Previously Funded Researchers

Binoy Shivanna, M.D., D.M.

Baylor College of Medicine

Preventing Lung Damage from Oxygen Used to Treat ARDS

Sheng Si, MD

Boston University

Determining Role of Genetic Mutation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Anurag Singh, Ph.D.

Boston University

Understanding Role of Mutated KRAS Gene in Lung Cancer

Shannon Sirk, PhD

University of Illinois

Engineering Bacteria to Produce Targeted Biological Therapeutics

Adam Smith, PhD

Texas Tech University

Resolving the Protein-level Effects of Novel Oncogenic Variants of EGFR

Judith Smith, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Understanding How a Gene Regulates Viral Asthma Triggers

Kellie Smith, PhD

Johns Hopkins University

Anti-Tumor Immune Responses in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lorissa Smulan, PhD

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Defining the Mitochondrial Sirtuins and Type I Interferon Axis in Tuberculosis

Eric Snyder, MD, PhD

University of Utah

When Lung Tumors Change "Identity," How Does It Affect Treatment?

Adam C. Soloff, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Enhancing the Functionality of T cells for Next Generation Adoptive Cell Transfer Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer

Samir Soneji, Ph.D.

Trustees of Dartmouth College

Does the Effectiveness of CT Screening Translate into Real-World Benefits?

Dan Spakowicz, PhD

The Ohio State University

Adenosine as a Mediator of Tumor and Tumor-Microbiome Interactions in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Courtney Sparacino-Watkins, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Enzyme May Play Key Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Avrum Spira, MD

Boston University-Boston Medical Center

Lung Cancer Interception Dream Team: Intercept Lung Cancer Through Immune, Imaging, & Molecular Evaluation (InTIME)

Srinivas Sridhar, Ph.D.

Northeastern University

Injectable Lung Cancer Therapy with PARP Inhibitors Could Better Target Tumor Cells

Anup Srivastava, Ph.D.

University of Arizona Health Sciences

Studying Inflammation in Cigarette Smoke-Induced COPD

Shivani Srivastava, PhD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Enhancing Effectiveness of CAR-T Cell Therapy for Lung Cancer

Kurt Randall Stenmark, MD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Role of hypoxia and complement in lung endothelial cell injury in COVID-19

Edward Cooper Stites, MD, PhD

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Targeted Inhibition of Mutant and Wild-type RAS in KRAS G12C Lung Cancer

Andrew Stokes, PhD

Boston University School of Public Health

Association of Electronic Cigarette Use with Respiratory Health

Alexandros Strikoudis, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Investigating Origins of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Development

Aparna Sundaram, MD

University of California, San Francisco

Studying Protein That Causes Airway Constriction in Asthma

Eric Sweet-Cordero, M.D.

Stanford University

Examining Cell-to-Cell Communication for Clues about Lung Cancer

Andrew Synn, M.D.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

New Chest Imaging Method to Detect Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Bartosz Szczesny, Ph.D.

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Damage to Mitochondrial DNA May Trigger Inflammation in Airway Cells

Tomasz Szul, Ph.D.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Gaining Insight into Impact of E-Cigarettes on Lung Inflammation

Fikadu G. Tafesse, PhD

Oregon Health & Science University

Defining the roles of diacylglycerol in Mtb infection using multi-functional chemical probes

Seyedtaghi Takyar, M.D., Ph.D.

Yale University

Enhancing the Targeting of Tumor Blood Vessels in Lung Cancer

Pranita Tamma

Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine

Reducing the Development of Resistance to Anti-Pseudomonal Antibiotics

Tuomas Tammela, M.D., Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Investigating Role of Enzymes in Cancer Gene Amplification in Lung Cancer