Introduction Established by the entrepreneurial efforts of Drs. Saira Ahmad, Flori Sassano, and Robert Tarran, Eldec Pharmaceuticals Inc. emerged from UNC-CH in 2017. Research from Dr. Tarran's lab, focusing on SPLUNC1's impact on chronic lung inflammation, was pivotal in the company's inception. Dr. Tarran identified a key C-terminal SPLUNC1 sequence that regulates the Orai1 Ca2+ channel in immune cells, laying the foundation for Eldec's primary drug development initiative. |






