Previously Funded Researchers

Alexa Pragman, M.D., Ph.D.

Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Can Bacteria from the Mouth be Used to Study COPD?

Valerie Press, M.D., M.P.H.

University of Chicago

Reducing COPD Hospital Readmissions

Kurt Prins, MD, PhD

University of Minnesota

Treating Right Heart Dysfunction to Improve Outcomes in PAH

Sladjana Prisic, PhD

University of Hawaii

Are Low Zinc Levels Fueling TB Infection?

Catherine Ptaschinski, Ph.D.

University of Michigan

Studying Genes Important in Controlling Immune Response in Allergic Asthma

Zhaoxia (Julia) Qu, PhD

University of Southern California

Turning Myeloid Immune Cells from Pro-Tumor to Anti-Tumor in Lung Cancer

Joseph Edward Qualls, PhD

Children's Hospital Medical Center

Lactate metabolism and host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Alvaro Quintanal-Villalonga, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Neuroendocrine Transformation

Whitney Rabacal, PhD

University of Georgia Research Foundation

Developing Antibodies to Treat Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Alexandra C. Racanelli, MD, PhD

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Learning How Lung Blood Vessel Damage Leads to COPD

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

Krishna Reddy, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Projecting the Impact of E-Cigarette Policies

Stephen Reeves, M.D., Ph.D.

Seattle Children's Hospital

How Airways of Children With Asthma Are Damaged

Kenneth Remy, MD

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Identifying Cause of Immune Suppression in COVID-19 Patients

Linda Resar, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Therapy Blocks Protein Involved in Lung Cancer Growth

Joseph Reynolds, Ph.D.

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Cytokine Proteins May Help Boost Immune Response to Influenza

Mary Rice, M.D., MPH

Harvard Medical School

How Does Temperature Affect Lung Function?

Bradley Winston Richmond, M.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Infections Could Play Role in Smokers’ Development of COPD

Katherine Rivera, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis

Best Time to Start Treatment for Respiratory Tract Illness

Valerie Rogers, Ph.D.

University of Maryland

Asthma and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children

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

Sameek Roychowdhury, Ph.D., M.D.

The Ohio State University

Identifying Gene Mutations in Lung Cancer That Can Be Attacked With Smart Drugs

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

Hersh Sagreiya, MD

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Automated Lung Ultrasound Using an Unsupervised Machine Learning Technique

Ian Saldanha, PhD, MPH, MBBS

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Weight Loss Drugs and Asthma: Evidence Synthesis to Inform a Randomized Trial

Amali Samarasinghe, PhD

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Influenza Virus Promotes Eosinophil Appetite for Bacteria

Amali Samarasinghe, PhD

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Can Eosinophils Help Immune System Defend Against SARS-CoV-2?