ATS offers a limited number of abstract scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to individuals based on the quality of abstracts submitted as reviewed by the Assembly Program Committees. The number of scholarships given varies from year to year.

Decisions about scholarships are usually made by the end of January prior to the Conference. Abstract authors whose abstracts are selected to receive a scholarship will be notified in February via email.

The scholarship includes:

In the year the abstract scholarship is received the abstract author will receive a code for a full In-Training Registration to the ATS International Conference
The code will have to be used by the early bird conference registration deadline and will not work after the deadline.
Abstract Awardees must be an ATS member before using the code. If you are not an ATS member the code will not work
All codes are non-transferrable

To qualify for a scholarship, you must meet the criteria listed below:

The applicant must be a Trainee Member. Eligible applicants are trainees who are students, residents, fellows (holders of MD or PhD degrees) or equivalent
The applicant must have submitted a meritorious abstract to be presented at the ATS International Conference (as reviewed and programmed by your Assembly Program Committee)
The applicant must be registered for and attend the ATS International Conference
Applicant must have checked the appropriate box in the questionnaire section of the abstract online submission program, indicating their wish to be considered for an abstract scholarship
The applicant must be an ATS member at the time of accepting the abstract scholarship (The code will not work at the time you register if you are not a member)
The applicant cannot receive any other scholarship within the ATS that includes conference registration

Before checking the appropriate box in the questionnaire section of the abstract online submission program, please ensure that you meet the criteria above.

Once the appropriate box in the questionnaire section of the abstract online submission program is selected, the Assembly Program Committee members will be aware that you are interested in being considered for a scholarship should one be available.

Late breaking abstracts will be considered.

If you have questions about the ATS abstract scholarship program or the criteria listed above, please contact atsassembly@thoracic.org

2024 Scholarship Recipients

Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation (AII)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Santhoshi Akkenapally, MSci
University of Cincinnati
Abstract Title: Interleukin 31 Receptor α Promotes Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Contraction and Hyperresponsiveness in Asthma

Manoj Arra, MD, PhD
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Abstract Title: Metabolic Oscillators Guide Time Of Day Variation In Myeloid Cell Inflammatory Responses

Wen-Hsin Chang, PhD
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Tobacco Smoke Rewires Immune Microenvironment and Activates Macrophages to Promote Pulmonary Fibrosis

Daniel Cook, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: CFTR Prevents Type 2 Inflammation by Reducing IL-4 Signaling in Th2 Cells

William Daccarett-Bojanini, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Decitabine Affects Lung Monocyte-macrophage Dynamics And Phenotype In Acute Lung Graft Rejection

Santhosh Kumar Duraisamy, BSc MSc
University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Title: Acute Fungal Allergen (Alternaria Alternata) Exposure Shows Time-of-day Response And Sex-based Difference In Allergic Asthma

Alane Blythe Dy, PhD, MSPH
University of Arizona
Abstract Title: Autoantibodies To Collagens Are Associated With Altered Lung Function And Increased Mortality Risk

Jiaqi Huang, PhD
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Scap Deficiency In Macrophage Alleviates Aspergillus Fumigatus Induced Allergic Lung Inflammation Via Glucose Metabolism

Kritika Khanna, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: High Airway TSLP Levels in Asthma Associate With More Severe Disease and Multiple Biomarkers of Type 2 Inflammation

Yaru Liu, PhD
Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Oxidative Stress-induced S-glutathionylation of Gasdermin D in Macrophages Protects Against Sepsis

Mohamed Maali Gumaa Mohamed, MD, MPH
Saint Louis University
Abstract Title: Role of Monoclonal Antibodies in Patients With Eosinophilic Subtype COPD: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Andrew Moore, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: 42-gene Severe-or-Mild (SoM) Gene Expression Signature Is Conserved Across Viral And Bacterial Infections And Is Associated With Differential Response To Steroids In Septic

Mbaya Ntita, MD, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr
Abstract Title: Epithelial Immunomodulation by Aerosolized Toll-like Agonists Prevents Allergic Lung Inflammation by Reducing Th2 Polarization

Rebecca O' Leary, MD
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Mepolizumab to Benralizumab: A Case Series of a Beneficial Switch in Severe Asthma

Marika Orlov, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Gut Microbiome Contributions To Training Lung Th17 Immunity

Shaun Pienkos, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Patient-reported Symptoms Do Not Correlate With Immune Profiling In Multi-omics Analysis Of Post-acute Sequelae Of Covid-19

Chandrashekhar Prasad, PhD
University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Title: Extracellular Vesicle MicroRNAs as Novel Biomarkers in Asthma Pathobiology

Nathan Sanders, BS
Boston Univ Chobanian & Avedisian School of Med
Abstract Title: OC43 Coronavirus Infection Of The Mouse Lung Induces OC43-specific Systemic And Resident Memory, Boosted By Cyclic-di-GMP

Kirsten Stewart, MBChB, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: Serial Effects of Dupilumab on Mannitol Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Uncontrolled Severe Type 2 High Asthma

Kanth Swaroop Vankfa, MSc, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Unveiling The Immunosuppressive Symphony: A Cross-talk Between Tsc2 Null Mesenchymal Cells And Lung Macrophage In LAM

Molin Yue, PhD (c)
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Transcriptome-based Prediction of COVID-19 Symptom Development: Insights From Nasal Epithelium Analysis

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Enrique Alfaro, Master
Instituto de Investigacion Biomédica Hosp. Univ. La Paz
Abstract Title: Role of CD39 in COVID-19 Severity: Dysregulation of Purinergic Signaling and Thromboinflammation

Cihan Caglayan, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Distinct Plasma And Lower Respiratory Tract Biomarker Profiles During Acute Respiratory Failure

Robert Clark, BS
Tulane University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Anti-CD20 Permits Secondary Lung Gene Transfer: Implications For Gene Therapy Approaches In Cystic Fibrosis

Daniel Cook, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Loss of CFTR Reprograms Airway Epithelial IL-33 Release and Regulates IL-33 Dependent Inflammation

Andrea Davis, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Comprehensive Myositis Antibody Panels Improve Recognition Of Myositis Related Interstitial Lung Disease

Santhosh Kumar Duraisamy, BSc MSc
University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Title: Rev-erbα Knockout Mice Show Exaggerated Lung Inflammation Following Acute House Dust Mite-induced Allergic Asthma

Wendy Fonseca, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Long-term Alteration of Alveolar Epithelial Cells After Early-life RSV Infection

Atish Gheware, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Myeloid STAT1 Regulates Injury Response During Hemorrhagic Alveolar Damage

Sarah Holton, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Soluble Mediators Of Post-COVID-19 Fibrotic Lung Remodeling: A Proteomic Approach

Julio Huapaya, MD
National Institutes of Health
Abstract Title: Longitudinal Evaluation Of Blood Cellular Immune Markers And Lung Proteomics In Vaccinated Patients With Sars-cov-2 Breakthrough Infections

Jorge Masso Silva, PhD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Flavor-specific Effects On Inflammatory Pathways Of The Lungs Of Mice Exposed To Pod-based E-cigarettes

Morgan Mccullough, BS
University of North Carolina
Abstract Title: The Role Of Peripherally-induced Regulatory T Cells In The Recovery From Influenza-induced Lung Injury

Jade Mcdermott, BS
UCSD
Abstract Title: Sex Differences In Gene Expression In The Lung In Mice Exposed Daily To Electronic Cigarette Aerosols

Masahiro Nemoto, MD
Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Abstract Title: Single-cell RNA Sequencing of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells Reveals Genetic Heterogeneity and Epithelial Adoption in Chronic Airway Inflammation

Marika Orlov, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: CCR6+ CD4+ Lymphocytes And Innate-like Lymphocytes Are Depleted In Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Erica Orsini, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Title: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Virulence Factors Sensitize The Piezo1 Cation Channel And Thereby Augment Piezo1-Dependent Macrophage Phagocytosis

Mohammadreza Tabary, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: N-terminal Truncated Forms Of The Cytokine Il-36γ Derived From Host Proteases Induce Airspace Neutrophil Recruitment And CXCL-5 Production In The Lung

Caitlyn Truong, BS
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Elevated Levels Of Inflammatory Cells In Sputum And Nasal Cytology Of Nicotine And Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) E-cigarette Vapers

Tania Velez, PhD
University of Virginia
Abstract Title: Activated T Regulatory Responses In Interstitial Lung Disease

Kayla Zhang, BHSc (Hons)
St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Abstract Title: Respiratory Post Acute COVID-19 Sequelae (PACS)-A Phenotype Of Long Covid

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Meghan Althoff, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Sex-specific differences in L-arginine metabolism of asthma patients

Noelia Azalde Garcia, MS
Meakins Christie Laboratories at Research Institute of McGill University
Abstract Title: Fungal Allergen Induces Expansion of Invariant Natural Killer T Cell in an Acute Innate Type 2 Lung Inflammation

Julian Better, MD
University Hospital Gießen & Marburg
Abstract Title: Neutrophil Efferocytosis Induces an Immunometabolic Switch via UCP-2 in Alveolar Macrophages To Support Resolution of Inflammation

Jessica Calver, BSc(Hons)
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: Investigating the Pro-Fibrotic Effects of Galectins in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - A Potential Role for Glycan-Mediated Interactions with Integrins

Nick Decuzzi, MS, BS
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Human Airway Epithelial Cell Temporal Kinase Signaling Dynamics: Connecting Cellular Metabolism, Inflammation, and Kinase Biology

Neelou Etesami, BA
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Requirements for Resident Memory B Cell Establishment after Bacterial Respiratory Infection

Fasi Khan, BM BCH
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: An Exploratory Analysis Of Blood Biomarkers In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Based On Interim Data From The INJUSTIS Study

Filiz Korkmaz, PhD
UMass Chan Medical School
Abstract Title: LOX-1 limits inflammatory lung injury during pneumonia, regulating alveolar macrophage immunometabolic function

Bowa Lee, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Elevated exhaled nitric oxide with low airway epithelial catalase expression predicts a poorly controlled asthma phenotype

Victoria Leroy, BSc
University of Florida
Abstract Title: Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Mediate the Resolution of Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Jorge Masso Silva, PhD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Intravenous Immunoglobulin but not Dexamethasone Inhibits Neutrophil Pro-Inflammatory Activity While Maintaining Key Antimicrobial Functions

Matthew McPeek, PhD
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: Mer Tyrosine Kinase (Mertk) Impairs the Clearance of Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Alexander Mcquiston, PhD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Divergent Roles of Lymphatic Endothelial Cell-Expressed Hypoxia-Inducible Factors in Airway Transplant Rejection

Andrew Moore, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: New-Onset Autoantibodies are Prevalent in Non-COVID Critical Illness

Kiho Son, PhD
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Eosinophil-Independent IL-5 Increase in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Associates with Favourable Outcome

Elizabeth Townsend, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Abstract Title: Purinergic Receptor Activation Stimulates Lipoxin A4 Production In Alveolar Macrophages Derived From Individuals With Asthma

Andres Villabona-Rueda, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Resolution of Pneumonia/ARDS by DHX58 in Mice and Humans

Zhongli Xu
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Transcriptomics of Total and Allergen-specific IgE in Nasal Epithelium from Children and Adolescents

Peter Yan, BA
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Eosinophil Recovery in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients is Associated with Lower Rates of ICU Admission and In-Hospital Mortality

These Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Allergy and Asthma Network

Ian Lee, MD
Stanford School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Multicohort Meta-Analysis of Bronchial Epithelial Cells Classifies Asthma from Healthy Subjects and Identifies Pathways in Asthma

Nancy Lin, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Sex-Specific Differences in MicroRNA Expression During Human Fetal Lung Development

These abstract scholarships were supported by Asthma and Lung UK

Jessica Calver, BSc(Hons)
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: Investigating the Pro-Fibrotic Effects of Galectins in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - A Potential Role for Glycan-Mediated Interactions with Integrins

Fasihul Khan, BM BCH
University of Nottingham
Abstract Title: An Exploratory Analysis Of Blood Biomarkers In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Based On Interim Data From The INJUSTIS Study

Karolina Krakowiak, BSc
University of Manchester
Abstract Title: Expression Of Clock Gene PER3 Is Altered In Asthma

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Meghan Althoff, MD, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: The Role of L-Arginine Metabolism and Asthma Outcomes

Simon Couillard, MD, FRCPC
University of Oxford
Abstract Title: A proof-of-concept scale to predict asthma attacks: the OxfoRd Asthma attaCk risk ScaLE (ORACLE)

Brittany Duchene, MSc, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Differential Effect of Psychosocial and Cognitive Factors on Asthma Control in African American and Caucasians with Asthma

Neelou Etesami, BA
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Lung Resident Memory B Cells Confer Protection Against Local Bacterial Infection

Meredith Holub, DO
New York University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Lower Airway Microbial Signatures in Early COPD

Tessa Kole, MD
UMCG
Abstract Title: Determinants and Clinical Implications of Persistent Airflow Limitation in Asthma: Findings from the Atlantis Small Airways Study

Ian Lee, MD
Stanford School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Multicohort Meta-Analysis of Bronchial Epithelial Cell Gene Expression Classifies Asthma from Healthy Controls

Carolina Lyon De Ana, BS, MS
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Identification of Novel CD4+ T Cell Subsets in Pneumococcus Experienced Lungs

Jorge Masso Silva, PhD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Effect of Intravenous Immunoglobulin on Neutrophil Antimicrobial and Inflammatory Functions - Implications in Neutrophil-Mediated Immunopathology

Matthew Moll, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Gene-by-Smoking Interaction Study on Lung Function Using a Polygenic Risk Score for COPD

Andrew Moore, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: High Plasma IL-18 Is Associated with Mortality Independent of Latent Class Analysis Subphenotype: A Secondary Analysis of the SAILS and HARP-2 Studies

Elim Na, BS
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Cellular Targets for LIF-Mediated Regulation of Apoptosis and Tissue Injury During Pneumonia

Hernan Penaloza, PhD
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Platelet-Derived Thrombospondin-1 Protects the Host During Acute Pulmonary Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection

Aabida Saferali, PhD, MSc, BSc
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Circular RNA Is Altered in COPD and Cigarette Smoking

Brittany Salter, MD, PhD
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Clinical Indices of Autoimmunity Do Not Predict Sputum Autoantibodies in Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma: A Prospective Study

Anukul Shenoy, PhD, MS, BS
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Epithelial MHC-II Drives Antigen Presentation, Checkpoint Display, and CD4+ TRM Cell Locations and Functions in the Lung

Yuzo Suzuki, MD, PhD
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Impaired Autophagy Exacerbates Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Murine Model of Obesity Asthma

Raymond Wang, PhD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Intravascular Infusible Extracellular Matrix for the Mitigation of Severe Systemic Inflammation Relevant to Sepsis and COVID-19 Pathology

Yi Xin, MSc
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Imatinib Alleviates the Progression of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury

Yuqiong Yang, MD
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease
Abstract Title: Discordant Sputum and Blood Eosinophilia Correlate with Differences in Airway Type 2 Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Allergy and Asthma Network

Zhongli Xu, BS
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of PittsburghAbstract Title: Transcriptomics of Obesity-Related Asthma in Nasal Epithelium from Children and Adolescents

Behavioral Science and Health Services Research (BSHSR)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Gwenyth Day, MD
University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: Examining The Association Between Hospital Environments And Intersectional Disparities In Mechanical Ventilation Outcomes

Katherine Goodenberger, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Food Insecurity Is Associated With Higher COPD Mortality

Hasan Nadeem, MD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Association Between Industry Payments and Prescription of Inhaled Medications: An Observational Analysis of Open Payments and Medicare Part D Data

Olusegun Owotomo, MBChB, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Individual And System-level Determinants Of Caregiver's Quality Of Life Among Inner-city Preschool Children With Asthma

Amin Ramezani, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Abstract Title: A U-shaped Relationship Between All-cause Mortality And Apnea Hypopnea Index: A Large National Retrospective Study

Sabrina Soin, DO
University of Arizona
Abstract Title: United States County-level Social Vulnerability And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality

Kanuprya Soni, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Subtyping Physician Practice Patterns in the Intensive Care Unit

