$3.6 million NIH grant to UA-led international research consortium seeks precision medicine solutions

(University of Arizona Health Sciences) Dr. Stefano Guerra, a University of Arizona respiratory therapist, will lead an international effort to target deficits of a specific protein found in lung cells as an indicator of persistence of asthma from childhood into adulthood. Results could lead to personalized therapies for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoah-ng012318.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

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