Previously Funded Researchers

Michael Podolsky, M.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Collagen Turnover in Aging and Fibrosis

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

Catherine Ptaschinski, Ph.D.

University of Michigan

Studying Genes Important in Controlling Immune Response in Allergic Asthma

Joseph Edward Qualls, PhD

Children's Hospital Medical Center

Lactate metabolism and host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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

Seattle Children's Hospital

How Airways of Children With Asthma Are Damaged

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

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

The Ohio State University

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

Amali Samarasinghe, PhD

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Influenza Virus Promotes Eosinophil Appetite for Bacteria

Lobelia Samavati, M.D.

Wayne State University

How Immune System Works Differently in Sarcoidosis

Amy Sawyer, Ph.D.

The Pennsylvania State University

Treating Claustrophobia in Sleep Apnea Patients Using Positive Airway Pressure

John Schoggins, Ph.D.

UT Southwestern Medical Center

New Avenue for Keeping Influenza in Check

Andreas Schwingshackl, MD, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

TREK-1 potassium channels protect from ventilator-induced lung injury

Jessica Seeliger, Ph.D.

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Targeting Latent and Multi-Drug Resistant TB

Shiladitya Sengupta, Ph.D.

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Using Nanotechnology to Target Lung Cancer

Lecia V. Sequist, M.D., MPH

Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician, Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

Lung Cancer Interception Translational Research Team: Blood-based Early Interception of Lung Cancer

Brittany Sexton, Ph.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Discovering Inner Workings of Enzyme Could Lead to Lung Cancer Treatment

David Shackelford, Ph.D.

University of California, Los Angeles

Selectively Targeting Metabolic Needs Unique to Lung Cancer

Lokesh Sharma, PhD

Yale University

Mechanisms of Paradoxical Anti-inflammatory Effects of Type I Interferons in the Lung

Mohammed Shatat, M.D.

Case Western Reserve University

Molecule Could Play Role in Improving Treatment of PAH

David Shechter, Ph.D.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.

When the Writing Goes Wrong: Protein Arginine Methyltransferases in Lung Cancer

Abdul Sheikh, Ph.D.

Yale University

Abnormal Lung Blood Vessel Muscle Formation and Pulmonary Hypertension

Jinjun Shi, Ph.D.

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Making Lung Cancer Responsive to Treatment for Other Cancers

Sunny Shin, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

How Immune Cells Clear Legionnaire's Disease Bacteria from Lungs

Hideki Shishido, Ph.D.

Oregon Health and Science University

Developing New Method to Study Cystic Fibrosis Protein