The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2026 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Jeong Yun, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women's Hospital
ATS/Chiesi USA, Inc. Research Grant in Obstructive Lung Disease - $50,000
Cytotoxic T cells as Immune Biomarkers of COPD Progression
David Frank, MD, PHD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
ATS/Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia (ACDMPV) Research Grant - $100,000
Delivery of Endothelial Cell-Targeted DNA Lipid Nanoparticles for Lung Capillary Hypoplasia
ATS Unrestricted Research Grants
($40,000)
The ATS funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
Rebecca Hough, MD, PHD
Columbia University
Immunometabolism in the Pulmonary Endothelium as a Mediator of Acute Lung Injury
Georgios Kitsios, MD, PHD
University of Pittsburgh
Candida-Associated Neutrophilic Dysfunction and Lung Injury (CANDi-LUNG)
Frances Linzee Mabrey, MD, MS
University of Washington
Paving the Way for Real-Time Subphenotyping in Sepsis
Peter Kitrick Moore, MD
University of Colorado
Deciphering Plasminogen's Role in the Fibrinolytic Environment during Pleural Infections
B. Marika Orlov, MD, PHD
University of Colorado
Gut Derived Signals Alter Susceptibility to Bacterial Pneumonia
B. Aurore Perrault, PHD
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Understanding the Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity
Early Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
($100,000)
The Early-Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease supports scientists conducting research on the basic mechanisms and/or vascular biology of pulmonary vascular disease. This award is generously sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.
Daniel Colon Hidalgo, MD
University of Colorado
EC-SOD as a Regulator of Platelet Activation and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Sickle Cell PH
Amber Meservey, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Functional Status Biomarkers in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Longitudinal Proteomic Analysis
$97,286
Stefanie Sveiven, PHD
University of California - San Francisco
Hyperoxia-Responsive Pulmonary Venous Endothelial Proliferation in Alveolar Development and Injury
Guolun Wang, PHD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Enhancer Mapping for Faithful Restoration of FOXF1 Expression in Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia
2025 Recipients
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2025 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Henry Brems, MD
Johns Hopkins University
ALA/ATS/CHEST Respiratory Health Equity Research Award - $200,000
Addressing Inequities from Before Medically Advised Discharges after Asthma Exacerbation
Martin Kang, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina
ATS/ALA Commemorative 120th Anniversary Joint Research Award - $120,000
Redosing AAV Gene Therapy in The Lungs of a Pediatric Mouse Model of Surfactant Protein-B Deficiency
Shah Hussain, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
ATS/Alpha-1 Foundation Young Investigator Grant in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency - $50,000
Characterizing RASCs in AAT-Deficient Ferrets: Implications for COPD and Distal Airway Remodeling
Dipayan Chaudhuri, MD MSc FRCPC
McMaster University
ATS/Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Research Grant in Nasal High Flow - $50,000
Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure and High Flow Nasal Cannula (HyperFlow): A pilot randomized trial
Mark Mallozzi, MD
National Jewish Health
ATS/Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Grant - $100,000
Association of PM2.5 Exposure with Sarcoidosis Outcomes at Baseline and Longitudinal Follow-Up
Robert Reklow, PhD
University of British Columbia
ATS/Margaret W. Leigh/PCD Foundation Early Career Investigator Award - $60,000
AID-PCD: Assessing Immunofluorescence for Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
ATS Diversity Grant
($40,000)
The ATS is committed to supporting diversity in the next generation of researchers and clinicians. This award recognizes an outstanding investigator working in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine that is from a population underrepresented in the U.S. research enterprise.