Angela Suen, MD
UCSF
Abstract Title: Social Isolation, Loneliness, and All-cause Mortality Risk in Older Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A National Longitudinal Study

Behrad Taghibeyglou, MSc
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute- University Health Network
Abstract Title: Co-design And Co-implementation Of A Study For Subjective Assessment Of Sleep Apnea And Its Confounders In People Experiencing Homelessness

Zoe Zimmerman, BS
Yale School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Utilization of Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) for Moderate and Severe Asthma

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Gwenyth Day, MD
University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: An Intersectional Analysis Of Sociodemographic Disparities In Hospital Mortality After Mechanical Ventilation For Pneumonia And Sepsis

Bhushan Deshpande, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Admission To A TeleICU Hospital Is Associated With Similar Rates Of Inter-Hospital Transfer But Improved 30-Day Mortality: A Patient-Level Instrumental Variable Analysis

Adriana Flores, MD, MBA
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: A 6-year Analysis of the Sustainability of an "Opt-out" EHR-triggered Tobacco Treatment Consult Service at a Large Safety-net Hospital

Rachel Hechtman, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Patient Subgroups Most Likely to Benefit From Shorter Time-to-antibiotics in Sepsis

Deepa Ramadurai, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: A Retrospective Analysis Of Differences In Sedation Practice By Race During Mechanical Ventilation

Divya Shankar, BA, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Prescribing Patterns of Antifibrotics in Patients Diagnosed With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Mark Sonnick, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension Is Not A Useful Diagnostic Category in the Lung Allocation Score

Anna Yeo, PhD
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Abstract Title: The Sleep Environment, Napping, and Sleep Outcomes Among Urban Children With and Without Asthma

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Ernesto Casillas, Jr, MD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: The Color of a Pandemic: The Association Between Historical Residential Redlining and COVID-19 Outcomes in California

Alissa Chen, MD MPH
Yale University
Abstract Title: Factors associated with influenza vaccination non-adherence in a national Veteran Cohort

Tammy L. Eaton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Integrating Primary Palliative Care and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survivor Care: A Qualitative Inquiry of International Post-ICU Clinic Interprofessional Team Members

Ryan Hilton, BS
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Evaluation of Enrollment and Intervention Delivery Across Neighborhood Disadvantage in the Impacts Trial

Snigdha Jain, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Association Between Race, Geography, and 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Michael S. Kelly, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Preferred language mediates association between race, ethnicity and delayed presentation to care in critically ill patients with COVID-19

Eduardo Nunez, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Timely Receipt of Guideline Recommended Annual Lung Cancer Screening Across Three Rounds Among US Veterans

Miranda Theodore, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Abstract Title: Timing of Code Status Discussion in Patients with Cancer Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Alina Blazer, MD, MSc, FRCPC
University of Toronto- Toronto Western Hospital
Abstract Title: Excess Healthcare Utilization and Mortality in Younger Adults with COPD Compared to Those Without COPD

Christopher Chesley, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Differences in Intensive Care Unit Triage for Racial and Ethnic Minorities with Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Failure

Sukarn Chokkara, BA
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Arielle Elmaleh-Sachs, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Are Race and Ethnicity Necessary to Define 'Normal' Lung Function? The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Lung Study

Elizabeth Johnson, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
Abstract Title: Primary Care Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism Managed Without Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Eduardo Nunez, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Invasive Procedures and Associated Complications Following Initial Lung Cancer Screening in a National Cohort of Veterans

Ava Wilson, MS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Increased Bone and Muscle Measures Derived from Chest CT Are Markers of Improved Quality of Life, Function, and Survival in COPD

Cherng-Horng Wu, MD
Tufts Medical Center
Abstract Title: Impact of Insurance Stability on Racial Disparities in Hospitalizations for COPD

Critical Care (CC)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Daniel Balcarcel, MD
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Abstract Title: Parsimonious Pediatric ARDS Subphenotype Predictor

Eleonora Balzani, MD
University Health Network
Abstract Title: The Association Between Daily Driving Pressures And Mortality In Patients Supported With Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation For Acute Respiratory Distress

Jacob Blount, MD
University of California Davis School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Intervention Dashboard - Using Informatics to Track Evidence-based Metrics and Design Future QI Initiatives

Christopher Cosgriff, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Machine Learning of Heterogeneous Response to Resuscitation Strategy in Patients With Sepsis-induced Hypotension

Peter Dunbar, MD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Sedation Practices During Continuous Neuromuscular Blockade for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Are Associated With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Robert Flick, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Predictive Validity of Sepsis Subtypes for Post-discharge Outcomes of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Elizabeth Gay, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Latent Class Analyses of the CLOVERS Trial Reveal Novel Phenotypes of Sepsis Patients With Shock Presenting to the Emergency Department

Yukie Ito, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP) Targeting End-Expiratory Transpulmonary Pressure Compared With PEEP By The Low PEEP/FIO2 Table In Children With Acute

David Krasinski, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Effect of Mechanical Ventilation Mode on Outcomes by Severity of Hypoxemia: A Secondary Analysis of the Mode of Ventilation During Critical Illness Trial

Teresa Lee, MBBS, BSc
Imperial College London
Abstract Title: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation For Severe Acute Respiratory Failure Increases Plasma Levels Of Citrullinated Histone H3, A Specific Marker Of Neutrophil Extracellular

Yu-Che Lee, MD, MPH
University at Buffalo
Abstract Title: Health Care Disparities and Cardiac Critical Care Illnesses Related Mortality in the United States

Nicole Lum, MD
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: Comparison Of Adverse Event Rates With Early Mobilization And Usual Care: A Blinded Post-hoc Secondary Analysis Of A Randomized Clinical Trial

Romir Maheshwary, MD
University of California, San Diego Health
Abstract Title: Investigating Whether the Social Determinants of Health Can Predict All Cause 30-day Hospital Readmissions After Initial Sepsis Encounters

Joel Mintz, MD, MS
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Abstract Title: Early Physical And Occupation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Outcomes In Mechanically Ventilated Us Adults: 2008-2021

Amelia Muhs, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Video Versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation in Adults With Cardiac Arrest

Elizabeth Munroe, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Variation in Initial Fluid Resuscitation Volume and Type in Patients With Sepsis Across Michigan Hospitals

Hiam Naiditch, MD, MHS
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: The Post-acute Recovery Center: A Telehealth Care Model To Improve Patient-centered Outcomes For High-risk Survivors Of Critical Illness

Theodore Pak, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Large Language Models Identify Presenting Symptoms Associated With Infectious Diagnoses, Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms, and Mortality in Clinical Notes of Patients With Suspected Infection

Gina Piscitello, MD, MS
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Hospital Policy Variation in Addressing Decisions to Withhold and Withdraw Life Sustaining Treatment

Mark Rolfsen, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Predicting Cognitive Elements of Post Intensive Care Syndrome

Indulaxmi Seeni, MD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Extra-pulmonary Organ Dysfunction in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Kevin Seitz, MD, MSc
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Mode Of Ventilation During Critical Illness: The MODE Pilot Trial

Naman Shetty, MBBS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Racial Differences in the Response to High-dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide: A Post-hoc Analysis of the Nosarscovid Trial

Dario Von Wedel
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Do Tidal Volumes Standardized To Predicted Body Weight Adequately Account For Differences In Functional Lung Sizes Of Female Versus Male Mechanically Ventilated Patients?

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Anna Barker, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Sedation Practices For Intubated Non-COVID Patients Have Worsened In The Post-COVID Era

Tamta Chkhikvadze, MD
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Abstract Title: Mortality And Survival Of Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Covid-19 Pneumonia In The U.S. From NIS 2020

Christopher Cosgriff, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Sphingosphine-1-phosphate Mediates The Effect Of Apolipoprotein M On Respiratory Failure In Viral Pneumonia

Ahmed Eltarras, MB BCh
Indiana University - Indianapolis, IN
Abstract Title: Post ICU Syndrome, Return To Employment, And Healthcare Utilization Among Critically Ill Covid-19 Survivors

Joshua Ian Gordon, MD
The Ohio State University
Abstract Title: Associations Between Patient and Surrogate Assessments of Pre-critical Illness Physical Function

Sneha Kannan, MD
Harvard Combined Fellowship-Pulmonary/Critical Care
Abstract Title: Utilization, Prices, And Outcomes In Intensive Care Units

Ramya Kaushik, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Association of Delirium With Functional and Cognitive Outcomes Among Older Survivors of a COVID-19 Hospitalization

Whitney Kiker, MD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Family Member Role in Goal-concordant Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Kayla Kolbe, MD, MS
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Lactation Practices and Breastfeeding in the Critically Ill Adult Patient

Nina Leggett, DPT, BBiomed
Western Health
Abstract Title: "Mind The Gap" - Improving the Integration Between Primary and Intensive Care After Critical Illness (Integrate) Study

Rochelle Melvin, MD, MSc
University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Physician Recommendations in the Setting of Code Status Discussions: A Multi-centre Cohort Study

Elizabeth Munroe, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Peripheral Vasopressor Use in Early Sepsis-Induced Hypotension: A Secondary Analysis of the CLOVERS Trial

Kelly Potter, PhD, RN, CNE
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Outcomes Among Data-Driven Delirium Subtypes During Critical Illness

David Rose, MD
Washington University in Saint Louis
Abstract Title: Predicting Extubation Success in the Intensive Care Unit

Randal Rovinski, MSc, MB BCh
University of Miami Healthcare System / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Abstract Title: Hemodynamic Variations Are Associated With Increased Odds Of Discrepancy Between Pulse Oximeter And Arterial Oxygen Saturation

Kevin Seitz, MD, MSc
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Oxygen-saturation Targets for Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Arrest: A Secondary Analysis of the PILOT Trial

Adriana Silva, PhD
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Abstract Title: Pressure-support Compared To Pressure-controlled Ventilation Improves Cardiorespiratory Function And Mitigates Brain Endothelial Cell Damage In Experimental Acute Ischemic Stroke

Sahib Singh, MD
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Abstract Title: Restrictive Versus Liberal Oxygen Targets in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients - Meta Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Irene Gabriela Telias, MD
St. Michael´s Hospital
Abstract Title: Sleep Architecture Measured With The Odds Ratio Product In Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Kaniza Zahra Abbas, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Abstract Title: Comparison Of Demographic Trends Among IM Residents, Applicants And Matriculants To PCCM Fellowships: Analysis Of ACGME And ERAS Data From 2017 - 2020

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Narges Alipanah-Lechner, MD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Plasma Metabolic Profiles of Hyperinflammatory and Hypoinflammatory ARDS May Implicate Glycolytic Shift

Sarah Andersen, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Prevalence and Predictors of Long-term Decision Regret in ICU Surrogate Decision Makers

Joseph Igwe, MD
Morehouse School of Medicine
Abstract Title: National  Trends and  Outcomes for  Extra-corporeal Membrane  Oxygenation  Use  in Morbidly Obese Patients with ARDS

Christopher Kearney, MD, MPH
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Practice Variation and Downstream Impact of Empiric Antibiotics in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 Infection

Kritika Khanna, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Thiol Drugs Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Lung Injuryin vivoand Disrupt SARS-CoV-2 Spike Complex Binding to ACE-2in vitro

Linzee Mabrey, MD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Plasma immune mediators measured after initiation of therapy in critically ill COVID-19 patients and risk for poor clinical outcomes

Reid Mccallister, BE
University of Michigan Medical School
Abstract Title: Among Critically Ill Patients, Initial Lactate Clearance Is an Unreliable Predictor of Overall Lactate Trajectories and In-Hospital Mortality

Amber Meservey, BS, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Intensive Care Unit and Inpatient Admission for SARS-CoV-2 Infection is Associated with Lower Forced Vital Capacity at 3 Months

Edward Qian, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Effect of Awake Prone Positioning by Different Oxygen Delivery Systems in Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19

Sylvia Ranjeva, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Quantifying the effect of intra-operative variability in cardiopulmonary dynamics on post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in major non-cardiac surgery

Alicia Rizzo, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Alveolar Epithelial Glycocalyx Degradation Mediates Surfactant Dysfunction And Contributes To Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Aartik Sarma, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Title: Hyperinflammatory ARDS Is Characterized by Interferon-High, Neutrophil-Predominant Inflammation in the Lower Respiratory Tract

Kevin Seitz, MD, MSc
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Race, SpO2, and SaO2 in critically ill adults

Bhavna Seth, MHS
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Hospital Readmission for Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors Across 5 Academic U.S. Sites

Divya Shankar, BA, MD
Boston University
Abstract Title: Changes in ICU Practices for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Zachary Taich, MD
UCLA
Abstract Title: The 3 Wishes Program Improves Families’ Experience of Emotional and Spiritual Support at the End-Of-Life

Kevin Tea, BSc
Tulane University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: The Relationship Between Metabolic Syndrome and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: an Ancillary Analysis of the ARDSNet and PETAL Databases

Matthew Thau, MD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Latent Class Analysis in a Trauma Cohort with Hemorrhagic Shock Identifies Two Distinct Sub-phenotypes with a Differential Treatment Response to Blood Transfusion Ratios

Katherine Wick, BA, MD
University Of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Baseline Plasma Viral Antigen Levels Are Associated with Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Covid-19: Potential Value for Stratifying Patients for Therapeutic Interventions

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Jamuna Krishnan, MD, MBA
Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian
Abstract Title: Assessing Mortality Difference Across COVID-19 Intubation Strategies

Daniel Leisman, MD, MSCR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Trajectories of Pulmonary Epithelial and Endothelial Injury Markers in COVID-19 Patients Requiring Respiratory Support at Presentation

Kimberly Lu, MD
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: Assessment of Change in Vasopressor Requirements During Sedation Hold in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Bijan Nezami, MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Abstract Title: Inspiratory Airways Resistance in Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19

Bryan Park, MD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: The Impact of the Colorado State-Wide Lockdown on Non-COVID-19 Related ICU Admissions and Mortality

Steven Pearson, MD
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation Versus High Flow Nasal Cannula for Covid-19 Related Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Lucia Pinilla,, MSc
Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova and Santa Maria, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain; CIBER of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Institute of Health Carlos III
Abstract Title: Circulating microRNAs as Biomarkers of COVID-19 Severity

Alicia Rizzo, MD, PhD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Sex-Associated Heterogeneity in Airspace Glycosaminoglycan Shedding in Human ARDS

Matthew Stutz, MD
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: Metabolomic Analysis of Fecal Microbiota Among Critically Ill Patients

Pranai Tandon, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Deployment, Adoption, and Clinical Impact of a Real-Time Ventilator Management Dashboard

Matthew R. Thau, MD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Serial Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction Are Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in a Population of Severe Trauma Patients

Brandon Walsh, MD, MBE
Grossman New York University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: How Would New York Ventilator Reallocation Policies Perform During a COVID-19 Surge? An Observational Cohort Study

Edwin Yoo, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai Hospital
Abstract Title: Development of a Point-of-Care Mortality Risk Score for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

These Abstract Scholarship Awards was generously sponsored by CSL, Behring GmbH

Bickey Chang, MD, MHA
University of Minnesota
Abstract Title: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa with World Health Organization Defined Severe Respiratory Distress without Shock

Callie Marie Drohan, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Comparison of Host-Response Biomarkers and Inflammatory Subphenotypes in COVID-19 Without ARDS, COVID-ARDS, and Non-COVID-ARDS

Jennifer Krall, MD
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Leukocyte Kinetics in Acute Lung Injury (ALI)-Associated Skeletal Muscle Wasting and Recovery

Konrad Peukert, MD
University Hospital Bonn
Abstract Title: Surfactant Protein D and Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products Serum Levels Reveal Distinct Epithelial Damage in Direct Human ARDS

Shaun Pienkos, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Effect of Simvastatin on Mortality in ARDS Patients with Low Cholesterol: A Secondary Analysis of the HARP-2 Trial

Elias Pratt, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Impact of a Daily, Respiratory Therapist ECMO Specialist Driven Protocol to Assess Readiness to Wean from VV-ECMO in Patients with ARDS

Aartik Sarma, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Title: Tracheal Aspirate Sequencing Identifies Unique Features of Dysregulated Host Response in SARS-CoV2 Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Jack Varon, MD, MBA
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Zinc Importers in Lung Epithelium Protect from Cell-Stretch-Mediated Lung Injury in the Setting of Zinc Deficiency and Supplementation

