Along with COPD Awareness Month, we also observe World COPD Day on November 19, 2025. See resources and read more on the SOURCE study website. 

The SPIROMICS and SOURCE newsletter for Fall 2025 is now available.

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Researchers from the SPIROMICS and the COPDGene COPD cohort studies are excited to announce they will join efforts for a day-long workshop. Teams of researchers will present data using omics to predict and assess COPD progression in both cohorts. 

Workshop Theme: Using Omics to Predict and Assess COPD Progression
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm Eastern
Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Richmond Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202
Registration: Email spiromics@unc.edu to register to attend this event. 
 

Our Summer 2025 newsletter for SPIROMICS and SOURCE is now available! 

The Summer 2025 newsletter is available to read on this page. 

You can read the PDF version here. 

SOURCE Study Design Infographic - View it here. 

Indoor Air Quality - Watch this short video. 

The SPIROMICS study gained national media attention in August for a new publication, which you can read about in our newsletter. “The number of people with smoking-related lung disease is bigger than we used to think. Only 50% of smokers get COPD, but if you count this disease, it's a much bigger percentage that has chronic problems." - Prescott Woodruff, Lead Investigator, SPIROMICS

McKleroy W, Shing T, Anderson WH, et al. Longitudinal Follow-Up of Participants With Tobacco Exposure and Preserved Spirometry. JAMA. 2023;330(5):442–453. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.11676. Pubmed ID: 37526720