Gonzalo Labarca, MD
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Sleep Apnea Physiological Burdens and Pulmonary Function in the Hispanic/Latino Community
ATS Unrestricted Research Grants
($40,000)
The ATS funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
Chaofan Li, PhD
University of Virginia
Molecular Regulation of Respiratory Immune Response Driving Lung Sequelae Post COVID-19
Monica Liu, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Validating Patient-Derived Organoid Models of Acute Lung Transplant Rejection
Luciana Padua Taveres, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School
15-Lipoxygenase-Expressing Neutrophils Reprogram Macrophages to Promote Resolution Of ARDS
Richard Ramonell, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Pathogenic Potential of CD8+ Effector Memory T Cells Re-Expressing CD45RA in Severe Asthma
B. Shoshana Zha, MD, PhD
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
MAC-BeNTM: Macrophage Response in Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary NTM Disease
Early Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
($100,000)
The Early-Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease supports scientists conducting research on the basic mechanisms and/or vascular biology of pulmonary vascular disease. This award is generously sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.
Gabriel Altit, MD
McGill University Health Centre - Research Institute / Montreal Children's Hospital
NORDIC-FU: Neonatal Outcomes Related to Early Discovery of Impaired Cardiac Function at Follow-Up
John Park, MD, PhD
The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Emerging role of LOXL2 in Right Heart Failure due to Pulmonary Hypertension: Novel Druggable Target
Michael Smith, MD
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Adaptive Right Ventricular Development in Congenital Heart Disease-Pulmonary Hypertension
Bingqiang Wen, PhD
The Regents of the University of Arizona
Identify Mouse Lung Endothelial Cell Specific DNA Regulatory Regions in the Foxf1 Enhancer
2024 Recipients
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2023-2024 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Saramaria Afanador Castiblanco, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
ATS/Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Research Grant in Nasal High Flow - $100,000
Effect of Nasal High Flow on Exercise Tolerance and Ventilation Distribution in COPD Patients
Hilary Faust, MD, MS
University of Wisconsin
ATS/CSL Behring Innovation GmbH Research Grant in ARDS - $50,000
Role of mtDNA and TLR9 in Sepsis-Associated ARDS
Sophie Huddart, PhD
University of California San Francisco
ALA/ATS/CHEST Foundation Respiratory Health Equity Research Award - $200,000
Harnessing Digital Health Tools to Advance Tuberculosis Patient Monitoring
Stephen Spurgin, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
ATS/Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia (ACDMPV) Research Grant (co-funded by the ACDA & David Ashwell Foundation) - $100,000
Role of Primary Cilia in FOXF1-Directed Pulmonary Vascular Development
Yang Zhou, PhD
Brown University
The Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network Inc. Research Grant in Immune Responses in HPS-ILD - $80,000
Innate Immune Responses in a Mouse Model of HPS that Develops Spontaneous Lung Fibrosis
ATS Diversity Grant
($40,000)
The ATS is committed to supporting diversity in the next generation of researchers and clinicians. This award recognizes an outstanding investigator working in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine that is from a population underrepresented in the U.S. research enterprise.
Rafael Paez, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cone Beam Assisted Robotic Interventional Study: A Pragmatic Endpoint Clustered Randomized Trial
ATS Unrestricted Research Grants
($40,000)
The ATS funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
Malik Bisserier, PhD
New York Medical College
LSD1 as a Target for Restoring Endothelial Cell Function for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Joseph Cooley, DO
National Jewish Health
Synergy between BCL2 Inhibition and Nintedanib to Treat Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis
Kevin Duan, MD, MS
University of British Columbia
Evaluation Platform in COPD for USA (EPIC-USA)
Christina Eckhardt, MD, MS
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Identifying Exosomic Signatures of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Catherine Gao, MD
Northwestern University
Machine Learning to Predict the Development of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Katrina Hauschildt, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Abortion Bans Impacts on Pulmonary and Critical Care (AB-IMPACT)
2023 Recipients
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2023 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Aartik Sarma, MD, MAS
University of California, San Francisco
