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Heise lab NIH Gives $65 Million to Carolina for Antiviral Drug Development Center

May 20, 2022

Building on the work of READDI, the NIH-funded center will develop oral antivirals to combat pandemic-level viruses like COVID-19.


Podcast: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Piehler on the Jordan and Falls Lake Nutrient Management Study

May 5, 2022

On Collaboratory Conversations’ fourth episode, communications intern Taylor Fitzgerald speaks with Dr. Michael Piehler about the Collaboratory’s Jordan and Falls Lake Nutrient Management Study.


Falls Lake water sampling Researchers and Stakeholders Across the State Meet to Discuss Falls Lake Research Updates

May 3, 2022

On April 7, the North Carolina Collaboratory, in partnership with the UNC Institute for the Environment and the Upper Neuse River Basin Association, hosted a research symposium focused on the Falls Lake Study.


Dr. Jamie DeWitt, right, and Samuel Vance, a second-year biomedical science master’s program student, conduct research into the health effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in DeWitt’s lab at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine. (Photos by Cliff Hollis - ECU) Podcast: Dr. Jamie DeWitt speaks about PFAS and health effects on the immune system

April 22, 2022

In this episode of Collaboratory Conversations, communications intern Sascha Medina spoke with Dr. Jamie DeWitt about her ongoing research on the health effects of PFAS, a group of over 12,000 man-made chemicals.


Cape Fear River Can Sustainable Plastics Clean our Plastic-Polluted Water?

April 21, 2022

The North Carolina Collaboratory, established by the General Assembly in 2016, has helped to raise awareness for the importance of PFAS research and testing through the NC PFAS Testing Network.