Previously Funded Researchers

Alfonso Bellacosa, MD, MHS

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Improving Response Rates of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Patrick Belvitch, M.D.

University of Illinois at Chicago

Preventing Leaky Blood Vessels in the Lungs in ARDS

Daniel Belz, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Can Healthy Diet Reduce Risk of COPD Rehospitalization?

Claudia Benavente, PhD

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

Harnessing the Ubiquitin System as a Therapeutic Approach in SCLC

Elizaveta Benevolenskaya, PhD

University of Illinois at Chicago

Why Do Some Cancer Cells Persist Despite Treatment for EGFR Lung Cancer?

Cristine Berry, M.D.

University of Arizona

Does Early-Life Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Increase COPD Risk?

Ankit Bharat, M.D.

Northwestern University

The Role of Carbon Dioxide in Stopping Lung Healing After Lung Cancer Surgery

Mallar Bhattacharya, M.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Blunting Airway Constriction in Asthma

Marisa Bittoni, PhD

Ohio State University

Can Exercise Reduce Lung Cancer Risk?

Trever Bivona, M.D., Ph.D.

University of California

Defining New Targeted Therapy Approach for Lung Cancer Mutation

Katharine Black, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Learning How to Stop Process in Lungs That Leads to Pulmonary Fibrosis

Melanie Blevins, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus

Inhibiting the Formation of a Protein Complex to Treat Lung Cancer

Sonali Bose, MD, MPH

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Influence of omega-3 status on asthma health during pregnancy

Georgiana Bostean, PhD

Chapman University

Leveraging policy and retail environments to reduce adolescent vaping and smoking of tobacco and cannabis products

Thomas Brett, Ph.D.

Washington University

Understanding Mucus Overproduction in Asthma

Meredith Brooks, PhD

Harvard Medical School

Geospatial signals in pediatric tuberculosis

Andrew Bryant, M.D.

University of Florida

Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension

Megan Burger, PhD

Oregon Health & Science University

Promoting Cooperative T cell Responses Against Lung Cancer

Timothy Burns, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Determining How Two Genes Interact in Lung Cancer

Tamra Burns Loeb, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

Improving Public Health Messages to Reduce COVID-19 Spread in Black and Latinx Communities

Nicole Byers, Ph.D.

Indiana University (Indianapolis)

Learning Role of Tumor Suppressor in MRSA Infection Could Lead to Treatment

Julio Camarero, PhD

University of Southern California

Therapeutic Targeting of Hdm2/HdmX E3 Ligase in Lung Carcinoma

Nunzia Caporarello, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Targeting vascular rarefaction and loss of endothelial identity in pulmonary fibrosis

Juan Carlos Cardet, MD

University of South Florida

Looking for Genetic Markers for Severe Asthma

Alison Carey, M.D.

Drexel University College of Medicine

Could Probiotics Help Prevent and Treat Infant Influenza?

Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina

Using Mobile App to Help Teens Manage Their Asthma

Stephen Carpenter, MD, PhD

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Defining Features of Immune Cells Linked to Prevention of Active Tuberculosis

Florent Carrette, Ph.D.

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Investigating How Immune Cells Respond to Influenza Virus

Monica Cartelle-Gestal, Ph.D., I.L.M.

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA

New Vaccine for Whooping Cough

Lisa Carter-Harris, Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Understanding Low Rates of Referral for Lung Cancer Screening