Previously Funded Researchers

Nicole Byers, Ph.D.

Indiana University (Indianapolis)

Learning Role of Tumor Suppressor in MRSA Infection Could Lead to Treatment

Daniel Calabrese, MD

University of California, San Francisco

Unraveling How Cytomegalovirus and Natural Killer Cells Cause Lung Disease

Julio Camarero, PhD

University of Southern California

Therapeutic Targeting of Hdm2/HdmX E3 Ligase in Lung Carcinoma

Nunzia Caporarello, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Targeting vascular rarefaction and loss of endothelial identity in pulmonary fibrosis

Juan Carlos Cardet, MD

University of South Florida

Looking for Genetic Markers for Severe Asthma

Alison Carey, M.D.

Drexel University College of Medicine

Could Probiotics Help Prevent and Treat Infant Influenza?

Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina

Using Mobile App to Help Teens Manage Their Asthma

Stephen Carpenter, MD, PhD

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Defining Features of Immune Cells Linked to Prevention of Active Tuberculosis

Stephen Carpenter, MD, PhD

Case Western Reserve University - School of Medicine

Studying T Cell Responses to TB Could Assist Vaccine Development

Florent Carrette, Ph.D.

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Investigating How Immune Cells Respond to Influenza Virus

Monica Cartelle-Gestal, Ph.D., I.L.M.

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA

New Vaccine for Whooping Cough

Lisa Carter-Harris, Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Understanding Low Rates of Referral for Lung Cancer Screening

Francisco Cartujano, MD

University of Rochester

Using Text Messaging to Stop Vaping

Jean-Laurent Casanova, MD, PhD

The Rockefeller University

Autoantibodies to Interferons in Patients with Emerging Viral Pneumonia

Jennifer Casey, Ph.D.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

How Does Cadmium in Cigarette Smoke Increase Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia?

Suzanne Cassel, M.D.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Blocking Development of Cells Involved in Steroid-Resistant Asthma

Stephen Chan, MD, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

NCOA7 as a novel therapeutic and genetic diagnostic target in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Tung Chan, Ph.D.

Thomas Jefferson University

Protecting Lungs by Stimulating Molecule Important to Cell Survival

Joseph Minhow Chan, MD, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dissecting Large Cell Neuroendocrine Lung Cancer at Single-Cell Level

Hitendra Chand, Ph.D.

Florida International University

Reducing Mucus Production in Asthma and COPD

Divay Chandra, MD

University of Pittsburgh

Developing Lithium as a Therapy for Emphysema

Jichao Chen, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Origin and function of a novel cell population

Limo Chen, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Targeting Protein to Improve Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Tianji Chen, Ph.D.

University of Illinois at Chicago

Discovering Protein's Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Ya-Wen Chen, PhD

University of Southern California

Roles of hypoxia and Wnt signaling in human progenitor cell fate decision during lung injury

Yen-Hua Chen, Ph.D.

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Role of Arginase Metabolism in Innate Lymphoid Cell-mediated Lung Inflammation

Yue Chen, PhD

Tufts University

Understanding Interplay Between Cholesterol and Potassium Uptake During TB Infection

Emily Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.

Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

Overcoming Resistance to Newest EGFR-Inhibiting Lung Cancer Drugs

Haiying Cheng, MD, PhD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Potential new immune evasion pathways and molecular targets in lung cancer

Simon Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.

Columbia University in the City of New York

Will Blocking Bmi1 Protein Improve Lung Cancer Immunotherapy?