Scholars@Duke
Aleksandra Tata

Aleksandra Tata

Assistant Professor in Surgery
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
aleksandra.tata@duke.edu
Sands Building Room 448, 303 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Sands Building Room 448, 303 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants

Ex Vivo Delivery of Viral-Mediated Gene Therapy for the Amelioration of Post-Transplant Rejection

ResearchRes. Prof. · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031

Molecular control of a novel transitional cell state in alveolar regeneration

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2029

Tau Mediates Microtubule and Mitochondrial Dynamics to Control Cellular Organization and Alveolar Epithelial Repair

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2029

Alveolar injury and repair in Pompe Disease

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2025 - 2028

ETS-family Transcription Factor Mediated Control of Pulmonary Inflammation Induced by Influenza Viruses

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Mapping Cell Tropism and Optimizing Gene Delivery Vectors in Human Airway Explants

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · 2026 - 2028

Ferroptosis and Ferroptotic Stress in Maladaptive Renal Repair - R01

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Defining Mechanisms and Assessing Therapeutic Targets for Alveolar Regeneration in Fibrotic Lungs

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. · 2026 - 2027

Towards therapeutic repair of dysfunctional or ectopic cell states in age-associated degenerative lung diseases

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Calico Life Sciences LLC · 2025 - 2027

Training Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2001 - 2027

Cellular crosstalk and molecular mechanisms in the initiation and progression of pulmonary fibrosis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2022 - 2026

Genome-wide loss of function screens to identify therapeutic targets in pulmonary fibrosis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. · 2021 - 2025

Pulmonary cell fate and lung repair in rodent and porcine models of chlorine and phosgene inhalation injuries

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Mechanisms of submucosal gland cell mediated airway regeneration

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025

Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Discovery Initiative (READDI)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2022 - 2025