A centerpiece of American Lung Association’s research funding is our Awards & Grants Program, which supports the best and brightest scientists who are helping create a world free from lung disease. For more than a century, our Awards & Grants Program has advanced medical and scientific research to improve the quality of life for lung disease patients and their families.
A new funding cycle means new opportunities for scientific progress! To learn more about our key awards and grants funding, visit: Lung.org/awards
Spotlight on Awardees
With 48 projects receiving funding as part of this latest cycle, we are currently funding 96 awards. Here are a few highlights of the newly funded. Check back in October for our full list of 2022-2023 awardees!
Moumita Ghosh, PhD
University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado)
Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Impact of the Immune Microenvironment
Lung Cancer Discovery Award
Can we detect lung cancer earlier? By studying the outside layer of cells in lung tissue, this project is looking at how changes in these cells may signal the development of lung cancer.
Sixto Leal, MD, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, Alabama)
The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Immune Dysregulation on Antifungal Immunity
COVID-19 Respiratory Virus Research Award
This project will find out why some COVID-19 patients develop an additional infection with Pulmonary Aspergillosis. It hopes to protect the most susceptible patients and help prevent an added burden.
Adora Lin, MD, PhD
Children’s National Medical Center & Children’s Research Institute, (Washington, D.C.)
Investigation of the Role of B Cells in Pediatric Allergic Asthma
ALA-AAAAI Allergic Respiratory Disease Award
Are the immune cells in children with allergic asthma different than those without? Determining this mechanistic difference in antibody production will help improve treatments in the future for those who have asthma.
Sladjana Prisic, PhD
University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Dissecting How Macrophages Respond to Zinc Limited Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Innovation Award
This study aims to understand low zinc is found in infected tissues and how it triggers physiological changes in the bacterium causing tuberculosis, which may lead to more effective treatments.
Trent Tipple, MD
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Selenium-dependent Mechanisms in Neonatal Lung Development and Hyperoxic Responses
Innovation Award
This project is studying lung development issues in premature babies, specifically focusing on the role of the nutritional element, selenium. The findings will help us better understand Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), the leading cause of lung problems in premature babies.
Tianshi David Wu, MD
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas)
Insulin as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Worsened Asthma and Airways Hyperresponsiveness
ACRC Early Career Investigator
Is there a relationship between insulin levels and asthma outcomes? This study aims to understand if insulin levels are a risk factor in asthmatics, which could potentially lead to new treatments for not well-controlled asthma.
Page last updated: August 11, 2022
