Meet the Research Team

• Dan Li, Ph.D.
  Elucidating Enzyme's Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topics: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
  State: California

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• Seema Lakdawala, Ph.D.
  Reducing the Spread of Influenza Virus Through the Air
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Air Pollution, Influenza,
  State: Pennsylvania

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• Yen-Hua Chen, Ph.D.
  Role of Arginase metabolism in innate lymphoid cell-mediated lung inflammation
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topic: Asthma and Allergy
  State: New York
• Amy Firth, Ph.D.
  Harnessing Power of a Protein to Improve Lung Repair Following Injury
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Other, Asthma and Allergy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cystic Fibrosis,
  State: California
• Hong Ji, Ph.D.
  Seeking Personalized Treatment for Severe Asthma in Children
  American Lung Association /AAAAI Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award
  Topic: Asthma and Allergy
  State: California
• Monica Lawrence, M.D.
  Targeting Neutrophils in Severe Childhood Asthma
  American Lung Association /AAAAI Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award
  Topic: Asthma and Allergy
  State: Virginia
• Amanda Poholek, Ph.D.
  Protein Holds Clue to Allergic Airway Inflammation
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Asthma and Allergy
  State: Pennsylvania

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• Erik Jensen, M.D.
  Does Bacteria Imbalance Play Role in Premature Infant Lung Disease?
  Clinical Patient Care Research Grant
  Topic: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  State: Pennsylvania

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• Amy Firth, Ph.D.
  Harnessing Power of a Protein to Improve Lung Repair Following Injury
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Other, Asthma and Allergy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cystic Fibrosis,
  State: California
• Kengo Koike, M.D., Ph.D.
  Understanding Enzyme Involved in Development of COPD
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Tobacco, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Emphysema,
  State: Colorado
• Dan Li, Ph.D.
  Elucidating Enzyme's Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topics: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
  State: California
• Seyed Babak Mahjour, M.D., Ph.D.
  Developing Small Airway Models to Better Comprehend COPD
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topic: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  State: New York
• Amanda Mathew, Ph.D.
  Smoking Cessation Program Specifically Designed for COPD Patients
  Social Behavioral Research Grant
  Topics: Tobacco, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
  State: Illinois

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• Andrew Bryant, M.D.
  Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Dyspnea, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: Florida

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• Kengo Koike, M.D., Ph.D.
  Understanding Enzyme Involved in Development of COPD
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Tobacco, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Emphysema,
  State: Colorado

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• Seema Lakdawala, Ph.D.
  Reducing the Spread of Influenza Virus Through the Air
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Air Pollution, Influenza,
  State: Pennsylvania
• Kihong Lim, Ph.D.
  Defining the Role of Immune Cells in Fighting Influenza Virus
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Influenza
  State: New York

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• Andrew Bryant, M.D.
  Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Dyspnea, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: Florida
• Soo Jung Cho, M.D.
  Why Are Older People More Susceptible to Fibrotic Lung Disease?
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Interstitial Lung Disease
  State: New York
• Robert Guzy, M.D., Ph.D.
  Growth Factor May Be Helpful in Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis
  Dalsemer Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: Illinois
• Anna Podolanczuk, M.D.
  Investigating Home Fungal and Bacterial Exposures as IPF Risk Factors
  Dalsemer Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: New York
• Deborah Winter, Ph.D.
  Using Cells from Lung Transplants to Better Understand Pulmonary Fibrosis
  Dalsemer Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Transplantation,
  State: Illinois

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• Mohamed Abazeed, M.D.
  Mapping and Exploiting the Subclonal Architecture of Lung Adenocarcinoma
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Ohio
• Joseph Barbi, Ph.D.
  Will Blocking A Nerve Protein Help Stop Lung Tumor Growth?
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: New York
• Stephen Baylin, M.D.
  Novel Model Aids Understanding of How Smoking Causes Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topics: Tobacco, Lung Cancer,
  State: Maryland
• Trever Bivona, M.D., Ph.D.
  Defining New Targeted Therapy Approach for Lung Cancer Mutation
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: California
• Lisa Carter-Harris, Ph.D.
  Understanding Low Rates of Referral for Lung Cancer Screening
  Social Behavioral Research Grant
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Indiana
• Maria Cortez, Ph.D.
  Overcoming Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Texas
• Kristina Crothers, M.D.
  Communicating Results of Lung Cancer Screening to Patients
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Washington
• Gina DeNicola, Ph.D.
  Changes in Cell Signaling Pathway Could Shed Light on Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Florida
• Sharad Goyal, M.D.
  Does Radiation From Heart Procedures Increase Risk of Lung Cancer?
  LUNG FORCE Lung Cancer in Women Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: New Jersey
• Taran Gujral, Ph.D.
  Genetic Mutation Could Help Predict Response to Lung Cancer Chemotherapy
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Washington
• Landon Inge, Ph.D.
  Targeting a Cellular Pathway to Treat a Type of Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Arizona
• Hasmeena Kathuria, M.D.
  Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topics: Tobacco, Lung Cancer,
  State: Massachusetts
• Venkateshwar Keshamouni, Ph.D.
  NK cell-mediated Immunotherapy against Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Michigan
• Koichi Kobayashi, M.D., Ph.D.
  Targeting Two Mutations to Develop New Lung Cancer Therapies
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Texas
• Dan Landau, M.D., Ph.D.
  Using Fragments of DNA in the Blood to Detect Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: New York
• Piro Lito, M.D., Ph.D.
  Treating Lung Cancer With KRAS Mutation
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: New York
• Billy Loo, M.D., Ph.D.
  FLASH radiation therapy and immune response in lung cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: California
• Seyed Javad Moghaddam, M.D.
  Focusing on Gender Specific Cell-Signaling Pathways Involved in Lung Cancer Growth
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Texas
• Trudy Oliver, Ph.D.
  Treating Genetic Differences in Small Cell Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Utah
• Laura Petrillo, M.D.
  Helping Patients With Lung Cancer Mutations Understand Treatment
  Clinical Patient Care Research Grant
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Massachusetts
• Sharon Pine, Ph.D.
  Treating PI3 kinase-mutant NSCLC
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: New Jersey
• Lecia V. Sequist, M.D., MPH
  Lung Cancer Interception Translational Research Team: Blood-based Early Interception of Lung Cancer
  Stand Up To Cancer–LUNGevity – American Lung Association Lung Cancer Interception Translational Research Team
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Massachusetts
• David Shackelford, Ph.D.
  Selectively Targeting Metabolic Needs Unique to Lung Cancer
  Momentum Award, American Lung Association Bonnie J Addario Momentum Research Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: California
• David Shechter, Ph.D.
  When the Writing Goes Wrong: Protein Arginine Methyltransferases in Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: New York
• Avrum Spira, M.D.
  Lung Cancer Interception Dream Team: Intercept Lung Cancer Through Immune, Imaging, & Molecular Evaluation (InTIME)
  Stand Up To Cancer–LUNGevity – American Lung Association Lung Cancer Interception Dream Team
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Massachusetts
• Johanna Uthoff
  Lung Cancer Risk Assessment Using Quantitative Imaging
  Lung Health Dissertation
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Iowa
• Noel Warfel, Ph.D.
  Blocking Enzyme PIM Kinase to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Arizona
• Hideo Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D.
  Understanding the Complexity and Variability of Lung Tumors
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: New York
• Johnathan Whetstine, Ph.D.
  Identifying Genetic Factors Influencing Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Massachusetts
• Nicole White, Ph.D.
  Insight Into How Lung Tumors Grow
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Missouri
• Timothy Williamson, M.A., MPH
  Helping Lung Cancer Patients Cope with Their Diagnosis and Treatment
  Lung Health Dissertation
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: California
• Bora Youn, MPH, MS
  Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment in the Elderly
  Lung Health Dissertation
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: Rhode Island
• Maryam Yousefi, Ph.D.
  Evaluating Lung Cancer Treatment on Different Genetic Variations
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topic: Lung Cancer
  State: California

