TraCS K scholar receives AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award

Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology at UNC, was recently awarded the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Foundation Faculty Development Award for his project, "T2-skewed basal cells promote small airway mucus plugging in asthma."

The AAAAI Foundation is dedicated to supporting the development of junior faculty to further their careers in allergy and immunology, and to help create leaders and independent investigators by funding excellent research that will lead to the prevention and cure of asthma and allergic and immunologic disease.

Schworer will receive $100,000 per year for 3 years when the funding period begins in July 2025. He will be honored as the recipient of the award at the upcoming AAAAI meeting on March 1st in San Diego, CA.

For more information about the AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award, visit aaaaifoundation.org.

Schworer is a current scholar in the NC TraCS Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career Development Program (TraCS K12).