• Our researchers are experts in the life sciences, clinical advancements, drug development and alternative therapies for the prevention and treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis.

  • Our bedside to bench translational approach enables our physician scientists to take what they learn from clinical interaction with patients directly to the laboratory, in order to improve our knowledge of these diseases and to improve treatments.

  • The support and involvement of our community partners such as local clinics, schools and Arizona citizens is instrumental in our pursuit of a world that breathes easy.

Message from the Director

Welcome to the Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center, an internationally renowned organization of physicians, scientists, and scholars seeking to understand and eradicate airway disease.

I am convinced that in the next few decades we will find cures for the most common respiratory diseases affecting both children and adults. I also believe that the Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center will continue playing a central role in this quest. On behalf of the Center's physicians, scientists, nurses, and staff who are so dedicated to improving people's lives, I thank you for your interest in our work. Your support is vital to our success.

 

Fernando D. Martinez, MD
Regents' Professor
Director, Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center

About the Center

Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center is an interdisciplinary Center of Excellence at the University Of Arizona dedicated to research, clinical care, medical education, and community service in the areas of adult and pediatric pulmonary medicine. 

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Advancing the UAHS Pillars of Excellence

Health Wellbeing and Quality of All 

The Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center is one of the elite ALA Airway Clinical Research Centers

Innovation Powerhouse

We are developing 2 brand new molecule families for the treatment of asthma and investigating new therapeutic applications of existing medicines

Aging for Life

The Center is analyzing the connections between genetics and early life incidence, and their long-term effects on lung function throughout life

Unlock Human Resilience

A2DRC scientists are performing important work with CC16, a protein produced in the airway with protective characteristics for resilience against excessive inflammation, environmental exposures, and disease

"Future Proof" our Graduates 

Center affiliates train scores of young scientists and clinicians to prepare them for the new challenges in our changing environment

Impact

Poor growth, nutrition in children may predict respiratory issues in adulthood

Poor growth and nutritional deficits in infants and children may predict respiratory issues later in life, researchers reported in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Undernourished Infants at Risk for Lung Restriction, Weaker Health as Adults, UArizona Health Sciences Study Finds

Infants and children with poor nutrition and growth are more likely to suffer from a serious respiratory condition that has been linked to comorbidities and early mortality as adults, according to an international investigation led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.


Undernourished infants at risk for lung restriction, weaker health as adults, study finds

"Participants who were underweight in childhood had a risk of developing lung restriction that was three times higher than children with normal weight," said Dr. Guerra, a professor of medicine and the Henry E. Dahlberg Chair in Asthma Research at the UArizona College of Medicine -- Tucson