Advancing the UAHS Pillars of Excellence
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
To better understand the causes of airway diseases
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.
To prevent or cure complex airway diseases
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.
To improve the lives of people suffering with airway diseases
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.
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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| Health Wellbeing and Quality of AllThe Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center is one of the elite ALA Airway Clinical Research Centers |
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| Innovation PowerhouseWe are developing 2 brand new molecule families for the treatment of asthma and investigating new therapeutic applications of existing medicines |
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| Aging for LifeThe Center is analyzing the connections between genetics and early life incidence, and their long-term effects on lung function throughout life |
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| Unlock Human ResilienceA2DRC 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 |
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| "Future Proof" our GraduatesCenter affiliates train scores of young scientists and clinicians to prepare them for the new challenges in our changing environment |
