Events

Join us for a journal club presented by Margaret Freeberg, PhD (Virginia Commonwealth University) who will discuss a publication on “Transglutaminase 2 Knockout Mice are Protected from Bleomycin-Induced Lung Fibrosis with Preserved Lung Function and Reduced Metabolic Derangements” in Physiological Reports. We will be joined by discussion panelists Ana Mora, MD (Ohio State University) and Victor Thannickal, MD (Tulane University).

The Section on Genetics and Genomics is pleased to announce a Journal Club (JC) on the paper “Convergent and Divergent Immune Aberrations in COVID-19, Post-COVID-19-Interstitial Lung Disease, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis” presented by first author, Bochra Tourki, PhD.

Join us for a journal club presented by Matt Nizamoglu, PhD who will discuss a publication on “Three dimensional fibrotic extracellular matrix directs microenvironment fiber remodeling by fibroblasts” in Acta Biomaterialia. We will be joined by discussion panelists; Amanda Tatler, PhD (University of Nottingham) and Daniel Weiss, MD, PhD (University of Vermont).

A panel will discuss this recently published article and the importance of characterizing asthma endotypes based on T cell subtypes in diverse groups to aide in the development of effective therapies for youths with asthma.

Members of the CC ECPWG will host an open house for ATS attendees to discuss networking strategies, poster preparation, elevator pitches, and strategies to get the most benefit from attending the ATS national meeting.

Join the Early Career Working Group for a moderated session of breakout rooms, where attendees will have the opportunity to practice and refine their abstract poster presentations for ATS 2025.

Join us for the fourth session in the “Grant Writer’s Toolkit” series. This webinar is designed as a mock study section to provide valuable insights into the process of grant review. The session will feature Peter Chen, MD professor at Cedars Sinai and member of the VA Merit and former LIRR Study Sections, Samantha Yeligar, MS, PhD, ATSF associate professor at Emory and member of the Biomedical Research and LCMI Study Sections, Jay Kolls, MD professor at Tulane and former Chair of the LCMI Study Section, and Karen Ridge, PhD professor at Northwestern and Chair of the MCBS Study Section.

This webinar will feature the lead authors from the recently published ATS Official Research Statement on Lung Cancer Screening Incidental Findings and will focus on knowledge and research gaps identified for this topic.

This will be a journal club discussing a study showing that glucocorticoids reprogram the mitochondrial metabolism of macrophages resulting in increased and sustained production of the anti-inflammatory metabolite itaconate and inhibition of the inflammatory response.

This conference aims to provide international knowledge for local doctors.