Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine, was featured on LinkedIn for his recent publication in Toxicological Sciences. In the spotlight, Dr. Smyth talks about his work to “integrate large scale pulmonary single cell RNA-seq datasets.” The LinkedIn spotlight on Dr. Smyth can be … Read more

Marsico Lung Institute Publications for May 2026

Marsico Lung Institute faculty, postdoc, student, and collaborator publications for April 2026 (and a couple stragglers from March) included papers appearing in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nature Communications, and Chest. Check out the full list below: Hong G, Vesely EM, Memon W, Walsh J, Hsu JY, O’Dea AL, Dezube RH, Goss … Read more