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2012 ATS Travel Award Recipients

These Travel Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Katherine T. Cayetano, MD
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Does Gender Matter? The Difference In Exercise And Functional Characteristics Between Men And Women Who Have Undergone Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Linzy Houchen, BSc
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Abstract Title: Training Profile Of An 8-Week, Isokinetic Quadriceps Resistance Training Programme. Comparison Between Patients With COPD And Healthy Controls

This Travel Award has been provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Yana Konokhova, BSc
McGill University
Abstract Title: Prevalence Of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Deficiency In Skeletal Muscle Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

This Travel Award has been provided by Genentech – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Valérie Coats, MSc
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
Abstract Title: Muscle Oxygenation Response To An Isokinetic Quadriceps Endurance Test In Patients With COPD

This Travel Award has been provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Chirag D. Shah, MD
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Predictors Of Respiratory Failure And Mortality In A Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Population

This Travel Award has been provided by nSpire Health, Inc. – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Amanda K. Rizk, M.Sc
Concordia University
Abstract Title: Physiological, Affective, And Symptomatic Response To Different Exercise-Training Protocols In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This Travel Award has been provided by Pearl Therapeutics – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Hans Van Remoortel, MSc
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Abstract Title: Estimation Of VO2 Using Activity Monitors In A Laboratory Setting In Patients With COPD

This Travel Award has been provided by Pfizer, Inc. - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Sachin B. Patel, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
Abstract Title: Nutritional Markers And Functional Status In Elderly Prolonged Mechanically Ventilated Patients

This Travel Award has been provided by Teva Respiratory – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Bruno B. Lemire, MSc
Université Laval
Abstract Title: The Activation Of Signalling Pathways Involved In Muscle Mass Regulation After An Acute Bout Of Resistance Training Exercise In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This Travel Award has been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Philippe  Gagnon, MSc
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval
Abstract Title: Characterization Of The Quadriceps Muscle In Patients With Mild COPD

This Travel Award has been provided by Vitalograph, LTD – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Lucia Regina Monteiro, MD
CHVNG/E
Abstract Title: Muscle Mass Depletion In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease