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Aleksandra Tata

Assistant Professor in Surgery
Surgery, Surgical Sciences

Selected Grants


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

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

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

ResearchCo Investigator · 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 Institutes of Health · 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

Molecular control of a novel transitional cell state in alveolar regeneration

ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 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

External Relationships


  • Schiller lab, Helmholtz Zentrum München

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