Meet the Current Researchers

Chitaru Kurihara, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Mechanisms of Chronic Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplant

Stephanie LaBedz, MD

University of Illinois

Determinants of Medication Non-Adherence Among Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Gabrielle Yi-hui Liu, MD

University of California Davis

What are the Long-Term Effects of Wildfire Exposure on Lung Health?

Amy Ludwig, MD

Northwestern University - Chicago Campus

Which Young Adults Are At Risk for Long-Term Health Issues After Pneumonia?

Nadiia Lypova, PhD

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.

Tracking Emergence of Drug-Resistant Cells

Karolina Maciag, MD, PhD

University of Washington

Interferon Gamma-independent Activation of Lung Macrophages by T cells During TB Infection

Katharina Maisel, PhD

University of Maryland-College Park

Exploring Adjuvant Immunotherapy to Treat Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Development of a Universal Flu Vaccine

Scott Matson, MD

University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.

Identifying Metabolic Changes in Early-Stage Pulmonary Fibrosis

Alison May, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Understanding Immune-Gland Interactions in the Airway

Yohannes Mebratu, PhD, DVM

The Ohio State University

Increasing Enzyme in Lung Cells Could Help Fight Severe Influenza

Monte Meier Winslow, PhD

Stanford University

Identifying Metabolic Vulnerabilities in Lung Cancer

Abebaw Mengistu-Yohannes, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Feasibility and Acceptability of Antidepressant Drug Therapy in Patients with COPD

Katherine Menson, DO

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Accelerated Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Preoperative Period

Paulo Mesquita, PhD

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Improving Recovery Process in the Older Adult Diaphragm After Mechanical Ventilation

Peter Miller, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

How Common Forms of DNA Mutation in the Blood Can Contribute to COPD

Ankita Mitra, PhD

Stanford University

Restoring ROR2 Protein Function May Help Treat Pulmonary Hypertension

Alexander Mohapatra, MD, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

Learning How Monocytes Mature Can Lead to New TB Therapies

Milica Momcilovic, MD, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

Anti-Estrogen Therapy May Help Treat Some Lung Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Females

Jun Nagai, PhD

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Cysteinyl Leukotriene Feedforward Signaling Between Mast Cells and Platelets in Allergic Inflammation

Anoma Nellore, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Understanding Flu-Specific Memory B Cells Could Lead to More Effective Flu Vaccines

Hasina Outtz-Reed, MD, PhD

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Crosstalk in Tertiary Lymphoid Organ Formation and Lung Injury

Jon E. Paczkowski, PhD

Health Research Inc., New York State Department of Health

Characterization of the Effects of Microbial Adaptation to Understand Quorum Sensing Progression in Pathogenesis

Michael J. Podolsky, MD

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

How can the Extracellular Matrix be Degraded in Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Rod Rahimi, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Defining Regulatory T cell Control of Dendritic Cell Hubs in Asthma

Sarath Raju, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Lung-Specific Cell Free DNA as a Biomarker of Disease Severity and Progression Risk in COPD

Joselyn Rojas-Quintero, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigating How Metformin Protects Against Cigarette Smoke Damage in Lung Cells in COPD

Samuel Rowbotham, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Harnessing Genetics and Epigenetics to Combat Pulmonary Hypoplasia

Catherine Rufatto Sears, MD

Indiana University

Learning How Lung Cancer Develops in People with COPD

Mohsan Saeed, PhD

Trustees of Boston University

Deciphering the Determinants of Coronaviral Tissue Tropism