Previously Funded Researchers

See researchers who have made a difference in research we have funded in previous years through our nationwide research awards, showcasing the breadth of the work and scientists we have supported.
  • Alexander Pertsemlidis, PhD

    Alexander Pertsemlidis, PhD

    University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio

    MicroRNAs May Help Control Cancer Spread

  • Irina Petrache, MD

    Irina Petrache, MD

    National Jewish Health

    Novel risk factors for severe COVID-19 lung disease

  • Laura Petrillo, M.D.

    Laura Petrillo, M.D.

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Helping Patients with Lung Cancer Mutations Understand Treatment

  • Dmitri Petrov, Ph.D.

    Dmitri Petrov, Ph.D.

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford)

    Barcoding Genetic Changes May Give Insight Into Lung Cancer

  • Wanda Phipatanakul, M.D.

    Wanda Phipatanakul, M.D.

    Children's Hospital Boston

    Environmental Intervention in Urban Schools and Childhood Asthma

  • Sharon Pine, Ph.D.

    Sharon Pine, Ph.D.

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-RBHS-CINJ

    Treating PI3 kinase-mutant NSCLC by inhibiting DNA-dependent protein kinase

  • Sean Pitroda, MD

    Sean Pitroda, MD

    The University of Chicago

    Uncloaking Immune-Evasive Lung Cancers to Improve Response to Immunotherapy

  • Anna Podolanczuk, M.D.

    Anna Podolanczuk, M.D.

    Columbia University Medical Center

    Investigating Home Fungal and Bacterial Exposures as IPF Risk Factors

  • Michael Podolsky, M.D.

    Michael Podolsky, M.D.

    University of California, San Francisco

    Collagen Turnover in Aging and Fibrosis

  • Amanda Poholek, PhD

    Amanda Poholek, PhD

    University of Pittsburgh

    Learning Protein’s Role in Allergic Asthma Could Lead to New Treatments

  • Alexa Pragman, M.D., Ph.D.

    Alexa Pragman, M.D., Ph.D.

    Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    Can Bacteria from the Mouth be Used to Study COPD?

  • Valerie Press, M.D., M.P.H.

    Valerie Press, M.D., M.P.H.

    University of Chicago

    Reducing COPD Hospital Readmissions

  • Kurt Prins, MD, PhD

    Kurt Prins, MD, PhD

    University of Minnesota

    Treating Right Heart Dysfunction to Improve Outcomes in PAH

  • Sladjana Prisic, PhD

    Sladjana Prisic, PhD

    University of Hawaii

    Are Low Zinc Levels Fueling TB Infection?

  • Catherine Ptaschinski, Ph.D.

    Catherine Ptaschinski, Ph.D.

    University of Michigan

    Studying Genes Important in Controlling Immune Response in Allergic Asthma

  • Zhaoxia (Julia) Qu, PhD

    Zhaoxia (Julia) Qu, PhD

    University of Southern California

    Turning Myeloid Immune Cells from Pro-Tumor to Anti-Tumor in Lung Cancer

  • Joseph Edward Qualls, PhD

    Joseph Edward Qualls, PhD

    Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Lactate metabolism and host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  • Alvaro Quintanal-Villalonga, PhD

    Alvaro Quintanal-Villalonga, PhD

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Neuroendocrine Transformation

  • Whitney Rabacal, PhD

    Whitney Rabacal, PhD

    University of Georgia Research Foundation

    Developing Antibodies to Treat Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

  • Alexandra C. Racanelli, MD, PhD

    Alexandra C. Racanelli, MD, PhD

    Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    Learning How Lung Blood Vessel Damage Leads to COPD

  • Rod Rahimi, MD, PhD

    Rod Rahimi, MD, PhD

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Defining Regulatory T cell Control of Dendritic Cell Hubs in Asthma

  • Krishna Reddy, MD

    Krishna Reddy, MD

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Projecting the Impact of E-Cigarette Policies

  • Stephen Reeves, M.D., Ph.D.

    Stephen Reeves, M.D., Ph.D.

    Seattle Children's Hospital

    How Airways of Children With Asthma Are Damaged

  • Kenneth Remy, MD

    Kenneth Remy, MD

    University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Identifying Cause of Immune Suppression in COVID-19 Patients

  • Linda Resar, M.D.

    Linda Resar, M.D.

    Johns Hopkins University

    Therapy Blocks Protein Involved in Lung Cancer Growth

  • Joseph Reynolds, Ph.D.

    Joseph Reynolds, Ph.D.

    Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

    Cytokine Proteins May Help Boost Immune Response to Influenza

  • Mary Rice, M.D., MPH

    Mary Rice, M.D., MPH

    Harvard Medical School

    How Does Temperature Affect Lung Function?

  • Bradley Winston Richmond, M.D.

    Bradley Winston Richmond, M.D.

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Infections Could Play Role in Smokers’ Development of COPD

  • Katherine Rivera, M.D.

    Katherine Rivera, M.D.

    Washington University, St. Louis

    Best Time to Start Treatment for Respiratory Tract Illness

  • Valerie Rogers, Ph.D.

    Valerie Rogers, Ph.D.

    University of Maryland

    Asthma and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children

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