Travel Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society
Rosa C. McCarty, PhD
Australian Stem Cell Centre
Abstract Number: 7111
Abstract Title: Isolation and Characterisation of Adult Lung Stromal Cells Which Regulate Lung Epithelial Stem and Progenitor Cell Proliferation and Differentiation.
Vikas Anathy, PhD
University of Vermont
Abstract Number: 2675
Abstract Title: Redox amplification of apoptosis by caspase dependent cleavage of Glutaredoxin-1 and S-glutathionylation of Fas; a novel link between apoptosis and lung fibrosis
Li Liu, MD, PhD
NYU Langone Medical Center
Abstract Number: 6706
Abstract Title: Characterization and fate-mapping of Gli1-expressing lung mesenchymal cells
Atsuyasu Sato, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Number: 401
Abstract Title: C/EBPα Regulates FoxJ1 and Mediates Regeneration of Bronchiolar Epithelial Cells after Naphthalene Injury
Travel Awards have been provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. member of the ATS Corporate Member Program
Chuan Hua He, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Number: 4033
Abstract Title: Breast Regression Protein 39 (BRP-39) Binds to, Co-localizes With and Signals via IL-13 Receptor alpha 2 (IL-13Ra2)
Jos L. van der Velden, PhD
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Abstract Number: 6878
Abstract Title: c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase 1 associates with Smad3 and controls Smad3 linker phosphorylation and transcriptional activity in Transforming Growth Factor-beta1-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition
The Travel Award has been provided by Forest Laboratories, Inc. member of the ATS Corporate Member Program
Megumi Kudo, MD
Kyoto-University
Abstract Number: 647
Abstract Title: Oxidative stress augmented IL-32 gene upregulation in airway epithelial cells
Travel Awards have been provided by Gilead Sciences member of the ATS Corporate Member Program
Brian M. Varisco, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Number: 819
Abstract Title: Pulmonary Fibroblast Thy-1 Expression is Developmentally Regulated and Promotes a Lipofibroblast Phenotype which is Important for Pulmonary Epithelial Health
Adil Anwar, PhD
University of Colorado Denver
Abstract Number: 5853
Abstract Title: Osteopontin is an Endogenous Modulator of Vascular Remodeling in Hypoxia Mediated Pulmonary Hypertension
Travel Awards have been provided by Merck member of the ATS Corporate Member Program
Marta Lishnevsky, BS
Colorado State University
Abstract Number: 1418
Abstract Title: Interstitial Pneumonia and Pulmonary Fibrosis In Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (PECAM, CD31)-Deficient Mice
Ajit A. Kulkarni, PhD
University of Rochester
Abstract Number: 2050
Abstract Title: PPAR-γ Ligands Repress TGFβ-Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation of Human Lung Fibroblasts By Targeting The PI3K/AKT Pathway
The Travel Award has been provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation member of the ATS Corporate Member Program
Manish Bodas, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Number: 2741
Abstract Title: Selective inhibition of histone-deacetylase activity rescues chronic cystic fibrosis lung disease
Travel Awards have been provided by Pfizer, Inc. member of the ATS Corporate Member Program
Michelle Vaz, PhD
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Abstract Number: 5576
Abstract Title: FRA-1 DEFICIENCY CONFERS ENHANCED PROTECTION AGAINST OXIDANT INDUCED CELL DEATH IN VITRO
Mustafa Mir-Kasimov, MD
University of Utah
Abstract Number: 6773
Abstract Title: Phenotypical Cell Plasticity Determines Regulation Of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor Expression In Primary Alveolar Epithelial Cells
Travel Awards have been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation member of the ATS Corporate Member Program
Paul D. Bozyk, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Number: 5070
Abstract Title: Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Neonatal Tracheal Aspirates Demonstrate a Pattern of Gene Expression Consistent with a Lung Origin
Thinesh Dahanayake, MD
University of Rochester
Abstract Number: 1805
Abstract Title: Lactate Dehydrogenase 5 Expression is Increased in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
The following travel award has been provided by a generous grant from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable Member: Alpha-1 Foundation.
David Bergin, PhD
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Abstract Number: 2644
Abstract Title: Alpha-1 antitrypsin modulates neutrophil activity through regulation of the calcium flux
The following travel award has been provided by a generous grant from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable Member: Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Network.
Toby M. Maher, MB, PhD
Royal Brompton Hospital
Abstract Number: 3367
Abstract Title: PGE2 Paradoxically Increases Fibroblast Apoptosis But Reduces Airway Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in Response to FasL Via Activation of the EP4 Receptor