Clinical Problems (CP)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Kassandra Allbright, MD
UPMC
Abstract Title: Use Of The Wnt/B-catenin Activator Lithium Is Associated With Less Emphysema

Sarra Al-Zayer, BA
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Evaluation of Long COVID

Na'Ama Avitzur, MD
University of Calgary
Abstract Title: Sexual Dysfunction Is Common in Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease: A Mixed Methods Study

John Brems, MD, MBE, MHS
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Comparison Of Percent-predicted And Z-score Thresholds For Severity Of Airflow Obstruction Using Race-specific Versus Race-neutral Reference Equations

Bina Choi, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Proteomic Signature Of Quantitative Interstitial Abnormalities In Copdgene And Cardia Lung Study

Xinxin Du, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Lung-related Risk Factors For Low Bone Mineral Density In Tobacco-exposed Individuals Not Meeting Osteoporosis Screening Criteria

David Dushfunian, MD
Northwestern University
Abstract Title: Impaired Cardiac Blood Flow In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 4d Flow Results From The Subpopulations And Intermediate Outcome Measures In Copd And Heart

Daniel Genkin, BEng
Toronto Metropolitan University
Abstract Title: Comparison of 3D Paraspinal Muscle Volume and 2D Paraspinal Muscle Area Measurements Along the Thoracic Spine From Chest CT Images in COPD: Findings From the CanCOLD Study

Daniel Guidot, MD, MPH
Durham VA Medical Center
Abstract Title: Racial Disparities in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD): How Race-specific Reference Equations Classify Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) Along the Care Continuum

Daniel Hoesterey, MD
UCLA
Abstract Title: Computer Assisted Quantitative Image Analysis as a Pathway to Identification of Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (CPFE): Analysis of the SPIROMICS Cohort

Tejas Joshi, MD
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: New 2022 ESC/ERS Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Definition Better Predicts Mortality in Patients With COPD

Theodoros Karampitsakos, MD, MSc, PhD
University of South Florida
Abstract Title: A Monocyte-specific Gene-signature Predicts Outcomes In Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis And Is Reproducible In Peripheral Blood, Bronchoalveolar Lavage And Lung Tissue

Layne Keating, MD
University of Chicago Hospitals
Abstract Title: Disparities in Baseline Lung Function and Pulse Oximetry Correlation at Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis Across Racial and Diagnostic Subgroups

Chanho Lee, MD, PhD
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Ezetimibe Use and Reduced Mortality in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Tahir Malik, MD
NYU School of Medicine
Abstract Title: The Utility Of Machine Learning For Predicting Donor Discard In Lung Transplantation

Katie Manrique, MS
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Differential Expression Of Urine Intercellular Signaling And Cell Adhesion Proteins Are Associated With Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury Post-lung Transplant

Jonathan Rose, MD, MS
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Proteins Biomarkers For The Detection Of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities In A High-risk Cohort

Auston Stiefer, MD
Duke University
Abstract Title: Using 129Xenon MRI to Evaluate the Trajectories of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Kassandra Allbright, MD
UPMC
Abstract Title: Use of the Wnt/β-catenin Activator Lithium Is Associated With Less Emphysema in Smokers

Ariel Curiale, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Copddeep-phenotype: Finding Single Radiographic Features For Prospective Copd Outcomes And Protein Levels Prognostication

Soraya Cordero Da Silva, MD
Federal University of São Paulo
Abstract Title: Derivation Of Multidimensional Index For Predicting Progression In Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Diseases And Comparison With Criteria Suggested By INBUILD And ATS/ERS-2022

Naima Farah, MD, MPH
University of Virgina
Abstract Title: Longer Travel Distance To Subspecialty Clinic Associates With Lower Lung Function In Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Fanny Gabrysz-Forget, MD, MSci
McGill University Health Center
Abstract Title: Oscillometry and Spirometry in Fibrotic Versus Non-fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

Greta Joy, MD, BSc
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Prevalence, Computed Tomography Patterns, and Risk Factors for Development of Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Amar Kavuri, PhD
Duke University
Abstract Title: Effects Of Intra-patient End-inspiration Variability In Emphysema Quantification: A Virtual Imaging Study

Jaeyul Lee, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Mapping Of Collagen Organization In Pulmonary Fibrosis In Vivo Using Optic Axis-resolved Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography

Manoj Maddali, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Development And Validation Of A CT-based Deep Learning Algorithm To Augment Non-invasive Diagnosis Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Oliver Mcelvaney, MD, PhD
Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Network
Abstract Title: Multicenter Validation of the CF-ABLE Score as a Predictor of Outcome and Therapeutic Response in Cystic Fibrosis

Mohamed Maali Gumaa Mohamed, MD, MPH
School of Medicine-Saint Louis University
Abstract Title: Ambulatory Management Of Spontaneous Pneumothorax; A Meta-analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials

Amandeep Saini, DO
Northwell Health/Lenox Hill Hospital
Abstract Title: Real-World Experiences of Robotic Bronchoscopy for Pulmonary Lesions: Insights From the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) Database

Victoria Scicluna, MD, MPH
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: What a Lung Cancer Screening Cohort Can Tell Us About COPD: The University of Michigan Experience

Harpreet Singh, MBBS
Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Title: Use Of The Zephyr Endobronchial Valve For The Management Of Persistent Air Leak: A Single Center Retrospective Analysis

Tejas Sinha, MD
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: Incidence, Diagnosis and Impact of Pleural Adhesions in Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Patients Referred for Video Assisted Thoracoscopy

Albina Tyker, MD
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Recovery Rate From Exertional Desaturation Is Associated With Disease Severity In Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

Darshali Vyas, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Clinical Consequences Of Race Correction In Pfts: Comparison Of The Gli Race-specific Coefficients With Use Of Aggregate “Other” Category

Tai Wang, MD
University of North Carolina
Abstract Title: Inhalation Technique Maintenance In COPD Patients Using The Albuterol Digihaler

Moustafa Younis, MD
University of Florida
Abstract Title: Ocular Manifestations of Sarcoidosis in the United States: A Nationwide Registry Study

Jingzhou Zhang, MD, MPH
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Genetic Risk For Body Mass And Mortality In COPD

These Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - COPD Foundation

Ariel Curiale, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Copddeep-phenotype: Finding Single Radiographic Features For Prospective Copd Outcomes And Protein Levels Prognostication

Victoria Scicluna, MD, MPH
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: What a Lung Cancer Screening Cohort Can Tell Us About COPD: The University of Michigan Experience

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Lung Transplant Foundation

Jeeyon Rim, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Title: An Emulated Multicenter Cluster-randomized Trial to Estimate the Impact of Basiliximab Induction Therapy on Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

Giuliana Cerro Chiang, MD, MSc
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Title: Differences In Serum Protein Expression By Sex In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

These Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Vasculitis Foundation

Rachel Strykowski, MD
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: In The Era Of Covid-19: Outcomes In Rituximab Therapy In Interstitial Lung Disease

Josh Clark, MD, PharmD
University of North Carolina
Abstract Title: Spirometry In ANCA Vasculitis

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Hayley Barn, MBBS, MPH
Alfred Hospital
Abstract Title: Clinical Utility of a Standardized HP Exposure Questionnaire

Sarita Berigei, BS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: In Vivo Evaluation of Microscopic Small Airway Involvement in Early UIP Using Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography

Joe Chiles, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Sex-Specific Patterns of Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type Shifts in a Cohort of COPD Patients

Ariel Curiale, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Local Prognostication of Emphysema Progression using Conditional AutoEnconders

Maxwell Diddams, MD
UNC Chapel Hill
Abstract Title:

Bess Flashner, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography: a Novel Method for the Early Detection of Progressive Fibrosis in Patients with Interstitial Lung Abnormalities

Suneeta Godbole, MSc
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: Developing A Metabolomic Risk Score for Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) in COPD

Greta Joy, BSc, MD
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Prevalence and Radiographic Patterns of Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Bilal Lashari, MBBS, MSc
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: Post-Transplant Survival in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with Moderate and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

Daniel Marinescu, MD
Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Radiologic Features and Clinical Outcomes in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Guideline-Defined Patterns

Max Martin, MD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: CALIPER-Based Lobar Changes Following Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with Endobronchial Valves: A Multicenter Review

Claire Mcgroder, MD
Columbia University
Abstract Title: Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis

Vanessa Menezes, MD
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Abstract Title: Defining Optimal Settings for Lung Cryobiopsy in Interstital Lung Disease

Aravind Menon, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Bronchial epithelial gene expression in ILA

Sreyankar Nandy, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Computer Aided, High-throughput Microscopic Assessment of Interstitial Lung Disease Using Deep Learning Based Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography

Pietro Nardelli, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: COPD Staging with Graph Neural Networks

Janelle Pugashetti, MD
University of California at Davis
Abstract Title: Validation of Clinical Criteria for Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease

Jonathan Rose, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Prevalence and Outcomes of Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease in COPDGene

Amy Zhao, MS
Yale School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Reveals That T Cell Composition, Gene Expression, and Clonotype Significantly Distinguish Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

Fahim Pyarali, MD, MPH
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Title: Differentiating Spirometric Features Between Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Primary Lateral Sclerosis

These Abstract Scholarships have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

Shameek Gayen, MD
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: Examining Grouping and Transplant Waitlist Mortality Among Sarcoidosis Patients in the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) Era

Nikhil Kapur
U of MN Pulmonary Medicine
Abstract Title: Differentiating Sarcoidosis from Healthy Subjects and Sarcoidosis Subtypes using Immune Response and Metabolic Proteins

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - LAM Foundation

Noella Cortinas, MD
University of Cincinnati
Abstract Title: Impact of Age, Menopause and mTOR inhibitor use on Spontaneous Pneumothoraces in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

These Abstract Scholarships have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - COPD Foundation

Camille Robichaux, MD
University of MInnesota
Abstract Title: Sociodemographic and Geographic Determinants of All-Cause Mortality among Veterans with COPD in National VA Data

Jennifer Wang, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Using Decision Tree Models to Predict FEV1 Decline in COPDGene

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Ayodeji Adegunsoye, MD, MS
University of Chicago
Abstract Title: The MUC5B rs35705950 Allele Associates with Increased Honeycombing Risk in Individuals of Diverse Ancestry with Pulmonary Fibrosis

Nawaf Alotaibi, MD, MSc
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels and One-Year Survival Following Acute COPD Hospitalization

Bashar Alzghoul, MD
University of Florida
Abstract Title: Prevalence and Characteristics of Self-Reported Lymphoma in US Sarcoidosis Patients

Praneeth Reddy Amudala Puchakayala, B.Tech
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: CT-Based Detection of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Gradient Boosting Algorithm

Na'Ama Avitzur, MD
University of Calgary
Abstract Title: Environmental Health and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Bina Choi, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Risk Factors Associated with the Progression of Interstitial Features and Outcomes in the COPDGene and PLuSS Cohorts

Francesca Conway, MBBS
Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital
Abstract Title: Targeted Lung Denervation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 12-Month Crossover Data from the AIRFLOW-2 Trial

Alison Dedent, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Title: Rurality and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

M. Malik Farooqi, MBBS, FRCPC
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Prevalence and Characteristics of Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease: Results from the Prospective Canadian Registry for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Christopher Lau, MD
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Patterns of Follow Up and Rates of Transplant Referral in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease on Antifibrotics in the Southern California Region

Pavlina Lenga, MD
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Abstract Title: Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with Endobronchial Valves in Patients with Hypercapnia: Results of a Prospective Observational Clinical Study

Jenna Mcneill, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Association of 71 Cardiovascular Disease Related Plasma Proteins to Spirometry Traits in the Framingham Heart Study: A Link Between Pulmonary Function and Cardiovascular Disease

Sreyankar Nandy, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Developing Imaging Biomarkers for Automated, High Throughput Microscopic Assessment of Interstitial Lung Disease In Vivo Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Pietro Nardelli, PhD
Applied Chest Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Impact of a Low-Dose to High-Dose Deep Learning Technique in a Panel of Lung Quantitative Biomarkers

Daniel Ospina-Delgado, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Abstract Title: Robotic Tracheobronchoplasty for Patients with Severe Excessive Central Airway Collapse: Initial Single Institution Experience

Thomas Prior, MD, PhD
Aarhus University Hospital
Abstract Title: Health Related Quality of Life and Symptoms Are Related to Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Rebecca Raphaely, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography: A Novel Method for the Microscopic Diagnosis of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Fan Wu, MD
Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases
Abstract Title: Association Between Non-Obstructive Chronic Bronchitis and Respiratory Health Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Wenxi Yu, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Developing 2D and 3D Deep Learning-Based Models for an Automated Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Using Chest CT Scans

Nancy Yuan, MS
University of California, San Diego
Abstract Title: Unsupervised Machine Learning Identifies Quantitative Air Trapping, Emphysema and Vital Capacity on CT as Primary Drivers of Progression, Exacerbation, and Mortality in COPD

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Lung Transplant Foundation

David Furfaro, MD
Columbia University
Abstract Title: Lung Transplantation Disparities Based on Diagnosis for Patients Bridging to Transplant on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

Evelyn Lynn, MB BCh
St Vincent's University Hospital
Abstract Title: Patient Characteristics and Mode of Diagnosis of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis in an Irish Population

This Abstract Scholarship Award was generously sponsored by BELLUS Health Inc.

William Smith, D.O.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Abstract Title: Symptoms Associated with COVID-19 Positive Status in Patients with COPD: Looking Beyond Dyspnea

Environmental, Occupational and Population Health (EOPH)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Tina Afshar, BSc
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Acute Vaping Cessation Is Associated With an Increase in Nasal Inflammatory Mediators

Alexander Bell, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Comparable Radiographic Profiles Of Suspected And Confirmed Deployment Related Respiratory Disease As Assessed By Parametric Response Mapping

Gillian Goobie, MD, PhD
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Epigenetic Aging And Environmental Exposures In Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

Sharon Kim, BS
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: PM2.5 Associations With Lung Function in Patients With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Morgan Nalesnik, BS
Univ of North Carolina
Abstract Title: The Impact of Sex on Airway Proteomic Response to Inhaled Wood Smoke Particles in Humans

Claudia Sim, BSc (Hons)
Monash University
Abstract Title: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Proteome Profiling of Victorian Engineered-stone Workers with Silicosis Reveals Novel Disease Processes and Identifies Potential Biomarker Panels

Marisa Sobel, MPH
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Abstract Title: Environmental Urinary Cadmium Levels and Longitudinal Lung Function in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Jing Wang, BS
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Abstract Title: Associations Between Indoor Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Sleep-disordered Breathing in an Urban Sample of School-aged Children

Artur Wysoczanski, MPhil
Columbia University
Abstract Title: Longitudinal Progression Of CT Emphysema Subtypes Using Density-based And Hidden Markov Measure Field-based Thresholds: The Subpopulations And Intermediate Outcome Measures In COPD Study (SPIROMICS)

Wuyue Yu, MPhil
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Changes In Particulate Matter Cardiopulmonary Health Effects After A Fossil Fuel Emission Source Intervention

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Mohit Aggarwal, PhD
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Abstract Title: Protein Biomarkers Of Cigarette Smoking

Yichen Huang, MS
Brigham and Womens Hosp
Abstract Title: Longitudinal DNA Methylation Analysis Reveals Pathways Influencing Lung Function

Anne Ioannides, PhD, BSc(Hons), BSc
Imperial College London
Abstract Title: The Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy And Future Cardiovascular Events In People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Sean Kalra, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Are Associated With Increased Mortality In PRISm

Sharon Kim, BS
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: MMP-7 Mediates PM2.5 and Mortality Associations in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Monica Lee, BS
University Of California, San Francisco
Abstract Title: Neighborhood-level Characteristics And Association With Alignment Of Inhaled Medications In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Mazharul Maishan, MS
University of California
Abstract Title: Nicotine In E-cigarette Aerosols Alters Pulmonary Gene Expression, Increases Lung Protein Permeability, And Impairs Virus Clearance During Influenza Infection In Mice

Melissa Pavelack, DO
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Characterizing Social And Environmental Factors In A Pediatric Asthma Cohort

