Previously Funded Researchers

Andrew Bryant, M.D.

University of Florida

Targeting Protein May Reduce Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension

Timothy Burns, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

Determining How Two Genes Interact in Lung Cancer

Nicole Byers, Ph.D.

Indiana University (Indianapolis)

Learning Role of Tumor Suppressor in MRSA Infection Could Lead to Treatment

Nunzia Caporarello, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Targeting vascular rarefaction and loss of endothelial identity in pulmonary fibrosis

Juan Carlos Cardet, MD

University of South Florida

Looking for Genetic Markers for Severe Asthma

Alison Carey, M.D.

Drexel University College of Medicine

Could Probiotics Help Prevent and Treat Infant Influenza?

Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina

Using Mobile App to Help Teens Manage Their Asthma

Florent Carrette, Ph.D.

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Investigating How Immune Cells Respond to Influenza Virus

Monica Cartelle-Gestal, Ph.D., I.L.M.

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA

New Vaccine for Whooping Cough

Lisa Carter-Harris, Ph.D.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Understanding Low Rates of Referral for Lung Cancer Screening

Francisco Cartujano, MD

University of Rochester

Using Text Messaging to Stop Vaping

Jennifer Casey, Ph.D.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

How Does Cadmium in Cigarette Smoke Increase Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia?

Suzanne Cassel, M.D.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Blocking Development of Cells Involved in Steroid-Resistant Asthma

Stephen Chan, MD, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

NCOA7 as a novel therapeutic and genetic diagnostic target in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Tung Chan, Ph.D.

Thomas Jefferson University

Protecting Lungs by Stimulating Molecule Important to Cell Survival

Hitendra Chand, Ph.D.

Florida International University

Reducing Mucus Production in Asthma and COPD

Jichao Chen, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Origin and function of a novel cell population

Limo Chen, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Targeting Protein to Improve Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer

Tianji Chen, Ph.D.

University of Illinois at Chicago

Discovering Protein's Role in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Ya-Wen Chen, PhD

University of Southern California

Roles of hypoxia and Wnt signaling in human progenitor cell fate decision during lung injury

Yen-Hua Chen, Ph.D.

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Role of Arginase Metabolism in Innate Lymphoid Cell-mediated Lung Inflammation

Haiying Cheng, MD, PhD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Potential new immune evasion pathways and molecular targets in lung cancer

Emily Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.

Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

Overcoming Resistance to Newest EGFR-Inhibiting Lung Cancer Drugs

Simon Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.

Columbia University in the City of New York

Will Blocking Bmi1 Protein Improve Lung Cancer Immunotherapy?

Soo Jung Cho, M.D.

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Why Are Older People More Susceptible to Fibrotic Lung Disease?

Chen-Hua Chuang, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Molecular Biography of Lung Cancer Metastasis

Sangwoon Chung, PhD

The Ohio State University

Preventing neutrophilic inflammation in severe asthma by targeting ETosis

Sarah Clark, PhD

University of Colorado

Using Probiotics to Improve Pneumonia Treatment  

Suzanne Cloonan, Ph.D.

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

How Genes Influence Development of Cigarette Smoke-Induced COPD

Bria Coates, MD 

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

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