{"id":5191,"date":"2025-11-12T13:34:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=5191"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:36:55","slug":"johanna-smeekens","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/directory\/johanna-smeekens\/","title":{"rendered":"Johanna Smeekens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__name som-directory-profile-single__hide-on-mobile\">\n<h1>Johanna Smeekens, PhD<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__title-interest-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__titles som-directory-profile-single__hide-on-mobile\">\n<p class=\"som-directory-profile-single__title\">Assistant Professor of Pediatrics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__about\">\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">About<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Johanna Smeekens, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Smeekens\u2019 research interests include the airway as a route of sensitization to foods through environmental exposure and tracking the genetics of susceptibility to food allergy through novel mouse models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__education-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__education\">\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__titles\">\n<ul class=\"education-list\">\n<li class=\"education-item\">\n<h3 class=\"som-directory-profile-single__program\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Undergraduate<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"som-directory-profile-single__institution\">Michigan State University<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"education-item\">\n<h3 class=\"som-directory-profile-single__program\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Doctor of Philosophy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"som-directory-profile-single__institution\">Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"education-item\">\n<h3 class=\"som-directory-profile-single__program\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"som-directory-profile-single__institution\">Food Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contact Information<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n<div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ud-contact-label\">Administrative Office: <a href=\"tel:9199625136\">919-962-5136<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n<div class=\"phone-num-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ud-contact\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Address<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__contact\">\n<div class=\"address-wrap\">\n<div class=\"ud-contact-label\">Office: 030 MacNider Hall, CB # 7231<\/div>\n<div class=\"ud-address\">\n<div class=\"ud-city-state-zip\">Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7231<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Resources<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"som-directory-profile-single__links\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Johanna+Smeekens&amp;sort=pubdate\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/research\/lab\/personnel\/\">Food Allergy Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johanna Smeekens, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics About Johanna Smeekens, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Smeekens\u2019 research interests include the airway as a route of sensitization to foods through environmental exposure and tracking the genetics of susceptibility to food allergy through novel mouse models. 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