Meet the Current Researchers

Angela Aherrera, DrPH

University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

Hazardous Thread? Physicochemical Characterization, Exposure, and Related Respiratory Health Effects of Microplastics in a Garment Factory

John Aitchison, PhD

Seattle Children's Hospital

Targeting Respiratory Viruses by Exploiting Viral-Induced Vulnerabilities

Md Zahid Akhter, PhD

University of Illinois Chicago

Blocking Gene Could Lead to New Treatments for Patients with Severe Lung Injury

Melinda Aldrich, PhD, MPH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Using a Simple Blood Test to Screen People for Lung Cancer

Alice Berger, PhD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Population Immunogenetic Drivers of Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers

Brittany Allen-Petersen, PhD

Purdue University

Understanding How a Protein Suppresses Lung Cancer Cells’ Ability to Spread

Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA

Duke University

Adapting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Phone App to Help People with COPD

Aparna Balasubramanian, MD, MHS

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Phenotyping COPD-PH with Measures of Ventilation Heterogeneity

Brandon John Harrison Banaschewski, PhD

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Understanding the Role of Inflammatory Fibroblasts in the Onset and Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease

Victoria Barber, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

Evaluating Health Effects of Re-emitted Smoke Volatile Organic Compounds

Lauren Benton, MD

University of Arizona

Why is Asthma More Likely in Children with Febrile Respiratory Infections?

Kathryn Blake, PharmD

Nemours Children's Clinic - Jacksonville, an operating division of The Nemours Foundation

Activity-Based Cost Comparison of a Decentralized versus Traditional Asthma Clinical Trial

Henry Brems, PhD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Addressing Inequities from Before Medically Advised Discharges after Asthma Exacerbation

Hui-Zi Chen, MD, PhD

The Medical College of Wisconsin

Why is Small Cell Lung Cancer So Aggressive?

Yue Chen, PhD

Tufts University

Understanding Interplay Between Cholesterol and Potassium Uptake During TB Infection

Carla Concepcion, PhD

Columbia University

Finding Ways to Make SMARCA Therapy Even Better at Fighting Lung Cancer

Brittany Duchene, MD

University of Vermont Medical Center

Understanding the Relationship Between Asthma and Depression

Laurie Christine Eldredge, MD, PhD

Seattle Children's Hospital

Investigating Airway Epithelial Cell Injury and Maladaptive Repair in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

David Fedele, PhD

Nemours Children's Clinic - Jacksonville, an operating division of The Nemours Foundation

Development of a Caregiver-Focused Mobile Health Intervention for Children with Asthma

Floris J. van Dalen, PhD

PhD

Boston Children's Hospital

Engineered Nanobody-Adducts to Induce Allergen-Specific Tolerance in Asthma

Adriana Forero, PhD

The Ohio State University

Epigenetic Control of Antiviral Immunity and Lung Tissue Repair

Ruth Franklin, PhD

President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard Medical School

Revealing Immune Drivers of Lung Fibrosis

Jianing Fu, PhD

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Quantifying Bidirectional Alloresponses After Human Lung Transplantation to Dissect Mechanisms of Rejection

Elliott Tyler Gall, PhD

Portland State University

Impact of Portable Induction Cooktops on Indoor Air Quality

Feroze Ganaie, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Investigating Mechanisms of Pneumococcal Vaccine Failure in COPD

Marta Gomes, PhD

Indiana University

Understanding the Role of WWOX Protein in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jonah Graves, MD

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Impact of Rural Emergency Hospital Designation on Outcomes among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Jenna Guthmiller, PhD

University of Colorado Denver, AMC and DC

Preventing Influenza Infection Sequelae

Liangliang Hao, PhD

Boston University

Developing Innovative Early Detection Test for IPF

Jess Hebert, PhD

Stanford University

Investigating the Role of Gene in Lung Cancer Metastasis