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• Deborah Winter, Ph.D.
  Using Cells from Lung Transplants to Better Understand Pulmonary Fibrosis
  Dalsemer Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Transplantation,
  State: Illinois

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• Jennifer Casey, Ph.D.
  How Does Cadmium in Cigarette Smoke Increase Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia?
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Tobacco, Pneumonia,
  State: Alabama
• Hrishikesh Kulkarni, M.D.
  Maintaining airway epithelial cell survival and host defense in severe pneumonia
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Pneumonia
  State: Missouri
• Lokesh Sharma, Ph.D.
  Gene Deficiency Linked to Increased Pneumonia Survival
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topic: Pneumonia
  State: Connecticut

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• Andrew Bryant, M.D.
  Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Dyspnea, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: Florida
• Robert Guzy, M.D., Ph.D.
  Growth Factor May Be Helpful in Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis
  Dalsemer Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: Illinois
• Anna Podolanczuk, M.D.
  Investigating Home Fungal and Bacterial Exposures as IPF Risk Factors
  Dalsemer Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: New York
• Michael Podolsky, M.D.
  Collagen Turnover in Aging and Fibrosis
  Topic: Pulmonary Fibrosis
  State: California
• Deborah Winter, Ph.D.
  Using Cells from Lung Transplants to Better Understand Pulmonary Fibrosis
  Dalsemer Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Transplantation,
  State: Illinois

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• Imad Al Ghouleh, Ph.D.
  Studying Heart's Response to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease,
  State: Pennsylvania
• Andrew Bryant, M.D.
  Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Dyspnea, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: Florida
• Dan Li, Ph.D.
  Elucidating Enzyme's Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topics: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
  State: California
• Courtney Sparacino-Watkins, Ph.D.
  Enzyme May Play Key Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease,
  State: Pennsylvania

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• Imad Al Ghouleh, Ph.D.
  Studying Heart's Response to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease,
  State: Pennsylvania
• Andrew Bryant, M.D.
  Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Dyspnea, Interstitial Lung Disease,
  State: Florida
• Dan Li, Ph.D.
  Elucidating Enzyme's Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Senior Research Training Fellowship
  Topics: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
  State: California
• Courtney Sparacino-Watkins, Ph.D.
  Enzyme May Play Key Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vascular Disease,
  State: Pennsylvania

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• Stephen Baylin, M.D.
  Novel Model Aids Understanding of How Smoking Causes Lung Cancer
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topics: Tobacco, Lung Cancer,
  State: Maryland
• Jennifer Casey, Ph.D.
  How Does Cadmium in Cigarette Smoke Increase Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia?
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Tobacco, Pneumonia,
  State: Alabama
• Hasmeena Kathuria, M.D.
  Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening
  Lung Cancer Discovery Award
  Topics: Tobacco, Lung Cancer,
  State: Massachusetts
• Kengo Koike, M.D., Ph.D.
  Understanding Enzyme Involved in Development of COPD
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topics: Tobacco, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Emphysema,
  State: Colorado
• Amanda Mathew, Ph.D.
  Smoking Cessation Program Specifically Designed for COPD Patients
  Social Behavioral Research Grant
  Topics: Tobacco, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
  State: Illinois

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• Hannah Gideon, Ph.D.
  Mobilizing the Immune System Against TB
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Tuberculosis
  State: Pennsylvania
• Shumin Tan, Ph.D.
  How Does Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Adapt to Life in Humans?
  Biomedical Research Grant
  Topic: Tuberculosis
  State: Massachusetts

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