These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Meghan Althoff, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Sex-specific differences in L-arginine metabolism of asthma patients

Noelia Azalde Garcia, MS
Meakins Christie Laboratories at Research Institute of McGill University
Abstract Title: Fungal Allergen Induces Expansion of Invariant Natural Killer T Cell in an Acute Innate Type 2 Lung Inflammation

Julian Better, MD
University Hospital Gießen & Marburg
Abstract Title: Neutrophil Efferocytosis Induces an Immunometabolic Switch via UCP-2 in Alveolar Macrophages To Support Resolution of Inflammation

Jessica Calver, BSc(Hons)
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: Investigating the Pro-Fibrotic Effects of Galectins in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - A Potential Role for Glycan-Mediated Interactions with Integrins

Nick Decuzzi, MS, BS
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Human Airway Epithelial Cell Temporal Kinase Signaling Dynamics: Connecting Cellular Metabolism, Inflammation, and Kinase Biology

Neelou Etesami, BA
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Requirements for Resident Memory B Cell Establishment after Bacterial Respiratory Infection

Fasi Khan, BM BCH
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: An Exploratory Analysis Of Blood Biomarkers In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Based On Interim Data From The INJUSTIS Study

Filiz Korkmaz, PhD
UMass Chan Medical School
Abstract Title: LOX-1 limits inflammatory lung injury during pneumonia, regulating alveolar macrophage immunometabolic function

Bowa Lee, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Elevated exhaled nitric oxide with low airway epithelial catalase expression predicts a poorly controlled asthma phenotype

Victoria Leroy, BSc
University of Florida
Abstract Title: Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Mediate the Resolution of Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Jorge Masso Silva, PhD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Intravenous Immunoglobulin but not Dexamethasone Inhibits Neutrophil Pro-Inflammatory Activity While Maintaining Key Antimicrobial Functions

Matthew McPeek, PhD
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: Mer Tyrosine Kinase (Mertk) Impairs the Clearance of Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Alexander Mcquiston, PhD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Divergent Roles of Lymphatic Endothelial Cell-Expressed Hypoxia-Inducible Factors in Airway Transplant Rejection

Andrew Moore, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: New-Onset Autoantibodies are Prevalent in Non-COVID Critical Illness

Kiho Son, PhD
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Eosinophil-Independent IL-5 Increase in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Associates with Favourable Outcome

Elizabeth Townsend, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Abstract Title: Purinergic Receptor Activation Stimulates Lipoxin A4 Production In Alveolar Macrophages Derived From Individuals With Asthma

Andres Villabona-Rueda, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Resolution of Pneumonia/ARDS by DHX58 in Mice and Humans

Zhongli Xu
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Transcriptomics of Total and Allergen-specific IgE in Nasal Epithelium from Children and Adolescents

Peter Yan, BA
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Eosinophil Recovery in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients is Associated with Lower Rates of ICU Admission and In-Hospital Mortality

These Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Allergy and Asthma Network

Ian Lee, MD
Stanford School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Multicohort Meta-Analysis of Bronchial Epithelial Cells Classifies Asthma from Healthy Subjects and Identifies Pathways in Asthma

Nancy Lin, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Sex-Specific Differences in MicroRNA Expression During Human Fetal Lung Development

These abstract scholarships were supported by Asthma and Lung UK

Jessica Calver, BSc(Hons)
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: Investigating the Pro-Fibrotic Effects of Galectins in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - A Potential Role for Glycan-Mediated Interactions with Integrins

Fasihul Khan, BM BCH
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: An Exploratory Analysis Of Blood Biomarkers In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Based On Interim Data From The INJUSTIS Study

Karolina Krakowiak, BSc
University of Manchester
Abstract Title: Expression Of Clock Gene PER3 Is Altered In Asthma