Previously Funded Researchers

Kevin Harrod, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Novel SARS-CoV-2 antivirals targeting viral encoded ion channels

Khaled Hassan, M.D.

University of Michigan

Overcoming Resistance to Lung Cancer Drugs

Aaron N. Hata, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Exploiting potent anti-viral immunity against lung cancer through antigenic reprograming

Summer Hawkins, Ph.D.

Trustees of Boston College

How Do Tobacco and Air Pollution Policies Impact Birth Outcomes?

Pamela Hershberger, Ph.D.

Health Research Incorporated, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Division

Reversing Drug Resistance in EGFR Mutant Lung Cancers

Kristen Holm, Ph.D.

National Jewish Health

Increasing Adherence to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in People with COPD

Jason Hong, MD

University of California, Los Angeles

Understanding Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Predicting Drugs at Single-cell Resolution

Jaime Hook, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alveolar Mechanisms of Influenza-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Yashoda Madaiah Hosakote, PhD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Revealing HMGB1 Protein’s Role in COVID-19 Disease

Terri Hough, MD, MS

Oregon Health & Science University

Recovery after COVID-19 Hospitalization

Lu Huang, PhD

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Targeting Trained Immunity to Develop Novel TB Vaccine 

Shouxiong Huang, Ph.D.

University of Cincinnati

Finding a New TB Vaccine

William Hudson, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Mapping T cell Exhaustion in Lung Tumors

Landon Inge, Ph.D.

St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

Compound Could Help Some Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Jennifer Ingram, Ph.D.

Duke University Medical Center

Exploring the Link Between Asthma and Obesity

Elizabeth A. Jacobsen, PhD

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Why are Eosinophils Resistant to Steroid Treatment for Severe Asthma?

Dan Jane-wit, MD, PhD

Yale University

The Role of ZFYVE21 in COVID-19 Respiratory Complications

Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, PhD

The University of Vermont

Preventing Increase in Antioxidant to Boost Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Treatment

Sunit Jariwala, M.D.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Developing and Testing Software Tool to Help Manage Children's Asthma

Erik Jensen, M.D.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Does Bacteria Imbalance Play Role in Premature Infant Lung Disease?

Hong Ji, Ph.D.

University of California, Davis

Seeking Personalized Treatment for Severe Asthma in Children

Lingtao Jin, PhD

University of Florida

Targeting Protein to Overcome Immunotherapy Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Nikhil Joshi, PhD

Yale University School of Medicine

Investigating the function of tumor-specific T cells in non-small cell lung

Humam Kadara, PhD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Inhibiting CD24 May Improve Immune-Based Treatment for Lung Adenocarcinoma

Humam Kadara, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Changes in Airway Could Signal Early Lung Cancer Development

Peter Kaiser, Ph.D.

University of California, Irvine

Drugs to Reactivate Tumor-Killing Ability of p53

Sunitha Kaiser, M.D., Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

The SHAKE Study: Sustaining High-quality Asthma care for Kids Everywhere

Nada Y. Kalaany, PhD

Boston Children’s Hospital

Identifying metabolic alterations in lung cancer-associated cachexia

Elham Karamooz, M.D.

Oregon Health & Science University

Learning How Immune System Recognizes TB Bacteria Could Lead to New Vaccine

Harry Karmouty-Quintana, Ph.D.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Investigating Role of Excessively Multiplying Cells in Pulmonary Hypertension