Previously Funded Researchers

Sharon Morley, MD, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

COVID-19 infection, NLRP3 inflammasome activation and therapeutic trials to treat ARDS in a mouse model

Emily Moser, PhD

University of Florida

Defining Role of Enzyme After Influenza Vacination Will Lead to More Effective Vaccines

Christopher Mosher, MD, MHS

Duke University School of Medicine

Is the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Increased After Acute Exacerbation COPD?

Jarrod Mousa, PhD

University of Georgia

Using Monoclonal Antibodies to Protect Against Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Peter Mullen, PhD

University of Southern California

Does Changing Intake of Specific Nutrients Reduce Levels of SARS-CoV-2 in the Body?

Somashekarappa Gowda Nanjappa, Ph.D., D.V.M.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Immunity against pulmonary fungal infections

Kristin Nelson, PhD, MPH

Emory University

Impact of Introducing Two TB Vaccines in Four Countries

Enid Neptune, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Could Some COPD Patients Benefit From Blood Pressure Drug?

Jac Alexander Nickoloff, PhD

Colorado State University

Targeting Lethal DNA Damage to Lung Cancer Genome Alterations

Aglaia Ntokou, PhD

Yale University

The pluripotency factor OCT4 in pulmonary fibrosis

Toru Nyunoya, M.D.

Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico

Cigarette Smoke Affects Lungs' "Biological Clock"

Jessica Oakes, Ph.D.

The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley

Determining Electronic Cigarettes' Effect on Health

Rebecca C. Obeng, MD, PhD, MPH

Northwestern University

Helping Immune Cells Infiltrate Lung Tumors

Justin Oldham, M.D.

University of California, Davis

Probing the Genetic Underpinnings of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

William Oldham, M.D., Ph.D.

Brigham and Women's Hospital

"Metabolic Map" May Identify Pathways to Target in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Trudy Oliver, Ph.D.

University of Utah

Treating Genetic Differences in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Eyal Oren, Ph.D.

Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona

Using Texting to Encourage People to Take Their TB Medicine

Edwin Ostrin, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Enzyme May Play Role in Worsening Immune Function in Lung Cancer

Andrea A. Pappalardo, MD

University of Illinois

How Do Schools Deal With Access to the Asthma Medication Albuterol?

Dane Parker, Ph.D.

Columbia University Medical Center

Preventing Immune Cell From Helping Bacteria Cause Lung Infection

Griffith Parks, Ph.D.

University of Central Florida

Using a Virus to Treat Lung Cancer

Amit Parulekar, M.D.

Baylor College of Medicine

Effect of Mold in the Lungs on Severe Asthma

Margherita Paschini, Ph.D.

Children's Hospital Boston

Lung Stem Cells that Repair Air Sacs Could Lead to New Emphysema Treatment

Alexander Pertsemlidis, PhD

University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio

MicroRNAs May Help Control Cancer Spread

Irina Petrache, MD

National Jewish Health

Novel risk factors for severe COVID-19 lung disease

Laura Petrillo, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Helping Patients with Lung Cancer Mutations Understand Treatment

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.

Children's Hospital Boston

Environmental Intervention in Urban Schools and Childhood Asthma

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

The University of Chicago

Uncloaking Immune-Evasive Lung Cancers to Improve Response to Immunotherapy