Previously Funded Researchers

Rohit Katial, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Associate Vice President of Clinical Research & Industry Relationships Co-Director of the Asthma Institute at National Jewish Health, Helen Wohlberg & Herman Lambert Chair

National Jewish Health Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute

Takafumi Kato, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Investigation of Biophysical Properties of Airway Submucosal Gland Mucus in Cystic Fibrosis

Venkateshwar Keshamouni, Ph.D.

University of Michigan

NK Cell-mediated Immunotherapy against Lung Cancer

Carla Kim, Ph.D.

Children's Hospital Boston

Using “Organoid” Model of Lung Cancer to Test Treatment

Ji Yeon Kim, Ph.D.

University of Illinois

Targeting Sugar Molecule Could Lead to New Lung Cancer Treatment

Jung-whan Kim, Ph.D.

The University of Texas at Dallas

Protein May Hold Key to New Treatments for Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

Isaac Kirubakaran Sundar, Ph.D.

University of Rochester

Identifying How Cigarette Smoke Causes Lung Cells to Age Prematurely

Koichi Kobayashi, M.D., Ph.D.

Texas A&M Health Science Center

Targeting Two Mutations to Develop New Lung Cancer Therapies

Kengo Koike, M.D., Ph.D.

National Jewish Health

Understanding Enzyme Involved in Development of COPD

John Koomen, Ph.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

Targeting Kinases in Lung Cancer Treatment

Hrishikesh Kulkarni, M.D.

Washington University in St. Louis

Maintaining Airway Epithelial Cell Survival and Host Defense in Severe Pneumonia

Peggy Lai, M.D., MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital

How Indoor Air Pollution from Chickens Can Affect Lung Health in Rural Africa

Seema Lakdawala, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Reducing the Spread of Influenza Virus Through the Air

Dan Landau, M.D., Ph.D.

New York Genome Center

Using Fragments of DNA in the Blood to Detect Lung Cancer

Monica Lawrence, M.D.

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Targeting Neutrophils in Severe Childhood Asthma

Ian Lewkowich, Ph.D.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Why Do Regulatory T Cells Not Work in People with Allergic Asthma?

Chi Li, PhD

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.

Inhibiting Lung Adenocarcinoma Growth by Inducing Apoptosis Independent of Bcl-2 Proteins

Dan Li, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Elucidating Enzyme's Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Kihong Lim, Ph.D.

University of Rochester

Defining the Role of Immune Cells in Fighting Influenza Virus

Amanda Lin, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Modifying Molecules' Relationship to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension

Krithika Lingappan, M.D.

Baylor College of Medicine

Protein May Play Role in Preventing Lung Problems in Premature Babies

Piro Lito, M.D., Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Treating Lung Cancer with KRAS Mutation

Wenyu Liu, Ph.D.

Rutgers University

Preventing Lung Cancer Stem Cells From Self-Renewing

Yuru Liu, Ph.D.

University of Illinois at Chicago

Bioactive lipid mediated Endothelial niche regulation in alveolar epithelial repair

Billy Loo, M.D., Ph.D.

Stanford University School of Medicine

FLASH Radiation Therapy and Immune Response in Lung Cancer

Narsa Machireddy, Ph.D.

University of Illinois

Oxygen Therapy in Treating Acute Lung Injury

Yutaka Maeda, DVM, Ph.D.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,

Eradicating Every Last Lung Cancer Cell

Seyed Babak Mahjour, M.D., Ph.D.

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Developing Small Airway Models to Better Comprehend COPD

Katharina Maisel, Ph.D.

University of Maryland-College Park

Use of Immunotherapies for Treating LAM

Mary Martinasek, Ph.D.

University of Tampa

Environmental Effects of Hookah Smoking