All Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine

Kiwook Kim & Teruyuki Sano posing.

September 16, 2025

The small protein with a big part in preventing pulmonary fibrosis

UIC researchers found that the IL-10 protein helps prevent lung inflammation and associated diseases like pulmonary fibrosis.

Fluorescence microscopy image of the lung with blood vessel endothelial.

June 14, 2022

A dynamic duo of cells identified in lung blood vessels

Scientists identify subtypes of lung endothelial cells that promote inflammation, regeneration

April 5, 2022

Newly identified neutrophil subset is a promising therapeutic target

Scientists report on precision drug delivery to treat inflammatory diseases

April 5, 2022

Sugar-coated nanoparticles target macrophages, reverse pulmonary fibrosis 

Nanoparticle platform delivers a nucleotide that blocks production of scar-promoting protein 

March 14, 2022

Early, persistent activation of specific immune cells may be a predictor of severe COVID-19

Researchers study gene expression trends over time in COVID-19 patients

Ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

January 19, 2022

‘Decoy’ protein works against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study results are reported in the journal Nature Chemical Biology

January 5, 2022

UIC department head honored with Trailblazer Award by American Thoracic Society

Asrar Malik honored for pioneering research, commitment to mentorship

Ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

October 4, 2021

Mitigating lung damage, mortality due to SARS-CoV-2

Pre-clinical study shows potential of drugs that target specific immune pathways

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