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2013 ATS Abstract Scholarship Award Recipients

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Josiah  Radder,
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: FILIP1L: A Novel Mediator Of Angiogenesis Imbalance In COPD?

Liam  Hurst, MSc
University of Cambridge
Abstract Title: TNF-alpha Inhibits BMP Signalling Via Cleavage Of The Extracellular Domain Of BMPR-II By ADAM10 And ADAM17: Potential Role In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Genentech member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Roxane  Paulin, PhD
University of Alberta
Abstract Title: Mitochondrial Suppression Due To Loss Of Sirt3 Deacetylase Activity Causes Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Ke  Yuan, PhD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Impaired Pulmonary Angiogenesis In IPAH Is Linked To Abnormal Pericyte Function And Reduced Endothelial-Pericyte Interactions

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Jamie  Hill, BS
University of South Alabama / College of Medicine
Abstract Title: A Positive Feedback Cycle Involving Oxidative Mitochondrial (mt) DNA Damage And mtDNA Damage Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) Contributes To Bacteria-Induced Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction In Isolated Rat Lungs

Marielle  Van De Veerdonk, MD
VU University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Heart Function And Survival Improve After A Strong Reduction In Afterload In Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Ningyong  Xu, BS
University of South Alabama
Abstract Title: Orai1 Is A Critical Determinant Of Sodium Permeation Through Endothelial Cell Store-Operated Calcium Entry Channels

Tianji  Chen, PhD
College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Abstract Title: MicroRNA-17~92 Regulates Differentiation Of Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells Via A PDLIM5/TGF-β/SMAD Pathway

Anthony R. Cucci,, MD
Indiana University
Abstract Title: Evidence Of Impaired Autophagic Flux In Experimental Severe Right Ventricular Failure

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Kaori  Oshima, BS
University of South Alabama
Abstract Title: Do Plexiform Lesions Originate In Supernumerary Arteries In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?  A Hypothesis That Needs To Be Revisited

Jolene H. Fisher,, MD
University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Effectiveness Of Sildenafil As Targeted Therapy For Portopulmonary Hypertension

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Soban  Umar, MD, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Abstract Title: Gonadectomized Mice With XX Sex Chromosome, Irrespective Of Gonadal Sex, Are  More Prone To Develop Pulmonary Hypertension Compared To XY Mice

Prakash  Chelladurai, MSc
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Abstract Title: Deregulation Of Selective HDAC Isoforms In Human Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by BMS-Pfizer Alliance member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Pia Trip, MD
VU University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Right Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling In Long-Term, Mid-Term And Short-Term Surviving Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

These Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Jared M McLendon, BSc
University of South Alabama
Abstract Title: Targeted Pulmonary Delivery Of A microRNA-145 Inhibitor Reverses Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Rats