Making or Breaking the Lungs: Fibroblasts in Alveolar Development and Fibrosis
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 4:30pm
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 4:30pm
Presenter
Dr. James Hagood
Details
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, UNC School of Medicine Director, Program for Rare and Interstitial Lung Disease, Children's Research Institute and Marsico Lung Institute Dr. Hagood is a pediatric pulmonologist specializing in rare lung disease. His "Lung Repair Lab" studies the molecular regulation of fibroblast phenotypes in pulmonary fibrotic disease and lung alveolarization. He also studies the roles and regulation of Thy-1, a critical modulator of cellular phenotype, and epigenetic/epigenomic alterations in lung development and disease, as well as targeted therapy for diffuse lung diseases.
Contact
Peterson, Chrishawna
919-684-4151
cp238@duke.edu