Tag: Dr. Jarrod Fortwendel

What Is It Eating? A Researcher’s Six-Year Chase to Understand How a Deadly Mold Survives Inside Human Lungs

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Portrait of Dr. Jarrod Fortwendel sitting in the lab

Every day, we breathe in spores of Aspergillus fumigatus without a second thought. The mold is everywhere — in soil, in compost, in the air of nearly every room we enter. For most people, the immune system clears it out before it ever becomes a problem. But for someone with a weakened immune system, those… Read More

Researchers Receive $423,500 for Study to Improve Outcomes from Fungal Infections

Written by Janay Jeans

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Research

Aspergillus fumigatus is the major airborne fungus present indoors and outdoors that causes various diseases, the severity of which are dependent on an individual’s immune status. Researchers in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $423,500 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)… Read More