These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society
Enrique Alfaro, Master
Instituto de Investigacion Biomédica Hosp. Univ. La Paz
Abstract Title: Role of CD39 in COVID-19 Severity: Dysregulation of Purinergic Signaling and Thromboinflammation
Cihan Caglayan, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Distinct Plasma And Lower Respiratory Tract Biomarker Profiles During Acute Respiratory Failure
Robert Clark, BS
Tulane University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Anti-CD20 Permits Secondary Lung Gene Transfer: Implications For Gene Therapy Approaches In Cystic Fibrosis
Daniel Cook, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Loss of CFTR Reprograms Airway Epithelial IL-33 Release and Regulates IL-33 Dependent Inflammation
Andrea Davis, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Comprehensive Myositis Antibody Panels Improve Recognition Of Myositis Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Santhosh Kumar Duraisamy, BSc MSc
University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Title: Rev-erbα Knockout Mice Show Exaggerated Lung Inflammation Following Acute House Dust Mite-induced Allergic Asthma
Wendy Fonseca, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Long-term Alteration of Alveolar Epithelial Cells After Early-life RSV Infection
Atish Gheware, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Myeloid STAT1 Regulates Injury Response During Hemorrhagic Alveolar Damage
Sarah Holton, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Soluble Mediators Of Post-COVID-19 Fibrotic Lung Remodeling: A Proteomic Approach
Julio Huapaya, MD
National Institutes of Health
Abstract Title: Longitudinal Evaluation Of Blood Cellular Immune Markers And Lung Proteomics In Vaccinated Patients With Sars-cov-2 Breakthrough Infections
Jorge Masso Silva, PhD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Flavor-specific Effects On Inflammatory Pathways Of The Lungs Of Mice Exposed To Pod-based E-cigarettes
Morgan Mccullough, BS
University of North Carolina
Abstract Title: The Role Of Peripherally-induced Regulatory T Cells In The Recovery From Influenza-induced Lung Injury
Jade Mcdermott, BS
UCSD
Abstract Title: Sex Differences In Gene Expression In The Lung In Mice Exposed Daily To Electronic Cigarette Aerosols
Masahiro Nemoto, MD
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Abstract Title: Single-cell RNA Sequencing of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells Reveals Genetic Heterogeneity and Epithelial Adoption in Chronic Airway Inflammation
Marika Orlov, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: CCR6+ CD4+ Lymphocytes And Innate-like Lymphocytes Are Depleted In Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Erica Orsini, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Title: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Virulence Factors Sensitize The Piezo1 Cation Channel And Thereby Augment Piezo1-Dependent Macrophage Phagocytosis
Mohammadreza Tabary, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: N-terminal Truncated Forms Of The Cytokine Il-36γ Derived From Host Proteases Induce Airspace Neutrophil Recruitment And CXCL-5 Production In The Lung
Caitlyn Truong, BS
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Elevated Levels Of Inflammatory Cells In Sputum And Nasal Cytology Of Nicotine And Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) E-cigarette Vapers
Tania Velez, PhD
University of Virginia
Abstract Title: Activated T Regulatory Responses In Interstitial Lung Disease
Kayla Zhang, BHSc (Hons)
St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Abstract Title: Respiratory Post Acute COVID-19 Sequelae (PACS)-A Phenotype Of Long Covid