Meet the Current Researchers
See the scientists helping to make a difference with our Research Awards Nationwide, which gives a snapshot of the research we support.-
Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Development of a Universal Flu Vaccine
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Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Testing a Diabetes Drug in Obese Individuals With Asthma
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Katherine Menson, DO
The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Accelerated Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Preoperative Period
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Roy Morello, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Teasing Out Factors Causing Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a Bone Disease that Affects Breathing
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Emily Moser, PhD
University of Florida
Defining Role of Enzyme After Influenza Vacination Will Lead to More Effective Vaccines
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Christopher Mosher, MD, MHS
Duke University School of Medicine
Is the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Increased After Acute Exacerbation COPD?
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Peter Mullen, PhD
University of Southern California
Does Changing Intake of Specific Nutrients Reduce Levels of SARS-CoV-2 in the Body?
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Jun Nagai, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
Cysteinyl Leukotriene Feedforward Signaling Between Mast Cells and Platelets in Allergic Inflammation
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Kristin Nelson, PhD, MPH
Emory University
Impact of Introducing Two TB Vaccines in Four Countries
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Enid Neptune, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Could Some COPD Patients Benefit From Blood Pressure Drug?
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Hasina Outtz-Reed, MD, PhD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Crosstalk in Tertiary Lymphoid Organ Formation and Lung Injury
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Jon E. Paczkowski, PhD
Health Research Inc., New York State Department of Health
Characterization of the Effects of Microbial Adaptation to Understand Quorum Sensing Progression in Pathogenesis
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Sean Pitroda, MD
The University of Chicago
Uncloaking Immune-Evasive Lung Cancers to Improve Response to Immunotherapy
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Sladjana Prisic, PhD
University of Hawaii
Are Low Zinc Levels Fueling TB Infection?
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Alvaro Quintanal-Villalonga, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Neuroendocrine Transformation
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Whitney Rabacal, PhD
University of Georgia Research Foundation
Developing Antibodies to Treat Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
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Alexandra C. Racanelli, MD, PhD
Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Learning How Lung Blood Vessel Damage Leads to COPD
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Rod Rahimi, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Defining Regulatory T cell Control of Dendritic Cell Hubs in Asthma
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Kenneth Remy, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Identifying Cause of Immune Suppression in COVID-19 Patients
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Samuel Rowbotham, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harnessing Genetics and Epigenetics to Combat Pulmonary Hypoplasia
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Mohsan Saeed, PhD
Trustees of Boston University
Deciphering the Determinants of Coronaviral Tissue Tropism
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Hersh Sagreiya, MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Automated Lung Ultrasound Using an Unsupervised Machine Learning Technique
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Ian Saldanha, PhD, MPH, MBBS
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Weight Loss Drugs and Asthma: Evidence Synthesis to Inform a Randomized Trial
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Amali Samarasinghe, PhD
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Can Eosinophils Help Immune System Defend Against SARS-CoV-2?
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Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mucus Plugging and Regional Heterogeneity in Asthmatic Small Airways
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Leopoldo Nicolas Segal, MD
New York University School of Medicine
Recognizing Treatable Traits Among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
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Shiladitya Sengupta, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
Targeting a Novel Mechanism of Immuno-evasion in Lung Cancer
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David Brian Shackelford, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Testing Novel Compound to Treat KRAS/LKB1 Mutant Lung Tumors
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Megumi Shigematsu, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
Hidden Short RNAs as Novel Inflammatory Mediators in Asthma
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Adam Smith, PhD
Texas Tech University
Resolving the Protein-level Effects of Novel Oncogenic Variants of EGFR