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Michael T Forrester

Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
303 Research Drive, Sands 455,, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


Protein post-translational modifications, protein lipidation, signal transduction, fibroblast activation, pulmonary fibrosis, drug-induced lung injury, cytochrome P450 metabolism in the lung, proteomics methodology development, tailored CRISPR screening technology.

Selected Grants


Role of Protein S-Palmitoylation in TGFbeta Signaling and Fibrotic Lung Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030