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2023 ATS Abstract Scholarship Award Recipients

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