Shikha Sharma, PhD
Indiana University
Abstract Title: Sex Influences on Nuclear Receptor Expression in Electronic Cigarette Induced Lung Inflammation

Shuyuan Yang, PhD
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Abstract Title: Association of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry With Airflow Obstruction and Mortality Among Silicotic Patients: A Cohort Study

Hilary Zetlen, MD, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Abstract Title: Long-term Exposure To Nitrogen Dioxide And Ozone And Respiratory Health In Children

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Ian Drobish, MD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Discovering the Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance Through Creation of an Antibiogram in a Rural Kenyan Hospital

Rohit Gaurav, MSc, PhD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Abstract Title: Lung-Delivered Interleukin (IL)-10 Hastens Recovery Following Acute High Dose Inhalant Endotoxin Exposure

Gillian Goobie, MD, FRCPC
Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Neighborhood-Level Disadvantage Impacts on Lung Function in Patients with Sarcoidosis

Alicia Guillien, PhD
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CNRS, Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Reproduction and Respiratory Health, IAB
Abstract Title: Combined Effect of Socioeconomic, Environmental, and Lifestyle Factors on Asthma: an Exposome Study in the French Nutrinet-Santé Cohort

Davin Hill, MS
Northeastern University
Abstract Title: Deep Learning Utilizing Discarded Spirometry Data to Improve Lung Function and Mortality Prediction in the UK Biobank

Parnia Khamooshi, MD
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Abstract Title: A Decade Of Economic Disparity Among Adult Asthma Readmissions In The United States

Gabrielle Liu, MD
Northwestern Medicine
Abstract Title: Racial Disparities in Emphysema Prevalence: The CARDIA Lung Study

Anand Shah, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Surface Contamination of Reusable Respirators and Face Shields during COVID-19 Hospital Care

Illiassou Hamidou Soumana, PhD
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Alterations of the functional metagenomic composition of the airway microbiome in response to diesel exhaust exposure

Abirami Subramanian, MD, MPH
Baylor Scott and White
Abstract Title: Impact of Social Distancing During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the Association Between Viral Respiratory Illness and COPD exacerbations

Serena Tolani, BA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Associations between Prenatal Particulate Air Pollution and Lung Function in 6-month-old Infants

Dorothy You, PhD
University of California Davis
Abstract Title: Early-life Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Results in Dysregulated Pulmonary Immune Responses in Rhesus Macaques

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Magdalena Fandino, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Abstract Title: Exposure to Phthalates and Asthma Morbidity Among Low Income Urban Children with Asthma

Rohit Gaurav, MSc, PhD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Abstract Title: Lung IL-33 Levels Depleted in COVID-19

Laura Gladson, MS
New York University
Abstract Title: Excess Public Health Impacts Associated with Air Pollution Above American Thoracic Society-Recommended Standards, 2017-2019

Stephanie Guardado, BS, MSci
University of California, Riverside
Abstract Title: The Role of Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) in Organic Dust-Induced Lung Inflammation

Elise Hickman, BS
The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: Differences in Airway Biomarkers of Inflammation and Lung Injury in Pod and Previous Generation E-Cigarette Users

Jeremy Hua, MD
National Jewish Health
Abstract Title: Occupational Exposure and Clinical Characteristics Among Engineered Stone Fabrication Workers with Silicosis in an International Registry

Shijia Li, BSc
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Controlled Human Exposure to Diesel Exhaust and Particle-Depleted Diesel Exhaust with Allergen Modulates Transcriptomic Responses in the Lung Epithelium

Gabrielle Liu, MD
Northwestern University
Abstract Title: Systemic Inflammation in Young Adults Is Associated with Interstitial Changes in Middle Age

Neha Singh, Assoc.
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Perinatal Exposure to Secondhand Smoke on Susceptibility to Viral Infection and Bacterial Challenge

Nursing (NUR)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Christine Deforge, PhD
Columbia University School of Nursing
Abstract Title: Decision Regret And Symptoms Experienced By Bereaved Intensive Care Unit Surrogates After A Loved One's Cardiac Arrest: A Pilot Study

Eliana Gill, PhD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Symptom Phenotyping In Adults With Cystic Fibrosis During A Large Randomized Clinical Trial

Kathleen Rosenbaum, PhD, RN, CCRN
Yale University
Abstract Title: Perceptions of Interprofessional Staffing in Adult ICUs: Clinicians Feel Unsafe and Demoralized

Meghna Shukla, MSN, RN
Wayne State University
Abstract Title: Tailoring Household Disaster Preparedness Interventions To Reduce Health Disparities: Nursing Implications From Ai Model Feature Importance

Crystal Stephens, MSN
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Assessing The Persistent Impact Of Redlining On Cardiopulmonary Health In North Birmingham, Alabama

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Shannon Cotton, BSc
UCSD
Abstract Title: The Effect Of Sars-cov-2 Variants On Non-respiratory Features And Mortality Among Vaccinated And Non-fully Vaccinated Patients

Christine Deforge, MPhil, MSN, RN, CCRN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Abstract Title: End-of-life Decision Making And Symptoms After A Loved One’s Cardiac Arrest: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Tammy Eaton, PhD, MSc, RN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Understanding US Health Insurance Experiences During Critical Illness Recovery: A Qualitative Study Of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Recovery Visits

Colleen Farrell, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Abstract Title: Physician-nurse Collaboration At A Crossroads: A Historical Case Study Of One The First Coronary Care Units In The United States

Jessica Madiraca, CNS, MSN
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Abstract Title: Exploring the Unmet Care Needs of Women With Advanced Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD)

Hannah Ratliff, BSN, RN
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Abstract Title: An EHR-based Artificial Intelligence Approach To Identifying Patient-level Interprofessional Clinician Teams In The ICU

Katherine South, BSN
Columbia University School of Nursing
Abstract Title: Navigating the Transfer of Cystic Fibrosis Self-management Responsibility During Healthcare Transition

Tania Von Visger, APRN, PhD, CCNS, PCCN
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Abstract Title: Effects Of A Web-based Multiple Component Mindfulness Meditation For Pulmonary Hypertension (mmph) Program On Symptoms And Health-related Quality Of Life: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Leslie Gomez, BN
Sharp Healthcare
Abstract Title: A Dedicated Emergency Department Sepsis RN Team to Reduce Sepsis Mortality and Readmissions

Kelly Potter, PhD, RN
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Discharge Destination Among Latent Subgroups of Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors

Hannah Ratliff, BS, BSN
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Size and interactions of mechanically ventilated ICU teams: A network science approach

Joosun Shin, MSN
UCSF
Abstract Title: Higher Levels of Perceived Stress Are Associated with Distinct Shortness of Breath Profiles in Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Ji Won Shin, PhD, MSN, RN, BSN
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Family Engagement Using Technology in Adult Intensive Care Units: An Integrative Review

Meghna Shukla, MSN, RN
Wayne State University
Abstract Title: Disaster Preparedness Disparities: Analysis of the 2018-2020 FEMA National Household Survey

Crystal Stephens, MSN, APRN, FNP
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Urban Superfund Sites and Impact on Local Community

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Jessica Castner, PhD, RN-BC, FAEN, FAAN
Castner Incorporated
Abstract Title: National Estimates of the Reserve Capacity of the Emergency Nursing Specialty Workforce in the United States

Shih-Ying Chang, BSN
Xin Tai General Hospital
Abstract Title: Intermittent Hypoxia-Reoxygenation and Consecutive Hypoxia Decreased Expression of the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Gene ACE2, the Interferon-Stimulated Genes CTSL and TNFSF10, the Hypoxia Inducible Factor Gene HIF2A and the Stem Cell Marker Gene TP63 in COPD-Diseased Human Small Airway Epithelial Cells

Kristine Galang, MD, RN
San Joaquin General Hospital
Abstract Title: Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Treated with Convalescent Plasma or Remdesivir Alone and in Combination at a Community Hospital in California’s Central Valley

Karina Kraevsky-Phillips, MA, BSN
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing
Abstract Title: Seen but Not Heard: An Analysis of Nurse Involvement in Interprofessional Family Meetings in Intensive Care Units

Meghna Shukla, MSN, RN
Wayne State University
Abstract Title: Translating an Efficacious Illness Management Intervention for Youth with Poorly Controlled Asthma to Real World Settings

Ashlee Vance, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Parent Experience of Neonatal Hospitalization During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pediatrics (PEDS)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Ferdinand Cacho, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Clinical Prediction Tool For Prioritizing Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Products For High-risk Infants During Current Limited Availability Of Nirsevimab In The United

Caroline Cherry, BS
UCLA
Abstract Title: Type I Interferon Disrupts Airway Cell Differentiation In Trisomy 21

Kathy Ding, BS
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Nintedanib, An Anti-fibrotic Drug, Preserves Lung Alveolar and Vascular Growth and Prevents Pulmonary Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Hyperoxia-induced Lung

Doantrang Dinh, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Neonatal Hyperoxia Causes Pulmonary Hypertension And Increases Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calponin-1 Expression

Alexander Gipsman, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Abstract Title: Peripheral Blood Gene Expression Profiles in Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease

Ashley Han, MD
Seattle Children's
Abstract Title: The Association Between Socioeconomic Status And In-hospital Healthcare Utilization And Cost Among Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Kaitlyn Kuntzman, DO
Children's National Hospital
Abstract Title: Impact of Natal and Childhood Metabolic Markers on Childhood Asthma Burden - A Nationwide Cohort Study

Jacob Mccoy, MD
University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children
Abstract Title: The Impact Of Nutritional Status On Clinical Trajectories In Pediatric Patients With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Shipra Rai, MD, MPH
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: Xenon Mri Detects Pulmonary Gas-exchange Abnormalities In Adult Childhood-cancer Survivors Treated With Bleomycin

Lourdes Ramirez, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Association Of Maternal Diet With The Maternal Gut Microbiome And Childhood Asthma

Ryohei Shibata, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Prediction of Asthma Development by Explainable Deep Neural Networks Among Infants With Severe Bronchiolitis

Abigail Witter, BA
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: Relationship of Circadian Blood Pressure Dysregulation With Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Caroline Cherry, BS
The Lundquist Institute
Abstract Title: Altered Differentiation Of Proximal Airway Epithelium In Trisomy 21

Imad El Alam, PhD
The Lundquist Institute
Abstract Title: Effect Of Cannabinoids And Nicotine On Prenatal Human Lung Development

Andrew Frauenpreis, BS
The Lundquist Institute
Abstract Title: The Role of Type I Interferon on Trisomy 21 Endothelial Angiogenesis

Dvir Gatt, MD
The Hospital for Sick Children
Abstract Title: Treatment Response To Pulmonary Exacerbation In Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Seyni Gueye-Ndiaye, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Associations Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status And Quality Of Life In Children With Mild Sleep Disordered Breathing: A Six-city Analysis In The Us

Hyunbin Park, MD, MSc
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Abstract Title: The Effect Of Adenotonsillectomy On Cortical Thickness And Hippocampal Subfield Volumes In Obese Adolescents With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Weston Powell, MD, PhD
Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington
Abstract Title: Circadian Rhythms Regulate Genome-wide Transcription In Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cells And Modulate Viral Replication

Jessica Reyes Angel, MD
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Diaphragmatic Dysfunction In Pediatric Patients After Lung Transplantation

Shikha Saxena, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Effect Of Early-life Household Exposure To Lipopolysaccharide On Childhood Asthma Is Modified By 17q12-q21 Genotype

Emily Skeen, MD
University of Colorado at Children's Hospital Colorado
Abstract Title: Neighborhood-level Child Opportunity Predicts Exacerbation-prone Status In A Cohort Of Urban Children With Asthma

Dung Tran, MS, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Urinary Metabolite Signatures Are Associated With Low Cortisol Levels in Children Taking Inhaled Corticosteroids

Zhongli Xu, BS
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: A Transcriptome-wide Association Study Of Total IgE In Nasal Epithelium From Youth With Asthma

Molin Yue, MSc
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Transcriptomic Prediction Of Clinical Response To Trikafta In Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

These Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - chILD Foundation

Katiana Garagozlo, MD
New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine
Abstract Title: Validation of Diagnostic Coding for Children's Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD)

Lance Feld, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Abstract Title: Healthcare Utilization in Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease: A Report From a Major Tertiary Care Center

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc

Vanessa Diamond, BSc
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Variability Of Physiologic Testing And Magnetic Resonance Imaging Outcomes In Paediatric Populations

These Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Foundation

Lydia Mapala, MMed
MUHC-Montreal Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia In Premature Neonates

Katherine Carr, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Utility of Nasal Nitric Oxide in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Madhan Kumar Palani, MD
McGill University Health Centre Research Institute
Abstract Title: Mild Phenotypes In French-Canadians With TT25-related Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Dvir Gatt, MD
The hospital for sick children
Abstract Title: Treatment Response To Pulmonary Exacerbation In Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Kristina Gaietto, MD
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Asthma as a Risk Factor for Hospitalization in Children with COVID-19: A Nested Case-Control Study

Nannan Gao, PhD
Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Abstract Title: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disrupts The Airway Epithelial Barrier via Attenuating Cortactin Expression And Destabilizing The F-Actin Network

Mirtha Gayoso Liviac, MD
Children's National
Abstract Title: Update in Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Infections During 2022: Defining Clinical Respiratory Manifestations of the Omicron Variant in the Pediatric Population

Chamindu Gunatilaka, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: Dramatically Increased Tracheal Resistive Work of Breathing in A Neonatal Subject with Tracheomegaly

Regi Ramanathan, MD
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Utility of Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope in Evaluating Cardiopulmonary Limitations in Children with Pectus Excavatum

Jessica Saunders, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: A Safe Inhaled Alkaline Medication that Inhibits RSV Infection and Replication

Shikha Saxena, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Impact of Lipopolysaccharide Exposure in Infancy on the Development of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Childhood Asthma

Danielle Vanbeckum, MD, MS
Univ of Michigan
Abstract Title: Neonatal Lung Mesenchymal Stomal Cells (MSCs) as Early-Life Predictors of Asthma in Survivors of Prematurity

Taylor Westmont, BS
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: A Sex-Dependent Transcriptome Profile in the Neonatal Lung: Potential Role of the Metalloproteinase ADAMDEC1

Matthew Wong, DO
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Persistent Overweight or Obesity, Lung Function, and Asthma Exacerbations in Puerto Rican Youth

Molin Yue, MS
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Transcriptome-wide Analysis of Nasal Epithelium Predicts Time to First Severe Exacerbation in Childhood Asthma

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc

Megan Januska, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Moving Toward Personalized Cystic Fibrosis Care: A Workflow for Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing

These Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Foundation

Isabelle Dagher, BS, MD
UNC Hospitals
Abstract Title: Progression of Upper Airway Manifestations in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Throughout Childhood

Wallace Wee, MD
Hospital for Sick Children
Abstract Title: Feasibility and reliability of Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI in Pediatric Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Dvir Gatt, MD
The hospital for sick children- Sickkids
Abstract Title: A Stepwise Genetic Approach for the Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in High Consanguineous Populations

Rachael Hyland, MD
Washington University School of MedicineAbstract Title: Self-assembly of cytoplasmic motile cilia motor protein complexes during ciliogenesis

This abstract scholarship was supported by Asthma and Lung UK

Victoria Oyenuga, Bsc
Queen Mary University of London
Abstract Title: The Assessment of Asthma Control in Diagnosed African Adolescents

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Gabriela De Carvalho Nunes, MD
McGill University
Abstract Title: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Vascular Bed Remodeling in Extreme Preterm Infants: the Hidden Cardiovascular Burden

Grace Fisler, MD
Cohen Children's Medical Center; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Abstract Title: Utility of Procalcitonin Levels in Identifying Bacterial Infections in Children With and Without COVID-19

Ioulia Gourari, MD
NY Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
Abstract Title: Predictors of COVID-19 Symptom Severity in NYC Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

Tara Havens, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Abstract Title: Non-Viral Wheezing Illnesses in Early Life and Respiratory Phenotypes in Urban Children

Kimberley Kaspy, MD
Montreal children's hospital
Abstract Title: Investigating for Laterality Defects in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Eli Kelley, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Influence of β2 Adrenergic Receptor Genotype on Longitudinal Measures of Maximal Inspiratory Pressure in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Monica Lu, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Impact of a Home and School-Based Intervention on Family Self-Management of Asthma Among Inner City Preschool Children

Sarah Schaffer, MD
Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children
Abstract Title: Feasibility and Acceptability of Home Spirometry in the Adolescent Cystic Fibrosis Population

Jenny Shi, BMedSci, MD
Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Cana
Abstract Title: Autotitrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Titration Compared to Laboratory-Based Polysomnography Titration for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Complex Chronic Care Conditions

Jagdev Singh, MBBS
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Abstract Title: Multiple Breath Washout Experience in CFTR-Related Metabolic Syndrome at a Tertiary Cystic Fibrosis Centre

Lena Xiao, MD
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Abstract Title: Polysomnography Parameters as Predictors of Respiratory Adverse Events Following Adenotonsillectomy in Children

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc

Maureen Dunn, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: Pathway Analysis of Lung Function Response to Modulator Therapy in G551D-Mediated Cystic Fibrosis

These Abstract Scholarship Awards was generously sponsored by BELLUS Health Inc.