ATS/CSL Behring Research Award in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - $50,000
Biological effects of mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with ARDS
Alison DeDent, MD, MAS
University of California, San Francisco
ATS Research Award in Interstitial Lung Disease - $50,000
Telehealth Expansion and Access to Interstitial Lung Disease Specialty Care for Rural Populations
*Supported by an independent grant from Boehringer Ingleheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stephanie LaBedz, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago
ALA/ATS/CHEST Foundation Respiratory Health Equity Research Award - $40,000
Determinants of Medication Non-Adherence Among Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
ATS Diversity Grant
($40,000)
The ATS is committed to supporting diversity in the next generation of researchers and clinicians. This award recognizes an outstanding young investigator from underrepresented minority groups that has research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Marlene Cano, MD, PhD, BS, BA
The Washington University
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Early Adverse Outcomes after Lung Transplant
ATS Unrestricted Research Grants
($40,000)
The ATS funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
Syed Saif Hasan, PhD, BSc, MSc
University of Maryland Baltimore
Structural Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
Tristan Kooistra, MD
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital
Airway Stem Cell Notch Signaling Regulates Tissue Macrophage Function
Bongani Mthunzi, PhD, BSc
Columbia University
Developing a Novel Cell-Targeted Therapy for Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Nooralam Rai, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Characterizing the Role of SFRP-1 in Lung Development and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Joselyn Rojas-Quintero, MD, MS
Baylor College of Medicine
Protective effects of metformin against methylation of AT2 cells in emphysema
2021 Recipients
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2021 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Ayobami Akenroye, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women's Hospital
ALA/ATS/CHEST Foundation Respiratory Health Equity Research Award - $200,000
Metabolomic Profiles of patients with Severe Asthma on Inhaled Corticosteroids and on Omalizumab
Matthew Triplette, MD, MPH, BA
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
ALA/ATS/CHEST Foundation Respiratory Health Equity Research Award - $200,000
Assisting in Smoking cessation and lung cancer Screening in Indigenous people in SeaTle (ASSIST)
Shivani Singh, MD, PhD
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
ATS/COPD Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Role of lower airway microbiome in bronchiectasis patients with NTM infection
Auyon Ghosh, MD, MPH
SUNY Upstate Medical University
ATS/Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Grant - $50,000
Gene expression signatures of extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
Navitha Ramesh, MD, MBBS, FCCP
UPMC
CHEST Foundation and American Thoracic Society Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity - $25,000
Improving Lung Health in the Nepali- Bhutanese Refugee Community in Harrisburg, PA
Inderjit Singh, MD, FRCP
Yale University
CHEST Foundation and American Thoracic Society Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity - $25,000
Dynamic Invasive Hemodynamic, Echocardiographic, and Plasma Biomarker Phenotyping in Post-COVID-19 Long Hauler Syndrome
ATS Nursing Research Award - $45,000
The ATS Nursing Award is the first research award specifically for nurses. It provides support for licensed, register nurses who have completed a PhD and have research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This award was made possible through a generous donation from Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD.
Heidi Lindroth, PhD, BS, AAS
Mayo Clinic
Harnessing the power of technology to transform delirium severity measurement in the ICU
ATS Diversity Grant - $40,000
The ATS is committed to supporting diversity in the next generation of researchers and clinicians. This award recognizes an outstanding young investigator from underrepresented minority groups that has research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Edwin Nuwagira, MMED
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Improving Pulmonary function after Tuberculosis in Uganda (IMPACT-U)
ATS Unrestricted Research Grants - $40,000
The ATS funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA, MS
Duke University
Racial Disparities in Emotion-Handling in the ICU
Mohammad Badran, PhD, B Pharm, MSc
University of Missouri
Effects of intermittent hypoxia on coronary artery function in PAI-1 transgenic mice
Elias Baedorf Kassis, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Harvard Medical School
Reverse Triggering Dyssynchrony Frequency, Biomarkers and Outcomes in ARDS
