Meet the Researchers
See the scientists helping to make a difference with our Research Awards Nationwide, which gives a snapshot of the research we support through our ACRC.-
Miranda Curtiss, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
CXCR5/Chi3l1 axis regulates allergic disease
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Brandon DeKosky, Ph.D.
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Molecular analysis of antibody responses associated with COVID-19 respiratory distress
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Partha Dutta, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Stopping Endothelial Cell Death in Pulmonary Hypertension
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Hyungjin Eoh, D.V.M., Ph.D
University of Southern California
Drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is enhanced by the trehalose metabolism remodeling
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Marta Maria Gaglia, Ph.D.
Trustees of Tufts College (Tufts University)
Control of innate immune responses by SARS-CoV-2
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Philip Greenberg, M.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Overcoming obstacles for cellular immunotherapy against lung cancer
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Christoph Grundner, Ph.D.
Seattle Children's Hospital
Developing a Unique Dual-Action Compound to Treat Drug-Resistant TB
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Aaron N. Hata, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Exploiting potent anti-viral immunity against lung cancer through antigenic reprograming
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Summer Hawkins, Ph.D.
Trustees of Boston College
How Do Tobacco and Air Pollution Policies Impact Birth Outcomes?
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Jason Hong, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Understanding Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Predicting Drugs at Single-cell Resolution
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Dan Jane-wit, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University
The Role of ZFYVE21 in COVID-19 Respiratory Complications
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Nada Y. Kalaany, Ph.D.
Boston Children’s Hospital
Identifying metabolic alterations in lung cancer-associated cachexia
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Carla Kim, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital Boston
Using “Organoid” Model of Lung Cancer to Test Treatment
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Ji Yeon Kim, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Targeting Sugar Molecule Could Lead to New Lung Cancer Treatment
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Chi Li, Ph.D.
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
Inhibiting Lung Adenocarcinoma Growth by Inducing Apoptosis Independent of Bcl-2 Proteins
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Yuru Liu, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bioactive lipid mediated Endothelial niche regulation in alveolar epithelial repair
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Katharina Maisel, Ph.D.
University of Maryland-College Park
Use of Immunotherapies for Treating LAM
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Hyung-Geun Moon, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
CSF1-CSF1R pathway for allergen sensitization
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Sharon Morley, M.D.,Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis
COVID-19 infection, NLRP3 inflammasome activation and therapeutic trials to treat ARDS in a mouse model
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Somashekarappa Gowda Nanjappa, Ph.D., D.V.M.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Immunity against pulmonary fungal infections
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Jac Alexander Nickoloff, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Targeting Lethal DNA Damage to Lung Cancer Genome Alterations
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Edwin Ostrin, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Enzyme May Play Role in Worsening Immune Function in Lung Cancer
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Griffith Parks, Ph.D.
University of Central Florida
Using a Virus to Treat Lung Cancer
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Irina Petrache, M.D.
National Jewish Health
Novel risk factors for severe COVID-19 lung disease
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Dmitri Petrov, Ph.D.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford)
Barcoding Genetic Changes May Give Insight Into Lung Cancer
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Valerie Press, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Chicago
Reducing COPD Hospital Readmissions
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Joseph Edward Qualls, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Lactate metabolism and host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Amali Samarasinghe, Ph.D.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Influenza Virus Promotes Eosinophil Appetite for Bacteria
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John Schoggins, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
New Avenue for Keeping Influenza in Check
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Andreas Schwingshackl, M.D, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
TREK-1 potassium channels protect from ventilator-induced lung injury