These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society
Takanori Asakura, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: MUC5B-dominated Mucus Hyperproduction in the Bronchiolectatic Airway of Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFB)
Noel Britton, MPH, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elicits Sustained IL-1β Upregulation in Alveolar Macrophages from Lung Transplant Recipients
Rishi Chanderraj, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Ventilator-associated pneumonia risk is increased among patients who receive anti-anaerobic antibiotics
Miao Chang, PhD
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Chronic lower airway dysbiosis with human oral commensals leads to both increased IL-17A and Immune exhaustion tone in the lower airways
Paulami Chatterjee, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Iron-Induced Aspergillus Proteases: Novel Therapeutic Target for Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Dominic Fenn, MBBS BSc
Amsterdam UMC location AMC
Abstract Title: Introduction of a New Model for In Vitro Volatile Organic Compound Detection from Co-Culture of Lung Epithelial Cell Line with Bacteria Commonly Associated with Pulmonary Infections
Sanjana Gupta, PhD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: A Nine-Gene Blood-Based Signature Meets the World Health Organization Target Product Profiles for Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis and Predicting Progression from Latent to Active Disease
Jorge Hernandez Cordova, MD
Universidad Tecnologica del Peru
Abstract Title: Pulmonary Echinococcosis More Prevalent Than Liver Involvement in Children at High Altitude in the Peruvian Andes, a 5 Year Cross Sectional, Retrospective Study
Dorotej Jovanovic, MSci
University of Basel
Abstract Title: Large-scale profiling of bacterial killing reveals clinical outcomes
Holly Keir, BSc
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-1 Inhibition in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: The STOP-COVID19 Trial
Rutvij Khanolkar, BSc
University of Calgary
Abstract Title: COVID19-Related Non-Pharmacologic Interventions Are Associated with Reductions in Hospitalizations for Respiratory Conditions but Not Other Acute Illnesses
Hironori Kobayasi, MD
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics and Mortality in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients with Low-Risk for Drug-Resistant Pathogens
Yu-Che Lee, MD, MPH
University at Buffalo-Catholic Health System
Abstract Title: COVID-19 Case-Fatality Rate Is Associated with State Health Disparity in the United States
Merete Long, PhD
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: Transcriptomic Changes in Hospitalised COVID19 Patients Across 29 Days Provide Insight Into the Systemic Immune Response and Disease Outcomes: Results from PREDICT-COVID19
Gail Stanley, MD, MPH
Yale University
Abstract Title: Lipopolysaccharide Targeted Bacteriophage Therapy Deceases Lung Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis
Christina Thornton, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Airway Bacterial Community Composition in Persons with Advanced Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Alvin Tieu, MSc
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Abstract Title: Arming Vesiculovirus with SARS-CoV2 Spike Protein Creates a Murine Model of Severe COVID-19 ARDS
These abstract scholarships were supported by Asthma and Lung UK
Holly Keir, BSc
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-1 Inhibition in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: The STOP-COVID19 Trial
Merete Long, PhD
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: Transcriptomic Changes in Hospitalised COVID19 Patients Across 29 Days Provide Insight Into the Systemic Immune Response and Disease Outcomes: Results from PREDICT-COVID19