Hasina Outtz Reed, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Lymphatic Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis of Emphysema
Andrew Prigge, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
The Role of Regulatory T cells in Juvenile Influenza Pneumonia
2020 Recipients
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2020 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Sivasubramanium Bhavani, MD, MS
Emory University
ATS/GSK Research Grant in COVID-19 - $50,000
Identification of Novel COVID-19 Subphenotypes Using Temperature Trajectories
Jessica B. Blackburn, PhD
Vanderbilt University
ATS/GSK Research Grant in Obstructive Lung Disease - $100,000
The role of YAP/TAZ activation and altered cell-cell contact in COPD epithelial remodeling
Brian E. Cade, PhD, MS
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
ATS/ATS Public Advisory Roundtable (PAR) Research Grant - $40,000
Pulmonary disease contributions to COVID-19 morbidity and mortality
Laurie C. Eldredge, PhD
University of Washington / Seattle Children's Hospital
ATS/American Lung Association Research Grant - $100,000
Airway epithelial cell regulation of amphiregulin and extracellular matrix in BPD
Syed Saif Hasan PhD, MSc
University of Maryland Baltimore
ATS/GSK Research Grant in COVID-19 - $50,000
Molecular Lipidomics of a Therapeutic Target in Coronavirus Assembly
Peter Jackson, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
ATS/CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity - $25,000
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Care in Uganda
Michael G. Lester, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
ATS/4DMedical Research Grant in COPD using X-ray Velocimetry (XV) Lung Ventilation Analysis Software (LVAS) - $50,000
XV LVAS to Investigate Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Valve Targeting
Neelima Navuluri, MD
Duke University
ATS/Mallinckrodt Research Grant on COVID-19 in Underrepresented Minorities - $50,000
Prospective Study of Racial Disparities in Pulmonary and QOL Outcomes among COVID-19 Survivors
Anthony Shum, MD
University of California, San Francisco
ATS/chILD Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Defining the pathogenesis of childhood ILD in COPA syndrome
Thomas S. Valley, MD
University of Michigan
ATS/CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Diversity - $80,000
Understanding Differences in Delivery of Care Processes for Respiratory Failure by Race/Ethnicity
Deborah R. Winter, PhD
Northwestern University
ATS/Mallinckrodt Research Grant in Sarcoidosis - $50,000
Targeting Macrophage Subpopulations in Sarcoidosis
Jarod A. Zepp, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
ATS/Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network Research Grant - $80,000
Fibroblast degeneration in HPS
William Z. Zhang, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
ATS/CSL Behring Research Award in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - $50,000
Hyperferritinemia in COVID-19 ARDS: Friend or Foe?
ATS Nursing Research Award - $45,000
The ATS Nursing Award is the first research award specifically for nurses. It provides support for licensed, register nurses who have completed a PhD and have research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This award was made possible through a generous donation from Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD.
Deena K. Costa, PhD, RN
University of Michigan
Examining optimal ICU team composition in adult critical care units: A mixed methods study
Rebeca L. Figueira, PhD, RN
The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
A new therapy for pulmonary hypertension in babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
ATS Diversity Grant - $40,000
The ATS is committed to supporting diversity in the next generation of researchers and clinicians. This award recognizes an outstanding young investigator from underrepresented minority groups that has research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Nandita R. Nadig, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Inter-ICU Transfer Telehealth Tool (IITT)-Family Centered Care through Telehealth
ATS Unrestricted Research Grants - $40,000
The ATS funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
Qian Chen, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Angiocrine sphingosine-1-phosphate regulation of alveolar epithelial repair following lung injury
Sarah E. Clark, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Protective immune priming by commensal bacteria in the respiratory tract
Bria M. Coates, MD
Northwestern University
Using the Nasal Transciptome to Define COVID-19 Susceptibility in Children and Adults
Soula Danopoulos, PhD, MS
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Type I IFN signaling during lung development in Down Syndrome
Joseph A. Hippensteel, MD, MS
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The contribution of endothelial glycocalyx-derived chondroitin sulfate to septic delirium.
