Previously Funded Researchers

Johnathan Whetstine, PhD

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Chromatin Factors Impacting Lung Cancer

Nicole White, Ph.D.

Washington University in St. Louis

Insight Into How Lung Tumors Grow

Henning Willers, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Attacking Lung Cancer Before It Develops Drug Resistance

Timothy Williamson, M.A., MPH

University of California

Helping Lung Cancer Patients Cope with Their Diagnosis and Treatment

Amanda Wilson, PhD

Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona

Protecting Asthmatic Children’s Health by Reducing Respiratory Viral Infections in Schools: A Novel Risk Analysis Tool

Andrew A Wilson, MD

Trustees of Boston University, B U Medical Campus

Defining the alveolar epithelial response to SARS-CoV-2 and additional risk of cigarette smoke or e-cig vapor exposure

Monte Winslow, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Factors in the Spread of Lung Cancer

Deborah Winter, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Using Cells from Lung Transplants to Better Understand Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jonathan Witonsky, MD

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco

Disentangling the Social and Genetic Determinants of Genetic Ancestry Differences in Lung Function

Kel Woo, MD, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Preventing Low Oxygen-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension

Tianshi David Wu, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

What is the Relationship Between Insulin Levels and Asthma?

Rui Xiao, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Investigating Effect of Smoke Exposure in Alpha-1 Antitryptin Deficiency

Jintao Xu, PhD

University of Michigan

Developing Immune-Based Treatments and Vaccines for Pulmonary Fungal Diseases

Lixing Yang, PhD

University of Chicago

Discovering Genetic Mutations in Lung Cancer in People Who Never Smoked

Xuexian Yang, Ph.D.

University of New Mexico

How Lack of CIS Molecule Leads to Allergic Lung Disease

Hongwei Yao, Ph.D., M.D.

University of Rochester

Link Between Cigarette Smoke and Lung Premature Aging

Shuyu Yao, Ph.D., DVM

Indiana University

Helping Immune System Fight RSV

Ji Yeon Kim, PhD

University of Illinois

Shedding Light on Link Between Mutations and Metabolism in Lung Cancer

Bonnie Yeung-Luk, PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Association of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number with Emphysema Severity and Progression

Bora Youn, M.P.H., M.S.

Brown University

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment in the Elderly

Jacob Yount, PhD

Ohio State University

Measuring Effect of Anti-Inflammatory Protein on SARS-CoV-2

Maryam Yousefi, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Evaluating Lung Cancer Treatment on Different Genetic Variations

Xiaoyi Yuan, Ph.D.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Evaluating Role of MicroRNA as Therapeutic Target for ARDS

Sandra Zaeh, MD

Yale University

Leveraging mHealth Technology to Improve Utilization of Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy among Adults with Asthma

Jacob Zaemes, MD, PhD

Georgetown University Medical Center

A Phase II Study of MGC018 in Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC)

Zafar Zafari, Ph.D.

University of Maryland at Baltimore

Which Interventions for COPD are Most Cost-Effective?

Igor Zelko, Ph.D.

University of Louisville

Blocking Remodeling in Lung's Blood Vessels in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Rachel Lynne Zemans

The Regents of the University of Michigan

Mechanisms of Failed Epithelial Regeneration in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Junran Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Inhibiting Enzyme Required for Cholesterol Synthesis May Suppress Growth of NSCLC

William Zhengyang Zhang, MD

 Weill Cornell Medical College

Developing Novel COPD Treatments That Target Iron