Meet the Current Researchers

Mario Acunzo, PhD

Virginia Commonwealth University

Using New Technologies to Examine Molecular Mechanisms of Lung Cancer Drug Resistance

John Aitchison, PhD

Seattle Children's Hospital

Identifying Nanobody Proteins to Neutralize COVID-19 Viruses

Ayobami Akenroye, MB ChB, MPH, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Metabolomic Profiles of Patients with Severe Asthma on Inhaled Corticosteroids and on Omalizumab

Gheath Alatrash, DO, PhD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Can CAR-T Cell Therapy Be Used to Treat Lung Cancer?

Kerri Aronson, MD

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Improving Patients’ Knowledge About Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Alan P. Baptist, MD, MPH

University of Michigan

Evaluating Behavioral Intervention to Improve Asthma in Older Adults

Christina Barkauskas, MD

Duke University

Testing Tapeworm Drug Against COVID-19 Virus

Alfonso Bellacosa, MD, MHS

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Improving Response Rates of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Elizaveta Benevolenskaya, PhD

University of Illinois at Chicago

Why Do Some Cancer Cells Persist Despite Treatment for EGFR Lung Cancer?

Marisa Bittoni, PhD

Ohio State University

Can Exercise Reduce Lung Cancer Risk?

Sonali Bose, MD, MPH

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Will a Diet High in Omega 3 Fatty Acids Improve Asthma During Pregnancy?

Tamra Burns Loeb, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles

Improving Public Health Messages to Reduce COVID-19 Spread in Black and Latinx Communities

Julio Camarero, PhD

University of Southern California

Therapeutic Targeting of Hdm2/HdmX E3 Ligase in Lung Carcinoma

Juan Carlos Cardet, MD

University of South Florida

Looking for Genetic Markers for Severe Asthma

Stephen Carpenter, MD, PhD

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Defining Features of Immune Cells Linked to Prevention of Active Tuberculosis

Francisco Cartujano, MD

University of Rochester

Using Text Messaging to Stop Vaping

Geoffrey Clark, PhD

University of Louisville Research Foundation

Determining How New RAS Inhibitor Works Against Lung Cancer

Sarah Clark, PhD

University of Colorado

Using Probiotics to Improve Pneumonia Treatment  

Bria Coates, MD 

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 

Why Does SARS-CoV-2 Rarely Cause Severe Disease in Children?

Ahmet Coskun, PhD

Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Revealing How Immune Cells Specialize in Response to Lung Cancer Cells

Ana Patricia da Silva Gomes, PhD

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Understanding the Effect of the Aging Process on Lung Cancer Treatment

Sean Fain, PhD

University of Iowa

Understanding “Long Haul” COVID-19

Sean M. Frey, MD

University of Rochester

Providing Asthma Education to Children in the Hospital and at Home

Moumita Ghosh, PhD

University of Colorado Denver

Identifying Lung Changes During Lung Cancer Development to Improve Early Detection

Kayla Goliwas, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Combining Immune Checkpoint Therapy and Interlukin-6 Targeting to Enhance the Anti-Tumor Immune Response

Gregory Gray, MD, MPH

University of Texas Medical Branch

Studying First Canine-Like Coronavirus Associated with Disease in Humans

Kevin Harrod, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Novel SARS-CoV-2 antivirals targeting viral encoded ion channels

Yashoda Madaiah Hosakote, PhD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Revealing HMGB1 Protein’s Role in COVID-19 disease

Lu Huang, PhD

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Targeting Trained Immunity to Develop Novel TB Vaccine 

Elizabeth A. Jacobsen, PhD

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Why are Eosinophils Resistant to Steroid Treatment for Severe Asthma?