Meet the Current Researchers

Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, PhD

The Wistar Institute

Role of Fungal Translocation in Modulating Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19

Swarnali Acharyya, PhD

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Targeting Brain Relapse in Lung Cancer

Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB MPH PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.

Matching the Right Patient to the Right Medicine in Allergic and Eosinophilic Asthma

George Alba, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University

Pulmonary Endothelial NEDD9 and Acute Lung Injury

Teresa Allende-Aydillo Gomez, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Immunological Imprinting and Cross-reactive Immune Responses in COVID19

Mona Alotaibi, MBBS

The Regents of the University of California, San Diego

Metabolomics Determinants of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19

Vikas Anathy, PhD

The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Exploring Role of Cellular Structure That Engulfs Particles in How Lung Cells Control Flu

Vincent Auyeung, MD, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

Why Do Transitional Cells Promote Scarring in Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Lauren Averett Byers, MD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Targeting Diverse Cell Populations to Identify and Treat Resistant Cells in Lung Cancer

Steven Baker, PhD

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

Alternative Splicing in Human Lung Cells During Influenza A Virus Infection

Riyue Bao, PhD

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh

Tumor Cell Signaling May Impact Immunotherapy Response for Lung Squamous Cell Cancer

Xiaoyong Bao, PhD

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Targeting Protein That Regulates SARS-CoV-2 Could Lead to Better COVID-19 Treatments

Pankaj Baral, PhD

Kansas State University

Neuroimmune Regulation of Influenza A Infection and Viral Pneumonia

Juliana Barreto de Albuquerque, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Enhancing immunity against respiratory pathogens through mucosal vaccination

Claudia Benavente, PhD

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

Harnessing the Ubiquitin System as a Therapeutic Approach in SCLC

Sergejs Berdnikovs, PhD

Northwestern University - Chicago Campus

How Abnormal Metabolic Regulation in Airway Epithelial Cells Affect Body’s Response to Viral Infections

Sheena Bhalla, MD

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern)

Examining Epigenetic Determinants of Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening

Megan Burger, PhD

Oregon Health & Science University

Promoting Cooperative T cell Responses Against Lung Cancer

Daniel Calabrese, MD

University of California, San Francisco

Unraveling How Cytomegalovirus and Natural Killer Cells Cause Lung Disease

Stephen Carpenter, MD, PhD

Case Western Reserve University - School of Medicine

Studying T Cell Responses to TB Could Assist Vaccine Development

Jean-Laurent Casanova, MD, PhD

The Rockefeller University

Autoantibodies to Interferons in Patients with Emerging Viral Pneumonia

Joseph Minhow Chan, MD, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dissecting Large Cell Neuroendocrine Lung Cancer at Single-Cell Level

Divay Chandra, MD

University of Pittsburgh

Developing Lithium as a Therapy for Emphysema

Yue Chen, PhD

Tufts University

Understanding Interplay Between Cholesterol and Potassium Uptake During TB Infection

In Su Cheon, PhD

University of Virginia

How Certain Immune Responses Can Lead to COVID-19 After Viral Pneumonia

Joe Chiles, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Active Weight Loss Monitoring for Early Rehabilitation Referral in the Outpatient with COPD

Tiziana Corsello-Gorgun, PhD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Role of Airway Derived Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) in Respiratory Viral Infections

Rachel Damico, MD, PhD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Endostatin-Axis in Emphysematous Remodeling in COPD

Jessy Deshane, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Probiotics and Insulin Resistance in Obese Asthmatics

Navneet Dhillon, PhD

University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.

Distinguishing Long COVID-19 Patients Through Proteins of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles