Dawei Sun, PhD

Dawei Sun, PhD

Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Research Project:
Uncovering the Link Between ARDS and Impaired Regeneration of Alveoli

Grant Awarded:

  • Catalyst Award

Research Topic:

  • basic biologic mechanisms

Research Diseases:

  • ARDS
  • influenza

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe lung complication that significantly contributes to influenza and COVID-19 deaths. ARDS development is closely associated with impaired regeneration of the lung’s tiny air sacs, the alveoli. But the reasons for this remain poorly understood. We will uncover how changes in gene regulation (epigenetics) affect healing of the alveoli. This will pave the way to identify novel treatments to enhance alveoli regeneration and combat disease progression.

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