Sky W. Reece

Sky W. Reece is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine. Their research focuses on understanding how environmental exposures (e.g., air pollutants, allergens, nanoparticles) contribute to immune-mediated lung damage and chronic respiratory diseases like neutrophilic asthma, which is characterized by corticosteroid insensitivity and chronic airflow obstruction.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
  • M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, China
  • B.E. in Engineering, Xihua University, China

Scientific work emphasizes molecular and cellular mechanisms in neutrophilic asthma, with publications spanning topics such as ozone-induced inflammation, specialized pro-resolving mediators, scavenger receptor function, and nanoparticle toxicity. Recent publications (2013–2021) demonstrate interdisciplinary expertise at the intersection of environmental toxicology, immunology, and pulmonary disease.