Shoshana Leftin Dobkin, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Abstract Title: Respiratory Findings in Children Post-COVID-19 Infection

Pulmonary Circulation (PC)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Zachary Blair, MD
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Long-term Impact Of Birth Weight On Right Ventricular Structure And Function After Preterm Birth

Athénaïs Boucly, MD, PhD
Imperial College London
Abstract Title: Initial Therapy In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension And Cardiovascular Comorbidities: Monotherapy Or Dual Combination?

Anna Costelle, BSc
Duke University
Abstract Title: Combining Hyperpolarized 129Xe Mr Imaging And Spectroscopy To Estimate Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

Xiaoyi Hu, MMed
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Abstract Title: circALMS1 Alleviates Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells Dysfunction in Pulmonary Hypertension

Lifeng Jiang, PhD
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: LDHA-Lactate Axis In Pulmonary Hypertension: Unraveling The Role Of EMILIN1 And TOP1 Lactylation

Gregory Kalin, BS
University of Cincinnati
Abstract Title: High-throughput Kinome Binding Profiling Of SU5416 Reveals Potential Multi-kinase Involvement In The Pathobiology Of PAH

Yunhye Kim, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Pkr Activation Caused By Adar1 Deficeincy Contributes To Vascular Remodeling In Pah

John Leclair, MD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Identifying Features Associated With Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Development and High-Risk Growth in PAH

Zoe Lyon, MD
UCSF
Abstract Title: Demographic, Hemodynamic, Health-related Quality of Life, and Longitudinal Outcomes Differences Between Connective Tissue Disease-associated and Idiopathic PAH

Gabriel Maldonado Velez, BS
Indiana University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: TBX4 Loss-of-function Within The Developing Lung Disrupts Postnatal Lung Development And Predisposes To Pulmonary Hypertension

Asif Razee, MS
University of California Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Chemo-ablation Of Cardiopulmonary Afferents By Intrathecal Resiniferatoxin Prevents Pulmonary Hypertension And Right Ventricular Failure By Decreasing Nos1-mediated

Darin Rosen, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Citric Acid Cycle Metabolites Are Inversely Associated With Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Arterial Coupling As Measured By Multi-beat Pressure Volume Loops

Ruchika Sangani, MD
Boston Medical Center
Abstract Title: Candidate Gene-based And Genome-wide Association Study Of Pulmonary Vascular Pruning In Framingham Heart Study

Henri Wathieu, MD
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Abstract Title: Individualized Interactomes Derived from Pulmonary Endothelial Transcriptomics Collected at Point-of-Care Personalize Therapeutic Repositioning in Pulmonary Arterial

Ying Zhong, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Bmp9 Regulates Endothelial Expression Of Mediators Of Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Srimmitha Balachandar, MS
Indiana University School of medicine
Abstract Title: Cybrid Analysis Delineates Nuclear And Mitochondrial Contributions To Oxidative Stress In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Nihel Berrebeh, PharmD, PhD
Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Novel Therapies, INSERM UMR_S 999
Abstract Title: Enhanced Pulmonary Vascular Density in Bone Morphogenetic Protein-9 Deficient Rats Is Associated With an Increased Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Signaling

Jingbo Dai, PhD
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Abstract Title: Single-nucleus Transcriptome Profiling Identifies Phenotypic Shift In Capillary Endothelial Subpopulations In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Aleksandr Dekan, BSc
The University of Arizona
Abstract Title: Single-cell Transcriptomics and Machine Learning Approach to Identify Novel Targets to Treat Right Ventricle Hypertrophy

Brinda Desai, MD
University of California - San Diego
Abstract Title: Baseline Phenotype Differences In Black And White Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (cteph) Patients In The United States Cteph Registry (us-cteph-r)

Charlotte Durrington, MBChB, MRCP
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Abstract Title: Systematic Follow-up of Patients Following Acute Pulmonary Embolism Identifies High Incidence of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: ASPIRE CTEPH

Ilham Essafri, PhD
Division of pediatrics-critical care, department of medicine and pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: Acute Pressure Overload In The Right Ventricle (RV) Changes The Tortuosity, Orientation, And Hemodynamics Of The Microcirculation

Jia-Rong Jheng, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Skeletal Muscle SIRT3 Deficiency Remotely Regulates Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling Via LOXL2-CNPY2-p53 Axis in Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Lifeng Jiang, PhD
University of California Davis
Abstract Title: HIPK2/YAP/CEP55 Crosstalk Regulates Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation, Survival And Pulmonary Hypertension

Yunhye Kim, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: ADAR1 Mediated RNA Editing Contributes To Vascular Remodeling In PAH

Timothy Klouda, DO
Boston Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Pericytes Contribute to the Vascular Remodeling of Pulmonary Hypertension

Odunayo Lawal, MD, MHA
University of Arizona
Abstract Title: The Critical Role of High Mobility Group Box1 (HMGB1) in Regulating the Sex-Specific P53 Signaling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sarah-Eve Lemay, MSc
Pulmonary Hypertension research group
Abstract Title: Deoxyhypusine Synthase-mediated Hypusination Of Eif5a Drives Pasmc Proliferation And Vascular Remodeling In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Hao-Min Pan, BA, MD, MHS
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: “Super-responders” In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis

Hongyang Pi, MD, MS
University of Washington Medical Center
Abstract Title: Distinct Proteomic Signatures Are Associated With Right Ventricular Vulnerability and Outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Asif Razee, MSci
University of California Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Cell Type Specific Targeting Of Microglial Activation In The Thoracic Spinal Cord As A Novel Therapeutic Strategy For Pulmonary Hypertension And Right Ventricular Failure

Yinan Shi, PhD
Indiana University
Abstract Title: GALNT1-mediated O-GalNAc Glycosylation Is A Novel Mediator Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Lauren Arguinchona, BS
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Mediates Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-b) Hijacking and Immune Dysregulation Through A Novel Gain of Function Mutation in Its Nonstructural 15 (NSP15) Protein

Nicholas Cober, MASc, BASc
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Abstract Title: Identification by Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of a Novel Endothelial Stem Cell Population Mediating Lung Microvascular Regeneration by an Apelin-Dependent Mechanism

Anna Foley, BSc
Hospital for Sick Children
Abstract Title: The Roles of Inflammasome Activation and Gasdermin D in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Eileen Harder, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Distensibility with Inhaled Nitric Oxide as a Predictor of Treatment Response in WSPH Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension

Kenzo Ichimura, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Abstract Title: Three-dimensional Deep-tissue Imaging of the Right Ventricle Reveals Adaptive Reconstruction of the Capillary Network in Right Heart Failure

Joel James, PhD
University of Arizona
Abstract Title: Single Cell Transcriptomic Profiling of Endothelial Cells in the Model of NFU1 Deficiency Reveal Cell’s Heterogeneity and Novel Targets in Pulmonary Hypertension

Lifeng Jiang, PhD
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: HIPK2 Supports Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Pulmonary Hypertension Via YAP and CEP55

Hyunbum Kim, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Overexpression of Pericyte HIF2α Exacerbates Hypoxia induced Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

Hicham Labazi, PhD
University of Strathclyde
Abstract Title: Sex Dependent Changes in Pulmonary Hypertension and Penetrance Mediated by a High Fat Diet in Transgenic Mice with a Human BMPR2 Mutation (R899X)

Sarah-Eve Lemay, BSc
Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Québec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center
Abstract Title: Targeting Integrins signaling: A Novel Therapeutic Avenue to Counter Vascular Remodeling and Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

August Longino, MD, MPH
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Assessing the Impact of a New Definition of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Cohort of Patients at5,280Feet

Hongyang Pi, MD, MS
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Metabolomic Signatures Associated with Right Ventricular Dilation and Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Asif Razee, MSci
University of California Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Pharmacologic Neuromodulation Targeting Neuroinflammation as a Novel Right Ventricular Specific Therapeutic Strategy for Pulmonary Hypertension-induced Right Ventricular Failure

Jacqueline Scott, MS, MSc
Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract Title: Unsupervised Machine Learning for Identification of Cardiohepatic Syndrome in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Jessie Van Wezenbeek, MSc
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Abstract Title: Right Atrial Adaptation to Pressure-Overload in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jeroen Wessels, MD
Amsterdam UMC
Abstract Title: Right Atrial Pressure-Volume Analysis in Pulmonary Hypertension

Chen-Shan Woodcock, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: RNA Editing Controls Pulmonary Endothelial Apoptosis in PAH via Nocturnin Gene Signaling

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Somanshu Banerjee, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Snai1 Knockdown Rescues Pulmonary Hypertension-Induced Right Ventricular Failure in Rats by Inhibiting Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal-Transition, Fibrosis and Chromatin Remodeling via LOXL2 Mediated Mechanism

Joel James, PhD
University of Arizona
Abstract Title: Aminopeptidase-N Triggers Uncontrolled Proliferation of Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells

Jennifer Keen, MD
University of Minnesota
Abstract Title: Increased Methylglyoxal Production Impairs Right Ventricle Function in Preclinical Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Susan Lin, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling: mTOR Activation in Lung Mesenchyme Dysregulates Microvascular Endothelial Transcriptome

Jeff Min, MD
Perelman School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Right Ventricular Dysfunction: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Amanda Morrison, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Association of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors with Right Ventricular Function and Compensation in 24,000 Patients Referred for Echocardiography

Hannah Oakland, MD
Yale University
Abstract Title: Characteristic Impedance Affects Global Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Sasha Prisco, MD, PhD
University of Minnesota
Abstract Title: Inhibition of With-No-Lysine Kinase Improves Right Ventricular Function by Combatting Glucotoxicity

Clare Prohaska, MD
Indiana University
Abstract Title: RASA3 as a Novel Candidate Gene in Sickle Cell Disease-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension and Group 1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Asif Razee, MSci
University of California Los Angeles
Abstract Title: Intrathecal Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Attenuates Pulmonary Hypertension and Rescues Right Ventricular Failure in Rats

Nicholas Shelburne, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Sex-Based Differences in Right Ventricular Function in Early Pulmonary Hypertension

Yuanjun Shen, PhD
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Smooth Muscle Tsc2 Deficiency Leads to Early Onset of Spontaneous Pulmonary Hypertension and Represents Attractive Molecular Target for Therapeutic Intervention

Yinan Shi, MS
Indiana University
Abstract Title: GALNT1/13 as Novel Mediators of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Reece Stevens, BS
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Carbonic Anhydrase IX’s Proteoglycan-like Domain Supports Intracellular pH and Cell Migration While the Intracellular Domain Regulates Metabolism and Cell Migration in Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells

Glenn Stewart, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Divergent Patterns of Pulmonary Gas Transfer During Exercise Right Heart Catheterization in Overt and Exercise-Induced HFpEF Phenotypes

Georgios Triantafyllou, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Mitochondria Targeted Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging with MitoTEMPO Improves Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in a Novel Rat Model of Combined Pre- and Post-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension

Mathews Valuparampil Varghese, PhD
The University of Arizona
Abstract Title: Role of MKK3/P38 Axis in Free Heme Induced Cytokine Storm and Pulmonary Hypertension

These Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - PHAware Global Association

Tsukasa Shimauchi, MD, PhD
Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Laval University
Abstract Title: PARP1-PKM2 Axis Exacerbates Right Ventricular Failure Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Nihel Berrebeh, Bpharm
UMR_S 999: INSERM - Université Paris-Saclay
Abstract Title: Bone Morphogenetic Protein 9 Loss Partially Attenuates Lung Vascular Remodeling in Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension

These Abstract Scholarship Awards was generously sponsored by CSL, Behring GmbH

Ines Marongiu, MD
University of Milan
Abstract Title: Inhaled CO2 Prevents Bilateral Lung Injury Induced by Unilateral Ligation of Pulmonary Artery: An Animal Study

Christina Sul, MD
University of Colorado Denver
Abstract Title: Re-Distribution of Superoxide Dismutase Is Protective Against Acute Lung Injury and Inflammation in Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia

Pulmonary Infections and Tuberculosis (PI-TB)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Jennifer Baker, BS
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Differential Nutrient Availability During Acute Lung Injury Enhances Growth Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Yen-Fu Chen, MD
National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch
Abstract Title: Investigating the Impact of Azithromycin on the Lung Microbiome and Immune Response in Patients With Bronchiectasis

Cecilia Chung, PhD
NYU Langone Health
Abstract Title: Host-bacterial Immune Responses to Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients

Sheryl Fernandes, PhD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Title: Mutations Drive Increased Elastase Activity In Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Clinical Isolates

Ali Hammoud, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Amylase Levels Are Associated With Neutrophilic Alveolitis And Distinct Microbiologic Patterns In Critically Ill Patients

Zhenfeng He, PhD
Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Abstract Title: Sputum Microbiota Composition and Metabolome in Adults With COPD-Bronchiectasis Association: A Prospective Cohort Study

Kaushik Kumar, MBBS
MedStar Health
Abstract Title: Descriptive Analysis of ICU Outcomes in Severe Pneumonia: A Comparative Study Between COVID-19 and Other Pathogens With an Emphasis on Phenotypic Variability

Yaa Kyeremateng, BSc
New York University School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Abstract Title: Multiple Oral Commensal Aspiration Induces Resistance To Lower Airway Pneumococcus Infection

Samantha Marley, MD
UC San Diego
Abstract Title: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response Pathway Activation Patterns In Lung Fibrosis In End-stage Ipf And Covid Ards

Camus Nimmo, MBBS, PhD
Northwick Park Hospital
Abstract Title: Developing a Platform to Evaluate Mycobacterial Drug Resistance Through Inducible Knockdown and Complementation of Essential and Non-essential Genes

Ben Otoadese, BS
University of Iowa
Abstract Title: Climate and Pollutant Determinants of Incident TB Infection Among Children in Vietnam: A Prospective Cohort Study

Sheng-Wei Pan, MD, PhF
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Abstract Title: The Potential Role of Circulating Cell-free DNA in Tuberculosis Contacts With Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Jezreel Pantaleón García, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Title: Multi-omics Interrogation Of Lung Epithelium Reveals Epigenetically Inducible Super-enhancer Mechanisms For Resistance Against Respiratory Infections

Jennifer Pollock, MSci
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: Aspergillus Testing And Disease Outcomes In Bronchiectasis: Data From The EMBARC Registry

Argita Salindri, PhD, MPH
Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Accuracy Of An Ultra-portable X-ray System With An Automated Interpretation For Tuberculosis Active Case Finding

Erica Sinner, PhD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Lower Airway Microbial Characteristics Of Ventilator-associated Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia In Covid19 Patients

Benjamin Zuchelkowski, MD, MS
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Abstract Title: SARS-CoV-2 Viremia Associates With Thrombosis And Mortality In The Activ-4a Trial

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Rebecca Abelman, MD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Women Have Higher Risk Than Men For Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Among Ugandans With HIV

Jennifer Baker, BS
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: The Altered Microbial Ecology Of Acutely Injured Lungs Is Characterized By Increased Metabolite Concentrations And Bacterial Growth Promotion

Kale Bongers, MD, PhD, MA
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: The Gut Microbiome Regulates Sepsis-Induced Skeletal Muscle Atrophy

