About

Dr. David Peden serves as Clinical Director for the Center of Molecular Medicine (CMM), where he leads efforts to translate basic research discoveries into clinical trials and therapeutic applications. A professor in the Department of Pediatrics and an internationally recognized expert in translational and environmental medicine, Dr. Peden works to strengthen the bridge between CMM’s laboratory research and clinical implementation across UNC Health and the School of Medicine. Dr. Peden is also Director of the UNC Clinical Research Alliance, where he leads the Phase 1/Early Phase Research Program. He is sponsor-investigator for eight Investigational New Drug Applications with the FDA and has served as PI on several investigator-initiated phase 1 clinical trials, and as the UNC site PI for industry sponsored phase 1 asthma studies.