Rachel Jen, MD, MASc
Vancouver General Hospital
Pilot study of antioxidant therapy in OSA patients
Vern E. Kerchberger, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Host genetic determinants of acute respiratory failure during viral infection
Peng Li, PhD
University of Michigan
Regulation of sighs and post-sigh apneas by sleep-wake states
Jenna N. McNeill, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Immune-Mediated Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction in Women with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy
Mark E. Snyder, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Impact of short telomere length on T cell diversity and alloreactive potential after lung transplant
Karthik Suresh, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis: mechanisms of injury
2019 Recipients
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2019 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Nicholas Arger, MD
University of California, San Francisco
ATS Foundation/Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Grant - $80,000
Single Cell RNA Sequencing of High T-bet-expressing T Cells to Determine Their Role in Sarcoidosis
Jason Boehme, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Pulmonary Hypertension Association Barst Fund Grant - $50,000
Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Metabolic Reprogramming in Congenital Heart Disease
*Fully funded by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Claude Farah, MBBS, PhD
The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Australia
ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Award in Remote Monitoring and Management of COPD - $100,000
Home Telemonitoring and Predictive Analytics of Lung Function for Management of COPD
Lynn Fussner, MD
The Ohio State University
ATS Foundation/Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Impact of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Genotype on Anti-PR3 IgG Epitope Specificity and Activity
Rahul Kumar, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
ATS Foundation/Pulmonary Hypertension Association Research Fellowship - $80,000
Crosstalk Between Bone Marrow Compartment and Inflamed Lungs in Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension
Donald Sullivan, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
ATS Foundation/American Lung Association - $100,000
Improving Decision Making in Lung Cancer: A Low-literacy Conversation Tool
Ke Yuan, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital
The Aldrighetti Research Award for Young Investigators - $80,000
Pericytes as a Source of Smooth Muscle Cells in PAH: Role of HIF2a/CXCL12 Signaling
*Sponsorship for this award is provided by
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. through
a partnership with the Pulmonary
Hypertension Association.
ATS Foundation Unrestricted Research Grants - $40,000
The ATS Foundation funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
Deepthi Alapati, MBBS
Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Optimizing Airway Delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Reagents Using Non-viral Vectors
Maurizio Chioccioli, PhD
Yale University
A quantitative framework for diagnosing ciliary beating defects in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Raghu Chivukula, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mechanistic Analysis of Dysfunctional Lysosomes in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
Alex Gileles-Hillel, MD
Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Counteracting Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Adipose Tissue Dysfunction via VEGF-Mediated Angiogenisis
Robert Guzy, MD, PhD
University of Chicago
FGF Regulation of Myofibroblast Differentiation in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Mark Hepokoski, MD
University of California, San Diego
Extracellular Mitochondrial DNA in ARDS Due to Sepsis
Edy Kim, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
mTOR Drives Post-Sepsis Immunosuppression
Jinho Kim, PhD
Stevens Institute of Technology
Regeneration of Donor Lungs Refused for Transplantation Through Targeted Cell Replacement
Sydney Montesi, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collagen-targeted PET Imaging in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Crystal North, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Environmental Influences on Respiratory Disease: Interactions between Air Pollution and HIV
Sarah O'Beirne, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Small Airway Biology Underlying Enhanced Female Susceptibility to Smoking-Related Lung Disease
Franziska Rosser, MD, MPH
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Air Quality Index and Childhood Asthma: An Intervention
Christopher Schmickl, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Rescuing OSA Patients Unable to Tolerate CPAP Using Endotype-Targeted Drug Therapy (RESCUE-Drug)
Daniel Schneider, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Influenza Modulates the Host Defense Function of Alveolar Macrophage-derived Extracellular Vesicles
Anna Volerman, MD
University of Chicago
An RCT of Virtual Teach-to-Goal versus Brief Instruction for Children with Asthma in Clinics
Gary Weissman, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Human and System Factors Contributing to Delays in Antibiotics for Patients Suspected of Sepsis
Matt Zinter, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Metatranscriptomic Evaluation of Lung Health in Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Candidates
MECOR Research Awards - $5,000
ATS Foundation MECOR Research Awards provide funding for outstanding graduates of the ATS Methods in Epidemiological, Clinical, and Operational Research (MECOR) Program to allow them to transition from trainees to investigators. MECOR graduates hail from developing countries around the globe, including Africa, Latin America, China, India, Indonesia, Turkey, and Vietnam. Learn more about MECOR.
