{"id":16495,"date":"2025-02-24T15:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/?p=16495"},"modified":"2025-02-24T15:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:27:07","slug":"dr-stephen-schworer-receives-300k-aaaai-foundation-faculty-development-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/dr-stephen-schworer-receives-300k-aaaai-foundation-faculty-development-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Stephen Schworer Receives $300k AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16386 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/11\/stephen-schworer_headshot-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/>Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD<\/b>, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology at UNC, was recently awarded the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology (AAAAI) Foundation Faculty Development Award for his project, \u201cT2-skewed basal cells promote small airway mucus plugging in asthma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AAAAI Foundation is dedicated to supporting the development of junior faculty to further their careers in allergy and immunology, and to help create leaders and independent investigators by funding excellent research that will lead to the prevention and cure of asthma and allergic and immunologic disease.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Schworer will receive $100,00 per year for 3 years when the funding period begins in July 2025. 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