Meet the Current Researchers

Vincent Auyeung, MD, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

Why Do Transitional Cells Promote Scarring in Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Nicholas Goplen, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Abnormal Immune Regulation in Post-Viral Pulmonary Fibrosis

Liangliang Hao, PhD

Boston University

Developing Innovative Early Detection Test for IPF

Hyejeong Hong, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Proteins That Influence How Immune Cells Fight TB and HIV Could Hold Keys to Better Treatment

Jaymin Kathiriya, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Altering Gene May Promote Normal Lung Regeneration in Chronic Lung Disease

Denise A. Kent, PhD, APRN

University of Illinois Chicago

REturning Computed tomography rEsults to actIVE Lung Health Cohort participants (RECEIVE)

Edy Kim, MD, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Targeting LIFR Molecule that Activates Fibroblasts to Improve Lung Fibrosis

Jeffrey Koenitzer, MD, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Lung Protein May be Treatment Target for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jennifer Lynn Larson-Casey, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

How Air Pollution Accelerates Progression of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jaeyul Lee, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Finding a New Way to Predict How Early IPF Progresses in Patients

Scott Matson, MD

University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.

Identifying Metabolic Changes in Early-Stage Pulmonary Fibrosis

Hung Nguyen, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

How T Lymphocyte Promotes Fibrosis in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

Michael J. Podolsky, MD

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

How can the Extracellular Matrix be Degraded in Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Sunad Rangarajan, MD

University of Colorado Denver

Discovering Key to Fibroblast Activation in Lung Fibrosis Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ahmed A. Raslan, PhD

Boston University

Targeting Endothelial Cells in Small Lung Capillaries to Halt Progression of Lung Fibrosis

Ana Serezani, PhD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Testing Interactions Between Two Cell Types to Learn How Lung Injury and Scarring Begin

Divya Shankar, MD

Boston University

How Can We Improve Equity of Care for Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Tatsuya Tsukui, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

Determining Role of Inflammatory Signals on Fibroblasts in Pulmonary Fibrosis