Ignacio Esteban, MD
Hospital Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Survival of Pediatric Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in a Low and Middle-income Country
2018 Recipients
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2018 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Foundation partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
University of Technology Sydney
ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Sleep Disordered Breathing and PAP Therapy - $100,000
Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure To Improve Sleep Quality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
The Aldrighetti Research Award for Young Investigators - $80,000
Role of Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition on Vascular Fibrosis in PAH
*Sponsorship for this award is provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. through a partnership with the Pulmonary Hypertension Association
University of Birmingham
ATS Foundation/Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Clinical Impact and Mechanisms Underlying Rare Variants of AATD
Baylor Research Institute
ATS Foundation/Insmed Research Award in Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Lung Disease - $50,000
Novel Short Course Chemotherapy for Treatment of M. kansasii
The Ohio State University
ATS Foundation/Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Inc. Research Fellowship in Sarcoidosis - $80,000
Abnormally Sustained M2-like Macrophage Polarization Drives Sarcoidosis Granulomas
Oregon Health and Science University
ATS Foundation/American Lung Association - $100,000
Neuroinflammatory Causes of Heritable Allergic Asthma: Examining the Role of TRPA1
University of California, San Francisco
ATS Foundation/American Lung Association Research Grant - $100,000
Collagen Turnover in Aging and Fibrosis
Northwestern University
ATS Foundation/Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Research Fellowship in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - $100,000
Single Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Pulmonary Fibrosis
University of California, San Diego
ATS Foundation/Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Foundation Research Grant - $50,000
Deciphering the Mechanisms Underlying Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of Infancy
University of Iowa
ATS Foundation/Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. Research Award in Respiratory Support with Nasal High Flow (NHF) in Patients with COPD - $100,000
The Effect of Heated, Humidified High-Flow air in COPD Patients with Chronic Bronchitis
University of California, Los Angeles
ATS Foundation/Pulmonary Hypertension Association Research Fellowship - $80,000
miR-125b as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Washington University in St. Louis
ATS Foundation/American Lung Association Research Grant - $100,000
Insight into How Lung Tumors Grow
ATS Foundation Nursing Research Award - $10,000
The ATS Foundation Nursing Award is the first research award specifically for nurses. It provides support for licensed, register nurses who have completed a PhD and have research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This award was made possible through a generous donation from Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD.
University of Miami
Music-Enhanced Physical Exercise for ICU Survivors
ATS Foundation Unrestricted Research Grants - $40,000
The ATS Foundation funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
University of Rhode Island
Determinants of 5-year Progression of Muscle Dysfunction and Inactivity in COPD Patients
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Chemogenetic Approach to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington
Monocytes/Macrophages and the Role of IL-33 in Neonatal Lung Injury
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Role of Mitochondrial DNA in Neonatal Lung Injury
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Acute Metabolic Effects of Oxygen in Hypoxemic Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
Boston University
The Impact of Professional Relationships on ICU Burnout
Yale University
Mechanisms of Bacterial Dissemination in Lung Infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Consequences of Lung Epithelial Injury During Lung Transplantation
University of Michigan Medical School
Astrocyte Reprogramming and Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Sepsis
Yale University
Mitochondrial DNA and Fibroblasts in SSc-ILD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington
Examining Patient Adherence to Improve Lung Cancer Screening Implementation
University of Antwerp
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Intermittent Hypoxia: Does it Contribute to Adipose Tissue Dysfunction?
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Canonical to Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Switch in the Airway Epithelium
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The Role of miR-147 in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
MECOR Research Awards - $5,000
ATS Foundation MECOR Research Awards provide funding for outstanding graduates of the ATS Methods in Epidemiological, Clinical, and Operational Research (MECOR) Program to allow them to transition from trainees to investigators. MECOR graduates hail from developing countries around the globe, including Africa, Latin America, China, India, Indonesia, Turkey, and Vietnam.