Diedre Carmo, MSc
University of Iowa
Abstract Title: Evidence Of Post-infection Vaccination Correlation With The Severity Of Opacities And Consolidations On The Lung Parenchyma Of Post-acute Sars-cov-2 Patients

Simon Chang-Huang, BS
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Telomere Length And Telomerase Activity Are Associated With Copd And Lung Function Abnormalities In Persons Living With Hiv

Yen-Fu Chen, MD
National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch
Abstract Title: Lung Microbiota And Neutrophilic Inflammation Associated With Clinical Outcomes In Bronchiectasis And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap

Layla Farahani, DO
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Abstract Title: Bedaquiline Treatment As Salvage Therapy For Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease

Marwan Ghanem, MD-MSc
Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Chest Radiological Predictors of Treatment Failure in Rifampicin-susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Tony Guo, BSc
University of British Columbia, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
Abstract Title: Airway Epithelial Repair And SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Protein Treatment

Brody Mayoras, BSc
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Alveolar Neutrophilia Is Temporally Correlated With Staphylococcal Outgrowth, Not Pulmonary Injury, Following Hyperoxia Exposure

Emily Mitchell, MD
University of Virginia
Abstract Title: Natural Anti-ACE2 IgM Levels Are Associated With Protection From Severe COVID-19

Anahita Mostaghim, MD
National Institutes of Health
Abstract Title: Prior Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy In Cancer Patients Presenting With COVID-19 Was Not Associated With Worse Outcomes But Potentially Decreased COVID-19 Related Hospitalizations And Complications: Results Of A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using The

Yoshinari Nakatsuka, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Utilizes a Nitric Oxide Metabolic Pathway to Evade Killing by Neutrophils in the Lung

Josiah Radder, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Nitrate Air Pollution Alters The Diversity And Composition Of The Gut Microbiome In A Clinically Diverse Cohort

Andrew Roth, MD, MS
Washington University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Disruption Of 3β-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Leads To Increased Virulence And Altered Inflammatory Response

Robert Vender, MD
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: A Propensity Score Matched Comparison of COVID-19 in Patients Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Evan Zehr, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Pneumonia-induced Shedding Of Epithelial Glycosaminoglycans Inhibit Antimicrobial Peptide Bactericidal Activity

2022

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

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

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Jennifer Baker, BS
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Antibiotic-Mediated Potentiation of Oxygen-Induced Lung Injury Is Preceded by Enterococcal Dominance in the Murine Gut

Asif Alam Chowdhury, M. Pharm
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Abstract Title: Biological Activity of SPA4 Peptide Against Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Injury

Ana Hernandez Cordero, PhD
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Integrative Genomic Analysis Highlights Potential Genetic Risk Factors for Covid-19

Megan Huber, BS
Oregon Health & Science University
Abstract Title: Dysfunctional MR1 Ligand Presentation by Airway Epithelial Cells from COPD Lungs or Treated with Cigarette Smoke Extract

Marcia Jude, BTech
Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, The University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Multi ‘Omics Profiling of HIV-Associated COPD: Integration of the Airway Epithelial Microbiome, Transcriptome and Methylome

Ioannis Konstantinidis, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Risk of Emphysema in People Living with HIV Compared to HIV-Uninfected Persons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anthony Labarbiera, BS
NYU Langone Health
Abstract Title: Functional Immune Exhaustion Following Human Oral Commensal Exposure in the Murine Model of Lower Airway Dysbiosis

Patricia Lenhart-Pendergrass, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Denver
Abstract Title: Opsonization Promotes Efficient Mycobacterium Avium Killing by Human Neutrophils

Lauren Ma, BS
University of California, San Diego
Abstract Title: Neutrophils from the Circulation of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients May Promote Inflammation via Increased Production of Reactive Oxygen Species

Khaled Nada, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch
Abstract Title: Determination of Cause of Death During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hayden Pacl, BA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Identification and Assessment of FDA-Approved Drugs for Repurposing as Single and Combination Therapies Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Jezreel Pantaleon-Garcia, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Title: Antiviral Immunomodulatory Signaling of Inducible Epithelial Resistance Recalibrates Host Response to Coronavirus and Influenza Infection

Brooke Rosenthal,,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Abstract Title: The Murine Lung Microbiome Fails to Normalize Four Days Following Exposure to Hyperoxia

Jessica Saunders, MD
Indiana University School Of Medicine
Abstract Title: Cystic Fibrosis Airway Cells Are Less Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Have Altered pH Regulatory Protein Expression

Gail Stanley, MD, MPH
Yale University
Abstract Title: Bacteriophage Decrease Cystic Fibrosis Lung Inflammation

Shradha Wali, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Title: Targeting CD8+ T Cell Immunopathology to Improve Survival of Viral Pneumonia in Mice

Beth Zha, MD, PhD
UCSF
Abstract Title: Describing the Early Innate Immune Response of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis at the Single Cell Level

Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

David Halen Araujo Pinheiro, MSc
University of Sao Paulo
Abstract Title: Aerobic Training Versus Behavioral Intervention To Increase Physical Activity In Patients With Asthma: A Preliminary Data From A Randomized Clinical Trial

Hsin-Cheng Chen, MS
Chang Gung University
Abstract Title: The Effect of Helmet Ventilation During Eccentric Cycling Training on Functional Capacity in Chronic Respiratory Disease Patients

Hetal Lad, BS
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Abstract Title: A Systematic Review Of Adverse Events In Patients Undergoing Endobronchial Valve Therapy For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Grace Rovner, DO, MSci
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: The Association Between Physical Rehabilitation and Short-term Morbidity in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PARDS)

James Vallerand, MD, PhD
University of Calgary
Abstract Title: Barriers to Exercise Rehabilitation in Canadian Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Noor Al Kaabi, MSc
University Health Network
Abstract Title: Respiratory Symptoms, Health-Related Quality Of Life, And Symptom Management In Ehlers-danlos Syndrome And Generalized Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders

Timothy Fung, BSc
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Abstract Title: Aerobic Exercise Training Attenuates Cigarette Smoking Induced Harmful Effects on Skeletal Muscle in Animal Model

Inga Jarosch, DMSc
Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
Abstract Title: Performance of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in a National Severe Asthma Cohort

Daniela Leitl, MSc
Philipps University of Marburg
Abstract Title: Effects Of Cranial Electrical Stimulation In Patients With Post-Covid Syndrome With And Without Anxiety Symptoms- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Maha Munawar, MD
University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation In Lung Transplant Candidates With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Suhani Patel, BSc, MSc
Heart, Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Abstract Title: Screening For Clinically Relevant Thresholds Of The Incremental Shuttle Walk In People With COPD Using The One-minute Sit To Stand

Débora Petry Moecke, MPT
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Rehabilitation Needs Of Adult British Columbians With Long Covid

Kirsten Quadflieg, MSc
University of Hasselt
Abstract Title: Functional And Patient-reported Outcomes At Diagnosis Of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Tania Da Silva, BSc, MSci
University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health NetworkAbstract Title: Description and Reliability of Internet Resources on Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Individuals with Chronic Lung Disease

Daniel Faradji, BS
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineAbstract Title: Determining the Most Discriminatory Perceived Activity and Weakness Score (PAWS) for Predicting Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients

Rainer Gloeckl, PhD
Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
Abstract Title: Influence of Adherence to an App-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Maintenance Program on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in COPD Patients - a Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ashira Lokhandwala, BHS
Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Abstract Title: Clinical Implications of Frailty in Hospitalized Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Renata Gonçalves Mendes, PhD
UFSCar
Abstract Title: Improving Knowledge About Length Of Hospital Stay, Functional Status And Muscle Strength In COVID-19 Survivors: A Prospective Observational Cross-Sectional Study

Maysa Rangel, DipPhys
Unifesp
Abstract Title: Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Post-Covid-19 Patients Improves Lung Function and Mechanics and Skeletal Muscle, and Immune Response

Tessa Schneeberger, MSc
Philipps-University of Marburg
Abstract Title: Effects of an Automatically Titrating Oxygen-Flow System during Walking in Hypoxemic Post-COVID-19 Patients - a Pilot Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Cross Over Trial

These abstract scholarships were supported by Asthma and Lung UK

Enya Daynes, PhD
University Hospitals of Leicester
Abstract Title: Rehabilitation For Patients Hospitalized with COVID19

Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, PhD
CERS
Abstract Title: Joint patient and clinician priority setting to identify ten key research questions for survivors of a hospital admission with COVID-19

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Yves De Souza, PT, MSc, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: Low-Intensity Pulmonary Rehabilitation Through Videoconference for Post-Acute COVID-19 Patients

Manoela Ferreira, DPT, PhD
University of Toronto
Abstract Title: How Ultrasound Can Predict Sarcopenia in Lung Transplant Candidates

Gargya Malla, MBBS, MPH, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Availability of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Among Medicare Beneficiaries with COPD

Ciara Mccormack, BSc
Dublin City University
Abstract Title: Physical Activity Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients

Nicholas Murphy, MD, MPhil
Univ of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Driving Forces for Adherence to Low-Intensity Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Exercise Among in Adults with COPD Receiving Care in a Resource-Limited Setting

Jeff Park, BHS
University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Clinical Implications of Metabolic Risk Factors in Lung Transplant Recipients

Leslie Seijo, MD
UCSF
Abstract Title: The COPD Wellness Program: A Pilot Study

Roshni Shah, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
Abstract Title: Symptom Clusters in Adult Patients with Post-Acute COVID-19

Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology (RCMB)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Muhtadi Alnababteh, MD
National Institutes of Health
Abstract Title: Early Post-transplant Genomic Storm Predict Allograft Function and Survival in Lung Transplant Recipients

Shuo Cao, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Multi-omic Studies Of Lower Airway Epithelium In Spiromics Reveals Copd-associated Methylation Sites And Co-methylation Networks Enriched For Lung Function Gwas Loci And Linked To

Lourdes Marinna Caro-Rivera, BS
Ponce Health Science University
Abstract Title: Bridging Science And Care: Investigating Neutrophil Extracellular Traps In Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Through Community Clinics

Chou Chou, MD
NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Abstract Title: Loss Of The Thrombin Receptor PAR1 In Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Exacerbates Acute Lung Injury In A Mouse Model Of ARDS

Evan Hoffman, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Aberrant Alveolar Epithelial Cells Alter The Alveolar Mesenchyme To Promote Fibrosis In A Clinical Sftpc Mutation Model Of Lung Fibrosis

Yan Hu, PhD
Univeristy of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Muc5b Suppresses Alveolar Regeneration By Club Cellsin Copd

Sean Jansky, BS
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Neonatal Hyperoxia Exposure Derails The Normal Development And The Physiological Ageing Of The Lung

Aicha Jeridi
Helmholtz Munich
Abstract Title: Novel Role of the Chromatin Remodeling Protein HMGN5 in Driving COPD Susceptibility

Andrew Lund, BS
UCLA
Abstract Title: Erbb Family Receptors Regulate Mobilization And Differentiation Of Human Airway Submucosal Gland Basal Stem/progenitors

Shuichiro Matsumoto, MD
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Abstract Title: GZMK-expressing Immune Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Ugonna Mbaekwe, BS
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Mitochondrial Adenine Nucleotide Translocase 2 (Ant2) Increases Alveolar Epithelial Cell Susceptibility To Ferroptosis In COPD

Abraham McCall, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Epithelial HIF Activation Impairs Distal Airway Derived Alveolar Repair

Christopher Molina, MD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Decoding Fibroblast Proliferation Dynamics In Murine Models And Precision Cut Human Lung Slices

Anas Rabata, PhD
Cedars - Sinai
Abstract Title: Lpcat1 Protects The Functions Of Alveolar Type II Cells By Modulating Lipid Metabolism

Ahmed A. Raslan, PhD, MSci, BSc
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Loss Of ERG In Capillary Endothelial Cells Is Associated With Cgas-STING Pathway Activation And Aberrant Lung Fibrosis Resolution

Jaco Selle, PhD
University Hospital Cologne
Abstract Title: Perinatal Obesity Interferes With Sphingolipid Pathway Signaling Leading to Premature Cardiopulmonary Aging

Sourabh Soni, PhD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Abstract Title: Influenza A Virus Subverts The Proteasome To Inhibit Degradation Of Polyubiquitinated BIK, Promoting Viral Replication In The Airway Epithelial Cells

Anjali Trivedi, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Abstract Title: Cigarette Smoke Causes Direct Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Injury

Tingting Wei, PhD
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Abstract Title: Peroxiredoxin 6 Protects Pulmonary Epithelial Cells From Cigarette-related Ferroptosis Via Inhibition Of Oxidative Stress

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Michael Forrester, MD, PhD
Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Development Of Alveolar Surface Proteome Enrichment (ASPEn) For Characterization Of The Pre-alveolar Transitional State (PATS) Within A Murine Model Of Lung Injury

Yan Hu, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Single Cell RNA Sequencing Identifies Dysfunctional Alveolar Type Ii Subsets Derived By Club Cells In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Mareike Lehmann, PhD
Institute for Lung Research, Philipps-Universität Marburg
Abstract Title: Resolving Age-dependent Cellular Senescence Programs In Lung Fibrosis Using Longitudinal Single Cell Transcriptomics

Julie Leonard-Duke, BS
University of Virginia
Abstract Title: Epithelial HIF Inhibition Enables Adaptive Repair And Alveolar Regeneration In Chronic Lung Injury

Abraham Mccall, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Epithelial HIF Inhibition Enables Adaptive Repair And Alveolar Regeneration In Chronic Lung Injury

Liberty Mthunzi, BSc(Hons), PhD
Columbia University
Abstract Title: Connexin-43 Containing Gap Junctions in Sessile Alveolar Macrophages Determine Hyperinflation-induced Lung Injury

Aditi Murthy, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Coronavirus Triggers Activation Of Alveolar Epithelial ER Stress And Disruption Of Surfactant Homeostasis; Implications For Covid-19 Respiratory Failure Pathogenesis In Mice

Nicholas Negretti, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Epithelial Outgrowth Through Mesenchymal Rings Drives Alveologenesis

Natsumi Nomura, BSc
Shinshu university
Abstract Title: Intranasal Administration Of Genetically Modified Lactococcus Lactis Producing Pd-l1 Scfv Improves Survival In Lung Cancer Model Mice

Micha Sam Raredon, MD PhD
Yale University
Abstract Title: High-dimensional Analysis Of Cell-cell Signaling In Pulmonary Biology And Disease Using Niches

Ahmed A. Raslan, PhD
Boston University
Abstract Title: Investigating the Role of YAP1/TrKB Signaling in Lung Capillary Endothelial Cell Regeneration and Fibrosis Resolution

Lisa Ruvuna, MD
University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: Proteomic Associations With Lung Function in COPDGene and SPIROMICS

Ryo Sato, MD, PhD
NHLBI, NIH
Abstract Title: Perivascular Neuronal ß-III Tubulin (Tuj1) Diminishes The Severity Of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: Steroid-resistant Severe Asthma And Fatal Asthma Small Airways Are Defined By Mucus Plugging And Heterogeneous MUC5AC Expression

Sourabh Soni, PhD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Abstract Title: Bcl-2 Interacting Killer, Bik, Promotes Influenza A Virus Replication And Severity To Flu

Justin Sui, BA
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Macrophage Inflammatory And Metabolic Function Is Reduced With Loss Of Adenine Nucleotide Translocase 1 (ant1) In COPD

Stephanie Tang, MS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Live Imaging Of Staphylococcal Retention Mechanisms In Alveoli Of Influenza-infected Lungs

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Network

Joanna Wang, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Age-dependent Loss of Alveolar Type II Cells and Impaired Proliferation in a Murine Model of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome-related Pulmonary Fibrosis

These Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

Jose Ovando Ricardez, BSc
Ohio State University
Abstract Title: Fibroblasts From Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Driving an Alterated Phenotype in Healthy Alveolar Type II Cells in 3D Organoid

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Alessandra Castaldi, BSc, MSc, PhD
University of Southern California
Abstract Title: Deletion of Claudin-18 Accelerates Alveolar Epithelial Cell Repair Following Injury

Joseph Cooley, DO
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: ABT-263 (Navitoclax) Induces Fibroblast Apoptosis and Reduces Fibrosis in Two Mouse Models of Progressive Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

Ingo Ganzleben, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Durotaxis in Lung Fibrosis: Transitioning from In Vitro Mechanisms to In Vivo Imaging

Theodore Lemuel Joseph Mathuram, BSc, MSci, PhD
University at Buffalo
Abstract Title: Synthetic Oligos Derived from mtDNA-encoded Non-Coding RNAs as Potential Therapeutic Agents in Restoration of Mitochondrial Bioenergetics.

