Previously Funded Researchers

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

Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Testing a Diabetes Drug in Obese Individuals With Asthma

Nancy McNamara, O.D., Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Inhibiting a Protein Might Help Prevent or Treat Lung Cancer

Yohannes Mebratu, PhD, DVM

The Ohio State University

Increasing Enzyme in Lung Cells Could Help Fight Severe Influenza

Andrew Mehle, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

How Influenza Virus and Immune System Response Damage Lungs

Michelle Mendoza, Ph.D.

University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Institute

Stopping Lung Cancer Cell Invasion

Qingyu Meng, Ph.D.

Rutgers University

What Happens to the Lungs When Ozone Mixes With Other Pollutants?

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

Terumi Midoro-Horiuti, M.D., Ph.D.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Can Prenatal Exposure to BPA Increase Asthma Risk?

Peter Miller, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

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

Peter Miller, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

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

Sweta Mishra, Ph.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Discovering Protein's Role in Resistance to Lung Cancer Chemotherapy

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

Hyung-Geun Moon, PhD

University of Illinois at Chicago

CSF1-CSF1R pathway for allergen sensitization

Roy Morello, PhD

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Teasing Out Factors Causing Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a Bone Disease that Affects Breathing

Yasu Morita, Ph.D.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Investigating Glycolipids in Developing New Treatments for Tuberculosis

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?

Jun Nagai, PhD

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

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

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

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Immunity against pulmonary fungal infections

Anoma Nellore, MD

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

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

Kristin Nelson, PhD, MPH

Emory University

Impact of Introducing Two TB Vaccines in Four Countries