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Aleksandra Tata

Assistant Professor in Surgery
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
Sands Building Room 448, 303 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Sands Building Room 448, 303 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


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 Institutes of Health · 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

Ferroptosis and Ferroptotic Stress in Maladaptive Renal Repair - R01

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

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