Meet the Current Researchers

Ana S. Gonzalez-Reiche, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tracking the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Could Inform COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Nicholas Goplen, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Abnormal Immune Regulation in Post-Viral Pulmonary Fibrosis

Liangliang Hao, PhD

Boston University

Developing Innovative Early Detection Test for IPF

Jess Hebert, PhD

Stanford University

Investigating the Role of Gene in Lung Cancer Metastasis

Tobias Martin Hohl, MD, PhD

Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

Understanding the Immune System’s Balancing Act During Co-Infections

Hyejeong Hong, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Proteins That Influence How Immune Cells Fight TB and HIV Could Hold Keys to Better Treatment

Yuefeng Huang, PhD

Columbia University

Regulating Exaggerated Immune Cell Response Could Lead to Better Asthma Treatment

Sophie Huddart, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

How Data From Wearable Monitors Predicts Outcomes in TB Patients

Shah Saddad Hussain, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Determining the Mechanisms Underlying Airway Loss in COPD

Sho Iketani, PhD

Columbia University

Developing Experimental Strategies for Large-Scale Studies of SARS-CoV-2

Alex M. Jaeger, PhD

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.

Combating Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors in Lung Cancer Treatment

Hong Ji, PhD

University of California Davis

Reducing Lung Inflammation Caused by Particulate Matter by Boosting Tet1 Protein Activity

Bryan Johnson, PhD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Uncovering How “Stress Granules” Change Immune Response During COVID-19 Infection

Martin Kang, PhD

Medical University of South Carolina

Redosing AAV Gene Therapy in the Lungs of a Pediatric Mouse Model of Surfactant Protein-B Deficiency

Jaymin Kathiriya, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Altering Gene May Promote Normal Lung Regeneration in Chronic Lung Disease

Kayleigh Keller, PhD

Colorado State University

What is the Impact of Reducing Household Air Pollution on Birth and Child Health Outcomes?

Denise A. Kent, PhD, APRN

University of Illinois Chicago

REturning Computed tomography rEsults to actIVE Lung Health Cohort participants (RECEIVE)

Edy Kim, MD, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Targeting LIFR Molecule that Activates Fibroblasts to Improve Lung Fibrosis

Jeffrey Koenitzer, MD, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Lung Protein May be Treatment Target for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Darrell Kotton, MD

Boston University

Developing Model of Human Alveolar Type 1 Cells For Understanding Viral Infections

James Krings, MD

Washington University in St. Louis

Cost Analysis of SMART Therapy to Improve Asthma Outcomes

Jamuna Krishnan, MD

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Living Healthy with COPD: An Intervention to Reduce Chronic Pain Integrated Into COPD-Self Management

Yukiko Kunitomo, MD, MHS

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Could Treating Iron Deficiency Help Patients with COPD?

Stephanie LaBedz, MD

University of Illinois

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

Jennifer Lynn Larson-Casey, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

How Air Pollution Accelerates Progression of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Felicia Lazure, PhD

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Developing Better Age-Specific Therapies for Older Lung Cancer Patients

Alison G. Lee, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Prenatal Indoor Air Pollution Exposure and Infant Lung Health

Jaeyul Lee, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Finding a New Way to Predict How Early IPF Progresses in Patients

Ignaty Leshchiner, PhD

Boston University

Predicting When Lung Cancer Will Return

Eleftheria Letsiou, PhD

University of Illinois Chicago

Can Existing Drugs Restore the Cell’s Recycling System and Protect the Endothelial Barrier in ARDS?