Meet the Current Researchers

Lucas Ferrari De Andrade, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Promoting Natural Killer Cell-driven Immunity Against Lung Cancer

Christine Fillmore Brainson, PhD

University of Kentucky Research Foundation

Targeting Lung Fibrosis with Epigenetic Therapy

Jonathan M. Gaffin, MD

Boston Children's Hospital

Residential Radon, Socioeconomic Opportunity, and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Kathleen Garrison, PhD

Yale University

Evaluating Digital Health Interventions to Promote Smoking Cessation

Moumita Ghosh, PhD

University of Colorado Denver

Identifying Lung Changes During Lung Cancer Development to Improve Early Detection

Kayla Goliwas, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Combining Immune Checkpoint Therapy and Interlukin-6 Targeting to Enhance the Anti-Tumor Immune Response

Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, MPH

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Pilot Study on Club Cell Secretory Protein (CC16) in the ALA Lung Health Cohort

Yanxiang Guo, PhD

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Role of Ketogenic Diet in KRAS-mutant Lung Tumor

Lahouaria Hadri, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Chromatin Remodeling in Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Seunghye Han, MD, MPH

Northwestern University - Chicago Campus

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Activates the Integrated Stress Response to Promote Lung Fibrosis

Jaime Hook, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alveolar Mechanisms of Influenza-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Yashoda Madaiah Hosakote, PhD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Revealing HMGB1 Protein’s Role in COVID-19 Disease

William Hudson, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Mapping T cell Exhaustion in Lung Tumors

Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, PhD

The University of Vermont

Preventing Increase in Antioxidant to Boost Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Treatment

Humam Kadara, PhD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Inhibiting CD24 May Improve Immune-Based Treatment for Lung Adenocarcinoma

Andrea Kasinski, PhD

Purdue University

Active Loading of Extracellular Vesicles Depletes Tumors of miRNAs

Matthew Kelly, MD

Duke University

Host-microbe Interactions in a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Model

Georgios Kitsios, MD, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

Lung COVID-19 Interactions with Microbiota and Host (LUCID-IMHO)

James Krings, MD, MSCI

Washington University in St. Louis

Why are New Inhaler Recommendations Not Used More Frequently?

Chitaru Kurihara, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Mechanisms of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplant

Stephanie LaBedz, MD

University of Illinois

Determinants of Medication Non-Adherence Among Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Sarah Lacher, PhD

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Understanding the Molecular Drivers of Wildfire Smoke-Induced Lung Disease

Peggy Lai, MD, MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital

HEPA Cleaner Intervention to Reduce Respiratory Virus Exposure in Schools

Jason Lang, MD

Duke University School of Medicine

Pulmonary Rehab May Help Children with Obesity and Asthma

Sixto Leal, MD, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Uncovering Clues to COVID Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis Mold Infection

Patrick Link, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Myeloperoxidase Promotes Persistent Fibrosis

Yonathan Lissanu Deribe, PhD, MD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Using New Drug Development Technology to Target SMARCA4 Lung Cancer

Claudia Loebel, MD, PhD

University of Michigan

Learning About Tissue Stiffness in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Karolina Maciag, MD, PhD

University of Washington

Interferon Gamma-independent Activation of Lung Macrophages by T cells During TB Infection

Katharina Maisel, PhD

University of Maryland-College Park

Exploring Adjuvant Immunotherapy to Treat Lymphangioleiomyomatosis