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$3.8M NIH grant will fund research into potential early COPD biomarker

Aug. 14, 2025

BIO5 member Stefano Guerra is leading a $3.8M NIH-funded study to test whether low levels of the lung protein CC16 in childhood can predict early COPD risk in adulthood.

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A tale of two cities and a health mystery

April 16, 2025

Multiple BIO5 members lead the BEAMS study, investigating how early-life environmental exposures across the U.S.-Mexico border impact asthma risk.

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Researchers launch startup to bring novel treatments to patients with asthma and COPD

April 16, 2025

BIO5 Members Julie Ledford, Josef Vagner, Stefano Guerra, and Michael D.L. Johnson co-developed an innovative inhaled asthma/COPD therapy licensed to Aspiro Therapeutics.

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