NEWS
Problems in the Biology of Complex Diseases, Spring 2026
(CMM, MCB, GENE, IMB, PCOL 595H)
Friday, 9-10.50 am, Keating Bioresearch Building, Rm. 103
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/84598946410
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Jan 16 Donata Vercelli (UA) What are complex disease and why are they complex Feb 6 Eugene Bleecker (Mayo Clinic) Genotypes, phenotypes & endotypes in complex diseases Feb 20 Avery DeVries (UA) Epigenetic mechanisms in complex diseases Mar 6 Carole Ober (U. Chicago) Epigenetic endotypes in allergy Mar 20 Purvesh Katri (Stanford U.) Immune dysregulation signatures and infection Apr 10 Reyna Gordon (Vanderbilt U.) Musical rhythm abilities & developmental speech-language problems |
| We are proud to announce that Donata Vercelli, MD, Regents Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, has been selected as the honoree for the 2025 College of Medicine – Tucson Founders Day Lecture.
College of Medicine-Tucson Founders Day Lecture, 11.17.2025 on Vimeo |
Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (AADCRC) Annual Steering Committee Meeting
November 19-20, 2025, Rockville, MD
PresentationsDonata Vercelli: Distinct functional properties of gut microbial products from infants with distinct respiratory symptom scores: Results from the BEAMS cohort. Vadim Pivniouk: Strong and long-lasting protection from viral infections by airway administration of Amish farm dust extracts.
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Collegium Internationale Allergologicum
34th Biennial Symposium, Dubrovnik, Croatia, October 25-28, 2025
Donata Vercelli was elected President of Collegium Internationale Allergologicum
PresentationsDonata Vercelli. Airway treatment with Amish farm dust extracts protects against acute airway rhinovirus infection and induces enduring anti-viral immune training. Avery DeVries. Fecal Products from 1 Month-old Infants at Increased Risk of Asthma Activate a Novel B cell/il17/neutrophil Axis That promotes Lung Inflammation Vadim Pivniouk. Rapid Induction of Type-I Interferons by the OM-85 Bacterial Lysate Reduces Alternaria-Dependent Eosinophil Recruitment to the Airways AwardsAvery DeVries. Alain L. de Weck Travel Grant |
| Shun Satake’s farewell lunch. January 2025 |
Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (AADCRC) Annual Steering Committee Meeting
October 16-17, 2023, Rockville, MD
PresentationVadim Pivniouk. Intranasal Administration of Amish Dust Extracts Prevents RV1B-Induced Lung Neutrophilia. |
Collegium Internationale Allergologicum
33rd Biennial Symposium, 10-14 October 2023, Montréal, Canada
PresentationsDonata Vercelli. Asthma-protective Agents in Dust from Traditional Farm Environments. Vadim Pivniouk. Preventive but not Therapeutic Administration of a Bacterial Lysate Suppresses Experimental Allergic Asthma. Sydney VanLinden. Transcriptional Gene Networks in the Lungs of Mice Exposed to Asthma-Protective Microbial Agents: A Comparative Analysis. AwardsSydney VanLinden. Zukowski Travel Award through the Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program Sydney VanLinden. Alain L. de Weck Travel Grant
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Sydney VanLinden with Alain L. de Weck Travel Grant
08/2023
We have a new visiting scholar, Maithreyi Prakash, participating in the Global Research Internship, a dual-degree program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine facilitated by the University of Arizona and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India.
08/2023
Our lab is always looking for motivated and responsible student volunteers. We will consider you if you are able to commit to at least two years in the lab.
07/2023
New publication
Vercelli D. From Amish farm dust to bacterial lysates: The long and winding road to protection from allergic disease. Seminars in Immunology, 2023 Jul;68:101779. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2023.101779. Epub 2023 May 19. PMID: 37210851.
07/2023 presentations
| Donata Vercelli. Eosinophils and Microbial Signals in Asthma. Cutting Edge invite lecture, 12th Biennial Symposium, International Eosinophil Society, Hamilton, ON, Canada, July 13, 2023. |
06/2023
Sydney VanLinden has been selected as a NIEHS Predoctoral Trainee in Environmental Toxicology of Human Disease through the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department.
06/2023
New publication
Marques dos Santos M., V. Pivniouk, B. Rankl, A. Walker, G. Pagani, N. Hertkorn, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, C. Müller, F. Bracher, J. Merl-Pham, S.M. Hauck, M. Schloter, A.N. Michael, D. Anderson, L. Honeker, J. Gozdz, O. Pivniouk, M. Holbreich, F.D. Martinez, S.A. Snyder, E. von Mutius and D. Vercelli. Asthma-protective agents in dust fron traditional farm environments. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.(2023) Online ahead of print. PMID: 37271318
05/2023 presentations
| Donata Vercelli. Microbial Agents and Asthma Protection. Environmental Health and Lung Research School Distinguished Speakers Series, Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany, May 11, 2023 (online)
Pivniouk Vadim, O. Pivniouk, J.L. Uhrlaub, A. Molzahn, H. Kimura, M. Kraft, J. Nikolich-Zugich and D. Vercelli. IL-13 protects epithelial cells from SARS-CoV-2 infection by inhibiting early ACE2-mediated events. Annual Meeting, American Association of Immunologists, Washington, DC, May 11-15, 2023 DeVries Avery, P. Ezeh, D. Anderson, M. Holbreich, V. Pivniouk, C. Ober, and D. Vercelli. Consensus network analysis identifies core transcriptional pathways that prevent disruption of the human airway epithelial barrier. International Conference, American Thoracic Society, Washington, DC, May 19-24, 2023 Donata Vercelli. What Are Key Immune Mechanisms for Asthma Onset in Humans? Expert Panel, OM Pharma, Geneva, Switzerland, May 31, 2023 |
03-04/2023 presentations
| Donata Vercelli. Immunomodulations: A new tool against SARS-CoV-2? Asthma & Infection Immunity Academy, Qingdao, China, March 25, 2023 (online)
Donata Vercelli. What Are Key Immune Mechanisms for Asthma Onset in Humans? European Respiratory Society Research Seminar, Are We Ready to Translate Epidemiological and Mechanistic Studies into Reality? Berlin, Germany, April 17, 2023 |
02/2023
| Donata Vercelli has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a distinct honor in the scientific community.
https://healthsciences.arizona.edu/connect/honors/0323/dr-donata-vercelli-named-2022-aaas-fellow |
09/2022
| HRH King Charles III hosted a global symposium of allergy scientists — Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – narf.org.uk
Professor Sir Stephen Holgate, Professor of Immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton, a World Allergy Organisation Centre of Excellence, who has successfully campaigned for air pollution to be recognised as an asthma-related cause of death. Speakers included: Tari Haahtela, Professor of the University of Helsinki in Finland, who introduced the theory in 2011 that global loss of … |
06/2022
We have a visiting scholar, Varna Sree Kumar, participating in the Global Research Internship, a dual-degree program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine facilitated by the University of Arizona and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India.