Meet the Current Researchers
See the scientists helping to make a difference with our Research Awards Nationwide, which gives a snapshot of the research we support.Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, PhD
Role of Fungal Translocation in Modulating Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Swarnali Acharyya, PhD
Targeting Brain Relapse in Lung Cancer
Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB MPH PhD
Matching the Right Patient to the Right Medicine in Allergic and Eosinophilic Asthma
George Alba, MD
Pulmonary Endothelial NEDD9 and Acute Lung Injury
Teresa Allende-Aydillo Gomez, PhD
Immunological Imprinting and Cross-reactive Immune Responses in COVID19
Mona Alotaibi, MBBS
Metabolomics Determinants of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Vikas Anathy, PhD
Exploring Role of Cellular Structure That Engulfs Particles in How Lung Cells Control Flu
Vincent Auyeung, MD, PhD
Why Do Transitional Cells Promote Scarring in Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Lauren Averett Byers, MD
Targeting Diverse Cell Populations to Identify and Treat Resistant Cells in Lung Cancer
Steven Baker, PhD
Alternative Splicing in Human Lung Cells During Influenza A Virus Infection
Xiaoyong Bao, PhD
Targeting Protein That Regulates SARS-CoV-2 Could Lead to Better COVID-19 Treatments
Riyue Bao, PhD
Tumor Cell Signaling May Impact Immunotherapy Response for Lung Squamous Cell Cancer
Pankaj Baral, PhD
Neuroimmune Regulation of Influenza A Infection and Viral Pneumonia
Juliana Barreto de Albuquerque, PhD
Enhancing immunity against respiratory pathogens through mucosal vaccination
Claudia Benavente, PhD
Harnessing the Ubiquitin System as a Therapeutic Approach in SCLC
Sergejs Berdnikovs, PhD
How Abnormal Metabolic Regulation in Airway Epithelial Cells Affect Body’s Response to Viral Infections
Sheena Bhalla, MD
Examining Epigenetic Determinants of Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening
Megan Burger, PhD
Promoting Cooperative T cell Responses Against Lung Cancer
Daniel Calabrese, MD
Unraveling How Cytomegalovirus and Natural Killer Cells Cause Lung Disease
Stephen Carpenter, MD, PhD
Studying T Cell Responses to TB Could Assist Vaccine Development
Jean-Laurent Casanova, MD, PhD
Autoantibodies to Interferons in Patients with Emerging Viral Pneumonia
Joseph Minhow Chan, MD, PhD
Dissecting Large Cell Neuroendocrine Lung Cancer at Single-Cell Level
Divay Chandra, MD
Developing Lithium as a Therapy for Emphysema
Yue Chen, PhD
Understanding Interplay Between Cholesterol and Potassium Uptake During TB Infection
In Su Cheon, PhD
How Certain Immune Responses Can Lead to COVID-19 After Viral Pneumonia
Joe Chiles, MD
Active Weight Loss Monitoring for Early Rehabilitation Referral in the Outpatient with COPD
Tiziana Corsello-Gorgun, PhD
Role of Airway Derived Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) in Respiratory Viral Infections
Rachel Damico, MD, PhD
Endostatin-Axis in Emphysematous Remodeling in COPD
Jessy Deshane, PhD
Probiotics and Insulin Resistance in Obese Asthmatics
Navneet Dhillon, PhD
Distinguishing Long COVID-19 Patients Through Proteins of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles