Tennessee Research
(September 1, 2009)—
Medical research is a vital key to ultimate prevention, improved treatments, and cures for lung disease. The American Lung Association provides research grants to enable top quality researchers to continue their work in lung disease research. All grants are awarded on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis. The Association has invested almost $1 million in such research in Tennessee in the past decade.
Recent ALA Tennessee Research Grantees:
| Igor Feoktistov, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Lyndon Mitnaul, PhD | St. Jude Children's Research Center |
| Timothy S. Blackwell, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Richard Pierson III, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Fredrick Barr, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Justin Grindley, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Mark Aronica, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Peter Murray, PhD | St. Jude Children's Research Center |
| Rebecca Muraoka, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Tina Hartert, MD, MPH | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| R. Stokes Peebles, Jr, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Michael Quasney, MD | LeBonheur Children's Medical Cntr., Memphis |
| Roberto Cruz-Gervis, MD | Meharry Med School, Nashville |
| Justin Grindley, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Agnes Azimzadeh, PhD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Pierre P. Massion, MD | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville |
| Alan Q. Thomas, MD | Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| Bernd Meibohm, PhD | University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis |
