Previously Funded Researchers

Guanghu Wang, Ph.D.

Georgia Regents University

Fighting Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer

Noel Warfel, Ph.D.

University of Arizona

Blocking Enzyme PIM Kinase to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Hideo Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Understanding the Complexity and Variability of Lung Tumors

Pamela Wearsch, Ph.D.

Case Western Reserve University - School of Medicine

Particles in TB Membrane Could be Target for Treatment

Nathaniel Weathington, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Testing New Drug Therapies for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Using Donor Lungs

Gary A. Weisman, PhD

The Curators of the University of Missouri

P2Y2 receptor-integrin interactions in Spike- and ACE2-mediated SARS-CoV-2 entry in lung alveolar epithelial cells

Daniel Weiss, MD, PhD

The University of Vermont State and Agricultural College

Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 induced type 2 alveolar epithelial cell pathogenesis

Johnathan Whetstine, PhD

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Enzyme Could Help Predict Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Chemotherapy

Nicole White, Ph.D.

Washington University in St. Louis

Insight Into How Lung Tumors Grow

Henning Willers, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Attacking Lung Cancer Before It Develops Drug Resistance

Timothy Williamson, M.A., MPH

University of California

Helping Lung Cancer Patients Cope with Their Diagnosis and Treatment

Andrew A Wilson, MD

Trustees of Boston University, B U Medical Campus

Defining the alveolar epithelial response to SARS-CoV-2 and additional risk of cigarette smoke or e-cig vapor exposure

Monte Winslow, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Factors in the Spread of Lung Cancer

Deborah Winter, Ph.D.

Northwestern University

Using Cells from Lung Transplants to Better Understand Pulmonary Fibrosis

Rui Xiao, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Investigating Effect of Smoke Exposure in Alpha-1 Antitryptin Deficiency

Xuexian Yang, Ph.D.

University of New Mexico

How Lack of CIS Molecule Leads to Allergic Lung Disease

Shuyu Yao, Ph.D., DVM

Indiana University

Helping Immune System Fight RSV

Hongwei Yao, Ph.D., M.D.

University of Rochester

Link Between Cigarette Smoke and Lung Premature Aging

Bora Youn, M.P.H., M.S.

Brown University

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment in the Elderly

Maryam Yousefi, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Evaluating Lung Cancer Treatment on Different Genetic Variations

Xiaoyi Yuan, Ph.D.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Evaluating Role of MicroRNA as Therapeutic Target for ARDS

Zafar Zafari, M.D., Ph.D

University of Maryland at Baltimore

Which Interventions for COPD are Most Cost-Effective?

Igor Zelko, Ph.D.

University of Louisville

Blocking Remodeling in Lung's Blood Vessels in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Rachel Lynne Zemans, MD

The Regents of the University of Michigan

Mechanisms of Failed Epithelial Regeneration in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Junran Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Inhibiting Enzyme Required for Cholesterol Synthesis May Suppress Growth of NSCLC

Jing Zhao, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Reducing Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Protein Involved in Acute Lung Injury

Jinming Zhao, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Suppressing Enzyme Involved in Asthma Activation

Guofei Zhou, Ph.D.

University of Illinois, Chicago

Role of Tumor Suppressor Protein in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jay L. Zweier, M.D.

The Ohio State University

Electronic Cigarettes in Lung Cancer Development