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

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

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

Stephen Carpenter, MD, PhD

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Defining Features of Immune Cells Linked to Prevention of Active Tuberculosis

Geoffrey Clark, PhD

University of Louisville Research Foundation

Determining How New RAS Inhibitor Works Against Lung Cancer

Ahmet Coskun, PhD

Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Revealing How Immune Cells Specialize in Response to Lung Cancer Cells

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

Yashoda Madaiah Hosakote, PhD

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Revealing HMGB1 Protein’s Role in COVID-19 disease

Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, PhD

The University of Vermont

Preventing Increase in Antioxidant to Boost Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Treatment

Humam Kadara, PhD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Inhibiting CD24 May Improve Immune-Based Treatment for Lung Adenocarcinoma

James Krings, MD, MSCI

Washington University in St. Louis

Why are New Inhaler Recommendations Not Used More Frequently?

Sarah Lacher, PhD

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Understanding the Molecular Drivers of Wildfire Smoke-Induced Lung Disease

Peggy Lai, MD, MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital

HEPA Cleaner Intervention to Reduce Respiratory Virus Exposure in Schools

Jason Lang, MD

Duke University School of Medicine

Pulmonary Rehab May Help Children with Obesity and Asthma

Sixto Leal, MD, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Uncovering Clues to COVID Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis Mold Infection

Yonathan Lissanu Deribe, PhD, MD

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Using New Drug Development Technology to Target SMARCA4 Lung Cancer

Claudia Loebel, MD, PhD

University of Michigan

Learning About Tissue Stiffness in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Testing a Diabetes Drug in Obese Individuals With Asthma

Roy Morello, PhD

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Teasing Out Factors Causing Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a Bone Disease that Affects Breathing

Emily Moser, PhD

University of Florida

Defining Role of Enzyme After Influenza Vacination Will Lead to More Effective Vaccines

Christopher Mosher, MD, MHS

Duke University School of Medicine

Is the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Increased After Acute Exacerbation COPD?

Peter Mullen, PhD

University of Southern California

Does Changing Intake of Specific Nutrients Reduce Levels of SARS-CoV-2 in the Body?

Kristin Nelson, PhD, MPH

Emory University

Impact of Introducing Two TB Vaccines in Four Countries