Raman Kutty, MD, PhD
White River Health System
Abstract Title: Countering Drug Shortages: Is There Life Beyond Expiration?

Jisu Lee, MS
Boston University
Abstract Title: Single-cell transcriptomics reveals reduced number of lung progenitors and aberrant vascular homeostasis as distinctive features associated with lung disrepair and persistent fibrosis with aging

Rachael Lister, BSc
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Ephrin-B2 Neutralizing Antibody Suppresses the SASP in Senescent Fibroblasts and Treats Lung Fibrosis in Aged Mice

Martin Ma, BS
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Regeneration of mouse tracheal epithelium via syngeneic transplantation of pluripotent stem cell-derived airway basal-like cells

Nilay Mitash, PhD
Div of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Med, Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Inhibition of YAP/TAZ signaling by the FDA approved drug verteporfin attenuates fibrosis in mouse and human tissue

Nicholas Negretti, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: A Single Cell Atlas of Late Lung Development Identifies Unexpected AT1 Expression Patterns and Similarities to Regeneration After Adult Injury

Ling Sun, PhD
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: STAT3 Mutations Lead to Defective Mucociliary Clearance in the Autosomal Dominant Hyper IgE Syndrome (AD-HIES) Airways

David Ziehr, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Lactate transport inhibition therapeutically reprograms fibroblast metabolism in experimental pulmonary fibrosis

Tatiana Zyrianova, PhD
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Abstract Title: TREK-1 potassium channel activation protects against Influenza-A induced lung injury

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Network

Rafael Cardenas Castillo, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Type 1 (HPS1) Disrupts Proteostasis and Induces Cellular Senescence in the Alveolar Epithelium

Theses Abstract Scholarship have been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

Thomas Baernthaler, MD, PhD
Yale School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Antifibrotic Effects of Sobetirome, a Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta Agonis

Jonas Schupp, MD
Hannover Medical School
Abstract Title: Single Nuclei RNA Sequencing of differentially affected regions in IPF lungs suggests a central role of aberrant basaloid cells in disease progression

These abstract scholarships were supported by Asthma and Lung UK

Jonathan Baker, PhD
Imperial College London
Abstract Title: Inhibition of the IL-36 Receptor Reduces Viral Induced Cross-Talk Between Small Airway Epithelial Cells and Fibroblast in COPD

Carla Gustafsson, MSc Med
King's College London
Abstract Title: Changes to platelet phenotype triggered by elastase-induced lung damage in a murine model of emphysema.

Shyreen Hassibi, BSc, MRes, PhD
Imperial College London
Abstract Title: COPD Macrophages show reduced clearance of senescent airway epithelial cells

Vanessa Ho, BSc (Hons)
Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College London
Abstract Title: Novel single cell analysis of microRNA levels in response to oxidative stress and in COPD using microfluidic technology

Lisa Miyashita, PhD
Queen Mary University of London
Abstract Title: London Subway PM10 Increases Pneumococcal Adhesion to Respiratory Cells

Lidia Perea, PhD
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee
Abstract Title: The Relationship between Airway Interleukin-1 Beta, Microbial Dysbiosis and Mucus Hyperconcentration in Bronchiectasis: The EMBARC-BRIDGE Study

Jennifer Pollock, MSci
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: Proteomic Markers of Eosinophilic Inflammation And Disease Severity in Bronchiectasis

Kaylee Worlock, BSc
UCL Respiratory
Abstract Title: Local and Systemic Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adults

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Charifa Awada
Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec
Abstract Title: Implication of the Histone Methyltransferase "G9a" in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Alessandra Castaldi, BSc, MSc, PhD
University of Southern California
Abstract Title: Claudin-18 Regulates Alveolar Epithelial Regeneration Following Injury

George Crowley, BA
NYU School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Metabolomics of WTC-Associated Aerodigestive Disease Includes Metabolites of Heme Oxygenase-1:a Pilot Study

Prathibha Gajjala, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: SOX9 Is a Positive Regulator of Fibroblast Activation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Michael Herriges, PhD
Boston University
Abstract Title: Transplantation of Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Distal Tip-Like Cells into Immunocompetent Mice

Michael Kammer, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Immune Microenvironment Predicts Recurrence in Early Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma

Shreya Kanth, MD
National Institutes of Health
Abstract Title: Increases in Semaphorin 5A Levels in the Lung Might Regulate Local Immune and Non-Immune Cell Responses

Iain Konigsberg, BS
University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: A Multi-Omic Approach to Understanding the Molecular Landscape of IPF

Peter Moore, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: Monocyte-Derived Interstitial Macrophages Are Preferentially Recruited to Inflamed Regions on Micro-CT Scan After Intratracheal Lipopolysaccharide

Luisa Morales-Nebreda, MD
Northwestern University
Abstract Title: Aging Imparts Cell-Autonomous Regulatory T Cell Dysfunction During Recovery from Viral Pneumonia

Thivanka Muthumalage, PhD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Abstract Title: Selective Ablation of Telomere Protection Protein 1 (TPP1) in Lung Epithelium Induce an Age-Dependent Augmentation of the Inflammatory Response by Tobacco Smoke Exposure

Alexis Perreault, BHS
Université de Sherbrooke
Abstract Title: Development of an In Vivo Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Using Human Lung Xenografts Implanted on the Chorioallantoic Membrane of Chick Embryos

Tho Pham, PhD
Boston University
Abstract Title: Targeting Aging-Induced PIM1 Kinase in Lung Fibroblasts to Promote Fibrosis Resolution

Jonas Schupp, MD
Yale University, School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Single Cell RNA Velocity Analysis of Aberrant Basaloid Cells in Pulmonary Fibrosis Reveals Trajectory Towards an Alveolar Type I Like Cell State

Ian Stancil, BS
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Abstract Title: MUC5B Promoter Variant Potentiates the Unjammed State in Airway Epithelia

Jung-Ki Yoon, MD
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Airway Organoids Treated with Antifibrotic Agents

Jin Yuan, MD, PhD
Boston University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Airway Multiciliated Cell MIWI2 and Influenza Pathogenesis

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Network

Willy Roque, MD
Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School
Abstract Title: TP53 Expression Is Altered in the Alveolar Epithelium in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

Theses Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

Nichelle I. Winters, MD, PhD
VUMC
Abstract Title: Fibroblast Heterogeneity in Interstitial Lung Disease

Sergio Poli De Frias, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Title: 'Targeting the IPF-Expanded Macrophages: Identification and Drug Discovery via scRNAseq and CyTOF

Respiratory Structure and Function (RSF)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Fatemeh Aminazadeh, BSc, MSc
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Investigating the Contribution of Sex Differences to Small Airways Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Using Ultra-high Resolution Imaging

Erin Cant, MSc, BSc(Hons)
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: Nasal And Lower Airway Cilia Function In Bronchiectasis

Ke Cao, PhD
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati
Abstract Title: Disruption Of Both Bmp And Tgf-β Signaling In Fetal Lung Mesenchyme Has Additive Effects On Developing Congenital Pulmonary Cysts

Jian Gao, PhD
University of Iowa
Abstract Title: A Quantitative Computed Tomography Assessment of Multi-frequency Ventilation in a Porcine Model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Elex Harris, BS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Loss Of Sialylation Compacts Mucin And Impairs Mucociliary Transport

Soheil Hosseini, MS
University of Iowa
Abstract Title: Pulmonary Arterial Dysanapsis Evaluated In Smokers With COPD Via Contrast Enhanced Dual Energy CT

Mostafa Ismail, BME, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Optimizing Spatiotemporal Resolution in Dynamic Imaging Using Phase Binning-guided K-means Clustering

Harkiran Kooner, BSc
Western University
Abstract Title: Are There Pulmonary Vascular Differences in GINA 4 and GINA 5 Asthma Severity?

David Lee, BS
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Quantitative CT And Computational Fluid Dynamics Cluster Analysis Discriminated Three Asthma Phenotypes

Clarus Leung, MD, MAS
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Thickening of the Basement Membrane Zone in Asthma Is Associated With Type 2 Inflammation and Increased Bronchomotor Tone

Anusha Mappanasingam, BSc (Hons)
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Effect of Dupilumab on Pulmonary Vascular Volume in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Asthma

Alexander Matheson, BSc (Hons), PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Fetal Imaging of Abnormal Lung Microstructure in Pulmonary Hypoplasia

Afzaal Nadeem Mohammed, PhD
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Co-transplantation of Alveolar Macrophages Improves the Efficacy of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Therapy in Mouse Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Nandhitha Ragunayakam, BSc (Hons)
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Characterizing Inhaled Corticosteroid Deposition in Patients With Severe Asthma Based on Eosinophilic Inflammation and Airway Morphology

Yashaswini Ramananda, MS
Cedar Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Title: Loss Of AC6 Drives Mucociliary Clearance Defects

Simone Redaelli, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Characterization Of Pulmonary And Chest Wall Mechanics In Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Across Racial And Ethnic Groups

Sarita Thawanaphong, MD, MSc
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Unrecognized Ciliary Motility Disorders In Neutrophilic Severe Asthma Exacerbations

Luke Van Der Koog, MSc
University of Groningen
Abstract Title: Mimecan and a Functional Fragment Hereof as a Novel Regenerative Agent for COPD

Julie Van Hassel, MD
Columbia University
Abstract Title: Bioengineering An Ex Vivo Whole Porcine Lung Model Of Cystic Fibrosis To Enable Therapeutic Screening

Daniel Wallman, MD
Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Genotype-Phenotype Assessment of CRISPR-Cas9 Deletion of Multicillin in Induced Basal Cells for Rapid In Vitro Assessment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Alexander Bell, PhD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Clinical Trajectory Analysis With Longitudinal Validation In COPD: A COPDGene Study

Pierre-Alexandre Gagnon, Bsc
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval
Abstract Title: The Reduction Of Airway Smooth Muscle By Bronchial Thermoplasty Stands The Test Of Time

Allison Greaney, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract Title: Building Epithelial Barrier In Whole-lung Tissue Engineering

Zhijian He, MD
University of Virginia
Abstract Title: Modeling the Stiffness of Healthy and Diseased Lung Tissues by a Gel-Coated Air-Liquid-Interface Culture System With Tunable Substrate Stiffness

Brendan Huang, MD, PhD
UCSF
Abstract Title: Large Airway Mucus Plugs In Severe Asthma Are Spatially Associated With Air Trapping And Correlate With Airflow Obstruction In Proportion To Their Effect On Airway Resistance

Amjad Kanj, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Application of GLI Global Spirometry Reference Equations to a Large Population Across a Multi-site Academic Healthcare System

Clarus Leung, MD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Widespread Air Trapping In Asthma Is Associated With Airway Eosinophilia And Altered Airway Behavior During Expiration

Marrissa Mcintosh, BSc
Robarts Research Institute, Western University
Abstract Title: Pulmonary Vascular Redistribution Following 2.5-years Anti-IL5-Rα Treatment In Eosinophilic Asthma

Marina Piñol, Biochemistry
CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES)
Abstract Title: Multifunctional Liposomes to Improve Pulmonary Administration of Antifibrotic Drugs

Rebeca Silva, MPT
Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)
Abstract Title: Does Respiratory Muscle Strength Substantially Improve Prognostic Evaluation And Risk Stratification In Moderate-to-very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)? - A 42-month Follow-up Analysis

Hilary Strollo, DO, MS
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Impact Of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) On Lung Cancer In The Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study (PLUSS)

Rosarie Tudas, BS
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
Abstract Title: Long-COVID Is Associated With Residual Functional Small Airway Disease And Parenchymal Changes Regardless Of SARS-CoV-2 Variant

Firoozeh V.gerayeli, BHS
Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Airway Mucosal Abnormalities In Post-covid-19 Patients With Persistent Pulmonary Symptoms: Results From Single-cell Rna-sequencing

Anthony Valin-Thorburn, MD
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Abstract Title: Longitudinal Assessment Of Ultrasound-derived Diaphragm Contractile Reserve In Acute Exacerbations Of COPD

Robert Wharton, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Associations of a Plant Centered Diet and Lung Function Decline Across Early to Mid-adulthood: The Cardia Lung Study

Kayla Williams, BSc
Oregon Health and Science University
Abstract Title: Development Of Airway Sensory Hyperinnervation And Reflex Hyperresponsiveness In Offspring Of Obese Mothers

Paulina Wyszkiewicz, BSc
Robarts Research Institute, Western University
Abstract Title: Progressive Airway Wall Thinning And Loss Of Total Airway Count After Three-Years In COPD

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - LAM Foundation

Jacob Tesch, BS
North Dakota State University
Abstract Title: Targeting SLC7A11/GPX4 Signaling Induces Ferroptosis in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Cells

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Jill Bilodeaux, BSc
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: Heterogeneous Changes in Lung Structure and Mechanics in Two-Hit Lung Injury Models

Sophie Collins, BSc, MSc
University of Alberta
Abstract Title: Physical Activity and Exercise Capacity, and their Relation to Pulmonary Vascular Function in COPD: Results from a Multicenter, Population-Based Study

Brooke Heyman, MD, MA
NYU Langone Health
Abstract Title: Predictors of Persistent Fibrotic-Like Abnormalities in Survivors of Covid-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Brendan Huang, MD, PhD
UCSF
Abstract Title: Quantitative analysis of mucus plugs in computed tomography (CT) lung scans from patients with severe asthma reveals heterogeneous mucus plug phenotypes and enables automation via deep learning approaches.

Brandon Lewis, PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Lung Macrophages Contribute to Immune Cell Infiltration and Corticosteroid Insensitivity in a Mouse Model of Severe Allergic Airway Inflammation

Courtney Mattson, BS
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Quantification of Cellular Injury Distribution During the Progression of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury and Model Inference of Injury Interdependence

Anne-Catherine Maynard-Paquette, MD, MSc
Université de Montréal
Abstract Title: Determinants and Diagnostic Performance of Lung Clearance Index in Patients with Suspected Asthma

Jacelyn Peabody Lever, BA, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: Aged Ferrets Demonstrate Decreased Whole Lung Mucociliary Clearance at Baseline and Worse Fibrotic Remodeling Following Bleomycin Injury Compared to Young Ferrets

Hana Serajeddini, MD, FRCPC
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Airway Inflammatory Endotypes And Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ventilation Heterogeneity in Severe Asthma

Suzanne Stasiak, BS
Northeastern University
Abstract Title: Force Maintenance in Airway Smooth Muscle is a Collective Phenomenon, and Does Not Exist in Isolated Cells

Thu Tran, DO
McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Abstract Title: Effects of Vitamin D Administration in a Murine Neonatal Model of Acute Hyperoxic Lung Injury

Jigneshkumar Vaghasiya, Mpharm
University of Manitoba
Abstract Title: Neutralizing Antibody for Oxidized Phosphatidylcholine Prevents Airway Inflammation and Small Airway Dysfunction in Allergen Challenged Mice

Sukhraj Virdee, BSc
Ryerson University
Abstract Title: CT Normalized Join Count and Progression of Emphysema: Results from the Cancold Study

Alison Wallbank, BS
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract Title: The Relationship Between Alveolar Collapse and Lung Mechanics in an Endotoxin-Induced Acute Lung Injury Model with CNP-miR146a Treatment

Ann Wang, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Association Between A Plant Centered Diet and Lung Function Trajectory and Incident Emphysema: Findings from the CARDIA Lung Study

Amy Wu, BS
Columbia University
Abstract Title: TMEM16A Antagonism Prevents β-Adrenoceptor Desensitization in Ex-Vivo Human Airway Smooth Muscle Tissue

This abstract scholarship was supported by Asthma and Lung UK

Erin Cant, BSc
University of Dundee
Abstract Title: Mucus Properties and Airway Inflammatory Profiles Across the Spectrum of Airways Diseases

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Arbi Aghali, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Cellular Senescence Related Protein and Gene Expression Patterns in Asthmatic Human Whole Lung Tissue

