Previously Funded Researchers

Abdul Sheikh, Ph.D.

Yale University

Abnormal Lung Blood Vessel Muscle Formation and Pulmonary Hypertension

Adam C. Soloff, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Enhancing the Functionality of T cells for Next Generation Adoptive Cell Transfer Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer

Alexa Pragman, M.D., Ph.D.

Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Can Bacteria from the Mouth be Used to Study COPD?

Alexandros Strikoudis, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Investigating Origins of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Development

Alexei Tumanov, M.D., Ph.D.

Columbia University

Investigating Origins of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Development

Alison Carey, M.D.

Drexel University College of Medicine

Could Probiotics Help Prevent and Treat Infant Influenza?

Amanda Lin, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Modifying Molecules' Relationship to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension

Amit Parulekar, M.D.

Baylor College of Medicine

Effect of Mold in the Lungs on Severe Asthma

Amy Firth, Ph.D.

University of Southern California

Harnessing Power of a Protein to Improve Lung Repair Following Injury

Amy Sawyer, Ph.D.

The Pennsylvania State University

Treating Claustrophobia in Sleep Apnea Patients Using Positive Airway Pressure

Andrew Bryant, M.D.

University of Florida

Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension

Andrew Mehle, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

How Influenza Virus and Immune System Response Damage Lungs

Ankit Bharat, M.D.

Northwestern University

The Role of Carbon Dioxide in Stopping Lung Healing After Lung Cancer Surgery

Anna Podolanczuk, M.D.

Columbia University Medical Center

Investigating Home Fungal and Bacterial Exposures as IPF Risk Factors

Anthony Baughn, Ph.D.

Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Unraveling the Mystery of Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis

Anthony Faber, Ph.D.

Virginia Commonwealth University

Resensitizing Cells to Lung Cancer Targeted Therapy

Anup Srivastava, Ph.D.

University of Arizona Health Sciences

Studying Inflammation in Cigarette Smoke-Induced COPD

Anurag Singh, Ph.D.

Boston University

Understanding Role of Mutated KRAS Gene in Lung Cancer

Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Ph.D.

Yale University

Enzyme Could Play Key Role in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Audreesh Banerjee, M.D.

University of Pennsylvania

How Class of Drugs Decreases Airway Hyperresponsiveness

Katharine Black, M.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Learning How to Stop Process in Lungs That Leads to Pulmonary Fibrosis

Justin Oldham, M.D.

University of California, Davis

Probing the Genetic Underpinnings of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Bartosz Szczesny, Ph.D.

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Damage to Mitochondrial DNA May Trigger Inflammation in Airway Cells

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

Stanford University School of Medicine

FLASH Radiation Therapy and Immune Response in Lung Cancer

Binoy Shivanna, M.D., D.M.

Baylor College of Medicine

Preventing Lung Damage from Oxygen Used to Treat ARDS

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

Brown University

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment in the Elderly

Bradley Winston Richmond, M.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Infections Could Play Role in Smokers’ Development of COPD

Bria M. Coates, M.D.

Northewestern University

Impact of NOD-like receptor signaling in juvenile influenza A virus infection

Brittany Sexton, Ph.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Discovering Inner Workings of Enzyme Could Lead to Lung Cancer Treatment

Catherine Crosby, Ph.D.

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology

How Immune Cell Helps Protect Body from Bacteria that Infects the Lung