Previously Funded Researchers

Juliana Barreto de Albuquerque, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Enhancing Immunity Against Respiratory Pathogens Through Mucosal Vaccination

Nora Barrett, M.D.

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Understanding Role Receptor Involved in Lung Inflammation Plays in Asthma

Robert Barrington, Ph.D.

University of South Alabama

Gaining Insight into Rare Lung Disease, APAP

Anthony Baughn, Ph.D.

Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Unraveling the Mystery of Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis

Stephen Baylin, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Novel Model Aids Understanding of How Smoking Causes Lung Cancer

Gillian Beamer, VMD, DACVP, Ph.D.

Tufts University

Seeking to Identify Genes That Contribute to TB

Tishra Beeson, DrPH, MPH

Central Washington University (CWU)

Keys to Prevention: Reducing Community Spread of COVID-19 in Vulnerable Communities

Alfonso Bellacosa, MD, MHS

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Improving Response Rates of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Patrick Belvitch, M.D.

University of Illinois at Chicago

Preventing Leaky Blood Vessels in the Lungs in ARDS

Daniel Belz, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Can Healthy Diet Reduce Risk of COPD Rehospitalization?

Claudia Benavente, PhD

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

Harnessing the Ubiquitin System as a Therapeutic Approach in SCLC

Elizaveta Benevolenskaya, PhD

University of Illinois at Chicago

Why Do Some Cancer Cells Persist Despite Treatment for EGFR Lung Cancer?

Sergejs Berdnikovs, PhD

University of Colorado Denver

How Abnormal Metabolic Regulation in Airway Epithelial Cells Affect Body’s Response to Viral Infections

Cristine Berry, M.D.

University of Arizona

Does Early-Life Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Increase COPD Risk?

Sheena Bhalla, MD

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)

Examining Epigenetic Determinants of Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening

Ankit Bharat, M.D.

Northwestern University

The Role of Carbon Dioxide in Stopping Lung Healing After Lung Cancer Surgery

Mallar Bhattacharya, M.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Blunting Airway Constriction in Asthma

Marisa Bittoni, PhD

Ohio State University

Can Exercise Reduce Lung Cancer Risk?

Trever Bivona, M.D., Ph.D.

University of California

Defining New Targeted Therapy Approach for Lung Cancer Mutation

Katharine Black, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Learning How to Stop Process in Lungs That Leads to Pulmonary Fibrosis

Melanie Blevins, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus

Inhibiting the Formation of a Protein Complex to Treat Lung Cancer

Sonali Bose, MD, MPH

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Influence of omega-3 status on asthma health during pregnancy

Georgiana Bostean, PhD

Chapman University

Leveraging policy and retail environments to reduce adolescent vaping and smoking of tobacco and cannabis products

Thomas Brett, Ph.D.

Washington University

Understanding Mucus Overproduction in Asthma

Meredith Brooks, PhD

Harvard Medical School

Geospatial signals in pediatric tuberculosis

Andrew Bryant, M.D.

University of Florida

Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension

Megan Burger, PhD

Oregon Health & Science University

Promoting Cooperative T cell Responses Against Lung Cancer

Timothy Burns, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Determining How Two Genes Interact in Lung Cancer

Tamra Burns Loeb, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

Improving Public Health Messages to Reduce COVID-19 Spread in Black and Latinx Communities

Lauren Averett Byers, MD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Targeting Diverse Cell Populations to Identify and Treat Resistant Cells in Lung Cancer