Sangeeta Bhallamudi, MTech
North Dakota State University
Abstract Title: Estrogen Receptor β Attenuates Contraction of Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells and Ex Vivo Murine Airways

Elianna Bier, MS
Duke University
Abstract Title: Hyperpolarized 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Oscillation Imaging in Pulmonary Hypertension

Rachel Eddy, PhD
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Structure-Function Imaging Phenotypes of Asthma Using CT and 129Xe MRI

Mu He, PhD
University of Virginia
Abstract Title: Probing Early-Stage Pulmonary Pathophysiology in Young Healthy E-cigarettes Users Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI

Sarah Kadhim, BSc
Ryerson University
Abstract Title: Computed Tomography Emphysema and Small Airway Disease Progression Patterns in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Harkiran Kooner, BSc
Robarts Research Institute
Abstract Title: CT Mucus Score Predicts Benralizumab Response in Severe Asthma

Brandon Lewis, PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Depletion of Lung Macrophages Increases Steroid Sensitivity in a Mouse Model of Severe Allergic Airway Inflammation

Marrissa Mcintosh, BSc
Robarts Research Institute
Abstract Title: Response to Benralizumab in Severe Asthma: Oscillometry and MRI Ventilation Defect Improvements in Participants with Abnormal FeNO

Victoria Mock, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: In Vivo Lung Morphometry of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe Diffusion MRI

David Mummy, PhD, MBA
Duke University
Abstract Title: Regional Changes in Ventilation Following Bronchodilation in COPD Are Not Associated with Improved Gas Exchange on Xenon-129 MRI

Ifeoma Oriaku, MD
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: Association of Serum D-Dimer and Abnormal Pulmonary Vasculature on CT Scan During Hospitalization with Decreased Diffusion Capacity in Follow Up for COVID-19 Infection

Maksym Sharma, BSc(Hons)
Western University
Abstract Title: 6MWD Worsening in COPD Predicted Using CT and MRI Texture Features and Machine Learning

Nafeez Syed, MPT
The University of British Columbia & Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital
Abstract Title: Effect of Diesel Exhaust on Exercise Endurance and Cardiorespiratory Responses to Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Healthy Controls - A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Crossover Study

Jigneshkumar Vaghasiya, Mpharm
University of Manitoba
Abstract Title: Oxidized Phosphatidylcholines Mediate Airway Narrowing by Inducing Cytoplasmic Ca2+ Flux in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Sukhraj Virdee, BSc
Ryerson University
Abstract Title: Spatial Dependence of Computed Tomography Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Quantified Using Join Count Statistics

Sarah Wicher, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Cellular Senescence and Aging in a Mouse Model of Allergic Asthma

Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Tia De Sarker, BS
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Abstract Title: Combination Drug Therapy With Acetazolamide, Eszopiclone +/- Venlaflaxine For Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

Eden Engal, MSc
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Abstract Title: Exploring Metabolic Changes In Sleep Apnea: A Multi-omics Analysis Of Adipose Tissue Reveals Intermittent Hypoxia-induced Shift To Lipid Dominance In Vivo And In Vitro

Derek Ge, BS
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Abstract Title: A Wake-up Call For Medical Students’ Sleep Education

Mohammadreza Hajipour, MS
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Association of Sleep Apnea Physiological Burdens and Markers of White Matter Injury: The Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Fiona Knapman, PhD
NeuRA
Abstract Title: An Optogenetics-based Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Bastien Lechat, PhD
Flinders University
Abstract Title: Seasonal and Weekly Variability in OSA Severity

Sara Op De Beeck, PhD
University of Antwerp
Abstract Title: Site of Collapse Probability Determined Using Airflow Shapes Is Associated With REM Sleep

Ilia Ostrovski, MD
Vancouver General Hospital
Abstract Title: Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Severity With Accelerated Biological (Epigenetic) Aging

Alexis Salinas, BS
Vancouver General Hospital
Abstract Title: Do Endotypes Predict Symptom-Based Phenotypes?

Sajila Wickramaratne, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Using Explainable Ai To Predict Survival Curves For All-cause Mortality In Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Jason Castaneda, MD
The University of Washington
Abstract Title: Risks of Non-benzodiazepine Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Kylie Cataldo, BS
University of Missouri/Child Health Research Institute
Abstract Title: P16-mediated Senescence In Vascular Dysfunction In Murine Models Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Shaghayegh Chavoshian, BSc Honours
University Health Network
Abstract Title: Modeling the Effects of Simulated Obstructive Apnea on Elastic Properties of Lung in Persons With Asthma

Marijke Dieltjens, PhD
University of Antwerp
Abstract Title: Oral Appliance Therapy as First-line Treatment Option in Patients Diagnosed With Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Catherine Heinzinger, DO
Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Title: Elucidating Influence Of Underlying Pulmonary Physiology In The Association Of Sleep-Related Hypoxemia And Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Aj Hirsch Allen, PhD, MPH
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Circulating Cytokines, & Incident Cancer

Gonzalo Labarca, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Arousal Intensity Predicts Incident Dementia In Sleep Apnea: The Multiethnic Study Of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Brian Locke, MD
University of Utah
Abstract Title: Test Performance Of Serum Bicarbonate In Identifying Hypercapnia Across Settings And Diseases

Syed Moin Hassan, MD
The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM Medical Center)
Abstract Title: Polysomnography-derived Hypoxemic Markers Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension In Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Ana Sanchez Azofra, MD
University of California San Diego
Abstract Title: Inflammation Biomarkers In COPD-OSA Overlap Syndrome

Luke Thomson, BPsych(Hons) GDipSlSci
Monash University
Abstract Title: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Combined Impact of Acetazolamide and Dronabinol for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Karlien Van Den Bossche, MD
University of Antwerp
Abstract Title: Comparison of Upper Airway Collapse in Drug-induced Sleep Endoscopy and Natural Sleep Endoscopy

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Audrey Chang, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Abstract Title: Endothelial Cell Cholesterol Trafficking Is Disrupted in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Christoph Fisser, MD
University Medical Center Regensburg
Abstract Title: Prevalence of Nocturnal Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with Heart Failure and Sleep-disordered Breathing from the ADVENT-HF Trial

Laura Gell, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Polysomnographic Endotypes and Atomoxetine-plus-Oxybutynin Efficacy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Christian Horvath, MD
Sleep Research Laboratories of the University Health Network Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE) and Toronto General Hospital and Department of Medicine of the University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Methodology for Nocturnal Cardiac Arrhythmia Detection in Patients with Heart Failure and Sleep-disordered Breathing: an ancillary study of the ADVENT-HF trial

Gonzalo Labarca, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Effect of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Hypoxic Burden and Sleepiness: Secondary analysis of the STAR trial.

Bastien Lechat, PhD
Flinders University
Abstract Title: Association between night-to-night variability in obstructive sleep apnea severity with hypertension risk and blood pressure variability

Brian Locke, MD
University of Utah
Abstract Title: Changes in Bicarbonate in Patients at Risk for Obesity Hypoventilation Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Charles-Étienne Martel-Pelletier, MD
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Abstract Title: Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Mechanical Ventilation in Hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 Patients

Qiwei Xiao, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Measuring Airflow Velocity in the Upper Airway in Pediatric Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea via Phase Contrast MRI of Hyperpolarized Xenon

Andrea Zapater, MSc
Group of Precision Medicine in Chronic Diseases, Respiratory Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova and Santa María, IRBLleida, Lleida, Spain. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES)
Abstract Title: Proteomic Signature of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Post-Hoc Analysis from the ISAACC Study

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Sebastien Baillieul, MD, PhD
CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Alpes University & HP2 Laboratory (INSERM U1042)
Abstract Title: Ventilatory Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea Subtypes at a Chronic Delay Following a First Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Prospective Clinical-Based Cohort Study

Oren Cohen, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Upper Airway Inflammation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Before and After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Carla Freire, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Intranasal Leptin Reduces Mortality from Opioid Overdose in Mice

Laura Gell, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Reduced OSA Severity with Deeper Sleep

Stepan Grinek, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Heterogeneous Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Treatment on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Application of Machine Learning in the ISAACC Trial

Olfa Harki, BScPh
INSERM, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2
Abstract Title: Vascular Endothelial-Cadherin Cleavage in Sleep Apnea Patients: New Insights for Intermittent Hypoxia-Related Endothelial Permeability

Lenise Kim, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Leptin Receptor Blockade Attenuates Hypertension, but Does Not Affect Ventilatory Response to Hypoxia in a Model of Metabolic Syndrome

Annie Lajoie, MD
Respirology Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit
Abstract Title: Positive Airway Pressure Adherence in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Reduced Cognitive Function in the Cognition and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Parkinson's Disease, Effect of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy (COPE-PAP) Trial

Chantal Lemoine, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Early Patterns of CPAP Usage as Predictors of CPAP Adherence

Julia Leonard, PhD, MSc, BSc
Research Institute (RI) – McGill University Health Centre
Abstract Title: Interactions Between Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure with Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Gestational Diabetes

Daniel Vena, MHS, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Identifying Site of Pharyngeal Collapse Using Snore Sounds

Xin Zhen, BSc
University of California, San Diego
Abstract Title: Superimposed Intermittent and Sustained Hypoxia Presents a Novel Cardio-Metabolic Phenotype

Thoracic Oncology (TO)

2024

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Vidhya Aroumougame, MD, MBA
Medical University of South Carolina
Abstract Title: Clinical Evaluation Of Standard Convex Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound Versus A Novel Thin Convex Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy System

Christopher Caruso, MD, MPH
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Abstract Title: Non-malignant Resection Rate in Lung Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Greta Dahlberg, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Thoracentesis Versus Thoracoscopy for Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Cosmo Fowler, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Title: The First 8 Years -- Cardiovascular Immune Related Adverse Events In Checkpoint Inhibitor Recipients With Metastatic Lung Cancer

Marie Karam, BSB
Indiana University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Decoding the Link Between XPC and Lung Cancer Susceptibility: A Study of Cigarette Smoke-induced DNA Damage in the Setting of XPC Deficiency

Axel Masqueln, BME, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Leveraging Radiomics In Concept Bottleneck Network For Pulmonary Nodule Classification.

Eman Metwally, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: Emergency Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States

Jeremy Mudd, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Longitudinal Quality of Life Following Sub-lobar Resection and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Peter Nauka, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Comparison Of Procedural Safety And Diagnostic Yield Between Robotic Bronchoscopy Platforms

David Xiao, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Radiomic “Stress Test”: Validation Of A Convolutional Neural Network Model In Patients With Clinically Challenging Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules

2023

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Faysal Al-Ghoula, MBBch
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Diagnostic Value Of Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Need Aspiration (ebus-tbna) In Multi-Focal Adenocarcinoma Patients With Pet Negative Hilar And Mediastinal Lymph Nodes

Ethan Bernstein, MD
Yale School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Disparities In Lung Cancer Screening In A Sample Of Veterans

Alex Cypro, MD
UCSD
Abstract Title: Characterization Of Volume Doubling Times Of Lung Adenocarcinomas With Automated, Artificial Intelligence Volumetric Lesion Segmentation And Tracking

Greta Dahlberg, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Use Of Rapid On-site Evaluation During Navigational Bronchoscopy For Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: A Cost Effectiveness Model

Miles Hagner, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Abstract Title: Use Of Pleural Fluid Cell Free Deoxyribonucleic Acid (dna) In Malignant Pleural Effusions

Michael Kammer, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Tumoral Genetic Mutations Correlated With Mast Cell Infiltration In Early-stage Lung Adenocarcinoma

Lara Khoury, MD
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health
Abstract Title: Retrospective Cohort Assessing Incidence Of Pneumonitis Among Patients With COPD Treated With An Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor At A Single Institution.

Roger Kim, MD, MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Theoretical Net Benefit of a Radiomics-based Computer Aided Diagnosis Tool for Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Nodules

Anu Menon, MbBchBAO
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Title: Impact Of Intra-operative Mobile Cone Beam CT On Shape-sensing Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy: Improving Accuracy

Vitor Mori, PhD
University of Vermont
Abstract Title: Intraoperative Cone-beam CT Scan Can Inform Short-timescale Drug Retention Following Intratumoral Delivery Of Cisplatin In Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Max Shen, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Biases In Lung Cancer Screening: Demographic Characteristics Of Databases Used In Construction Of Lung Cancer Risk Models

Rishav Sinha, MBBS
TBHC
Abstract Title: Current Trends In Prevalence Of Hospitalization For Malignant Pleural Effusions

2022

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Maged Fayed, PhD
Faculty of Medicine
Abstract Title: Relative lung echogenicity as a novel predictor of lung re-expansion following pleural effusion drainage

Chinmay Jani, MD
Mount Auburn Hospital/Beth Israel Lahey Health- Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Lung cancer mortality in the United States between 1999 and 2019: an observational analysis of disparities by gender and race

Amina Jouida, PhD
University College Dublin
Abstract Title: Exosomes From EGFR-Mutated Adenocarcinoma Induce A Partial/Hybrid EMT And An MMP9-Dependant Tumour Invasion

Karolina Kristenson, MD, PhD
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Abstract Title: Ventilatory Efficiency Can Stratify Risk of Major Pulmonary Complications After Lobectomy in Patients With Moderate Peak Oxygen Uptake

Benjamin Kwok, MD
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Microbial Signatures in Malignant Pleural Effusions

Tess Litchman, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Abstract Title: Pulmonary Vascular Pruning on Computed Tomography and Risk of Progression of Lung Adenocarcinoma

Austin Meggyesy, BS
Swedish Cancer Institute
Abstract Title: Lower Paraspinous Muscle Cross-Sectional Area is Associated with Shorter Survival in Patients with a Malignant Pleural Effusion

Eman Metwally, MD
The University of North Carolina
Abstract Title: Lung Cancer Screening in Individuals With and Without Lung-Related Comorbidity

Robert Smyth, MD, MSc
Boston Medical Center
Abstract Title: A Pilot Study to Investigate the Utility of Exhaled Breath Condensate as a Liquid Biopsy in the Detection of Spatial Genomic Heterogeneity in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Hesam Tavakoli, MD
California Pacific Medical Center
Abstract Title: Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy in Evaluation of Peripheral Lung Nodules

Allison Welch, BA
Swedish Cancer Institute
Abstract Title: Accepting Social E-Cigarette Behaviors Among Fraternity Members Found Utilizing Egocentric Network Analysis

Ting Zhai, BM, MS
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Abstract Title: Lung Volume at Diagnosis and Overall Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

2021

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Grace Ahn, BSc
Moore Cancer Center
Abstract Title: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy as Palliative Management for Incurable Lung Malignancies

Michael Carducci, BA
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Abstract Title: Predictors and Characteristics of Rib Fracture Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Lung Tumors

Ling Kai Chang, MD
National Taiwan University Hospital
Abstract Title: Recurrence of Pericardial Effusion After Different Procedure Modalities in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Maged Fayed, PhD
Faculty of Medicine
Abstract Title: Straight to Medical Thoracoscopy Approach for Exudative Pleural Effusions - Adapting to the COVID-19 Era

Anna Holman, BS
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Barriers and Facilitators to Longitudinal Lung Cancer Screening: A Qualitative Study

Roger Kim, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: An Artificial Intelligence Lung Cancer Prediction Tool Improves Clinicians' Risk Assessment of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules

Benjamin Kwok, MD
New York University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Lower Airway Microbiota Predicts Malignancy Recurrence of Surgically Resected Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Jessica Lozier, MD
Medical University of South Carolin
Abstract Title: Demographic Differences in Those Being Screened for Lung Cancer and the Implications for Mass Screening in the U.S.

Axel Masquelin, BS
University of Vermont
Abstract Title: Learning the Surrounding - Parenchymal Features Improve Lung Cancer Classification

Austin Meggyesy, BS
Swedish Cancer Institute
Abstract Title: Repeat Thoracenteses Is Associated with an Increase in Cumulative Risk of Complications in Patients with a Malignant Pleural Effusion

Eric Robinson, BS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Title: Impact of Comorbidities on Diagnostic Evaluation in Lung Cancer Screening in PLC

Elizabeth Yu, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Abstract Title: Deciphering Macrophage Function in Lung Tumor Microenvironment and Disease Progression

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