Meet the Current Researchers

Lucas Henneman, PhD

George Mason University

Fossil Fuels to Wildfires: How Shifting Particulate Composition will Impact Respiratory Disease Under Climate Change

Tobias Martin Hohl, MD, PhD

Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

Understanding the Immune System’s Balancing Act During Co-Infections

Hyejeong Hong, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Proteins That Influence How Immune Cells Fight TB and HIV Could Hold Keys to Better Treatment

Sophie Huddart, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

How Data From Wearable Monitors Predicts Outcomes in TB Patients

Sho Iketani, PhD

Columbia University

Developing Experimental Strategies for Large-Scale Studies of SARS-CoV-2

Bryan Johnson, PhD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Uncovering How “Stress Granules” Change Immune Response During COVID-19 Infection

Martin Kang, PhD

Medical University of South Carolina

Redosing AAV Gene Therapy in the Lungs of a Pediatric Mouse Model of Surfactant Protein-B Deficiency

Kayleigh Keller, PhD

Colorado State University

What is the Impact of Reducing Household Air Pollution on Birth and Child Health Outcomes?

Dongsung Kim, PhD

The Ohio State University

A Novel Targeted Therapeutic Strategy for KRAS/SMARCA4 Mutant Lung Cancers

Edy Kim, MD, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Targeting LIFR Molecule that Activates Fibroblasts to Improve Lung Fibrosis

James Kim, MD, PhD

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)

Epithelial to Neuronal Transition as a Driver of SCLC Brain Metastasis

Kipruto Kirwa, PhD

Boston University School of Public Health

Translating Indoor Air Quality Data into Action: A Randomized Trial of Tiered Information Strategies to Improve Household Air Quality

Rachel Knipe, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Defining Endothelial Cell Expansion in Progressive versus Resolving Pulmonary Fibrosis

Filiz Korkmaz, PhD

University of Iowa

Mechanisms of Lung Repair through LOX-1+ Neutrophils and B Cell Crosstalk

Jesse Kroll, PhD

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Quantifying Emissions of Indoor Air Pollutants from Commercial Air Cleaners

Yukiko Kunitomo, MD, MHS

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Could Treating Iron Deficiency Help Patients with COPD?

Stephanie LaBedz, MD

University of Illinois

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

Nelson LaMarche, PhD

Yale University

Mechanistic Insight into IL-4R Blockade for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy

Jennifer Lynn Larson-Casey, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

How Air Pollution Accelerates Progression of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Felicia Lazure, PhD

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Developing Better Age-Specific Therapies for Older Lung Cancer Patients

Alison G. Lee, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Prenatal Indoor Air Pollution Exposure and Infant Lung Health

Jaeyul Lee, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Finding a New Way to Predict How Early IPF Progresses in Patients

Ignaty Leshchiner, PhD

Boston University

Predicting When Lung Cancer Will Return

Eleftheria Letsiou, PhD

University of Illinois Chicago

Can Existing Drugs Restore the Cell’s Recycling System and Protect the Endothelial Barrier in ARDS?

Haichang Li, PhD

The Ohio State University

MG53-Armed Oncolytic Viruses for Advanced Lung Cancer Therapy

Kaisen Lin, PhD

Michigan State University

Can Cleaning Products Influence Lung Health?

Chang Liu, PhD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Deciphering the Unique Coronavirus Proofreading Mechanism

Amy Ludwig, MD

Northwestern University - Chicago Campus

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

David C. Lyden, MD, PhD

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Shawn Lyons, PhD

Boston University

Exploiting Weak Spot in How Viruses Operate to Combat Severe Respiratory Infections