Impact

The Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center is turning your breath into research so that we can not only better your health, but make a significant positive impact on respiratory illnesses as we know them.

Recent News

Pima County Receives Grant for Air Monitoring to Study Environmental Justice

The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) has received a grant award, in the amount of $488,210 over three years, from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities program.


RAIVEN Study Will Examine Efficacy of Flu Vaccines

People ages 18-64 can participate in the Randomized Assessment of Influenza Vaccine Efficacy Network study through a regional site led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.


By Better Predicting Asthma Risk, Preventive Treatments Could Bypass Disease Development

A predictive test could help parents and doctors use interventions to prevent asthma during the first two years of life.


Recent Publications

Guerra S, Ledford JG, Melén E, et al. "Creatine Kinase Is Decreased in Childhood Asthma." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(5):544-552. PMCID: PMC10870915  PMID: 35876143

Carr TF, Stern DA, Morgan W, Guerra S, Martinez FD. "Elevated Childhood Insulin-related Asthma Is a Risk Factor for Reduced Lung Function." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(6):790-792. PMCID: PMC10037476  PMID: 36521027

Voraphani N, Stern DA, Zhai J, et al. "The role of growth and nutrition in the early origins of spirometric restriction in adult life: a longitudinal, multicohort, population-based study." Lancet Respir Med. 2022;10(1):59-71. PMID: 34843665