Peking University Third Hospital, China
Particulate Matter Contribute to Chronic Airway Inflammation in Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma
Ankara University, Turkey
The Association Between Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Sleep Disturbances in Children
Peking University, China
Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Function Among 559,828 Chinese People: A Time Series Analysis
Grants-for-Hire Program
ATS contracts with several organizations to provide grant services, providing administrative support and performing a rigorous scientific review for the organization’s research program. In return for these services, the ATS Foundation receives a fee that is funneled back into research grants, maximizing the number of research grants that can be awarded each year.
University of Pennsylvania
Robyn J. Barst, MD Pediatric PH Research & Mentoring Grant in Memory of London A. Lotarski - $50,000
Multidimensional Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
2017 Recipients
The ATS Foundation is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2017 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
These grants and awards provide crucial support for talented investigators from around the world, launching careers dedicated to scientific discovery and better patient care.
The awardees explore such diverse topics as lung cancer, asthma, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, COPD, sleep apnea, and more.
Partner Grants
The ATS Foundation partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
University of Pennsylvania
2017 The Aldrighetti Research Award for Young Investigators - $80,000
Effect of Obesity on Treatment Response in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
*Sponsorship for this award is provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. through a partnership with the Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2017 ATS Foundation/Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network Research Grant - $80,000
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Trafficking in Lung Fibroblasts and Its Role in HPS Lung Fibrosis
Oregon Health and Science University
2017 ATS Foundation/American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific Research Grant - $100,000
Sensory Nerve Plasticity and P2X Receptor Expression in Chronic Cough
The Hospital for Sick Children
2017 ATS Foundation/Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Development of Diagnostic Toolbox to Diagnose Complex PCD Cases
University of California, San Diego
2017 ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD - $100,000
Impact of Non-Invasive Ventilation on Cardiovascular Biomarkers in COPD
Stanford University
2017 ATS Foundation/Pulmonary Hypertension Association Research Fellowship - $80,000
Deep Immunophenotyping in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Unsupervised Machine Learning
University of Birmingham
2017 ATS Foundation/Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Improving Access to Augmentation Therapy in AATD: The Effect of Augmentation on Quality of Life
Northwestern University
2017 ATS Foundation/Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Inc. Research Fellowship in Sarcoidosis - $80,000
Dissecting the Role of Lung Macrophages in Sarcoidosis Using Genomic Approaches
Northwestern University
2017 ATS Foundation Tobacco-Dependence Research Fund Grant: For Research on Tobacco Dependence Mechanisms, Interventions, and Treatment - $100,000
Clinical validation of patient-centered outcomes measures in smokers with COPD
ATS Foundation Nursing Research Award - $10,000
The ATS Foundation Nursing Award is the first research award specifically for nurses. It provides support for licensed, register nurses who have completed a PhD and have research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This award was made possible through a generous donation from Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD.
The University of Pittsburgh
Development of a Nurse-led Intervention to Ensure Timely Interdisciplinary Family Meetings in ICU
ATS Foundation Unrestricted Research Grants - $40,000
The ATS Foundation funds unrestricted research grants representing the three pillars of the American Thoracic Society: pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Awards span basic, clinical, and translational research in adult and pediatric medicine. Applicants consider how their research will provide novel approaches to challenging lung diseases, foster health care equality, and improve patient outcomes.
University of Pennsylvania
IDO Activation and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sepsis
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lung Mechanics in Active Smokers with and without COPD
Indiana University
Development of a Social Complexity Risk Factor Scale
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Zinc as a Novel Therapy to Prevent Ventilator Induced Lung Injury in ARDS
University of Chicago
Metabolic Regulation of Lung Fibrosis
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Sleep Apnea and Cancer Development and Progression: Evidence from Clinical and Administrative Data
University of Pennsylvania
The Role of Behavioral Economic Interventions to Promote Utilization of Lung Protective Ventilation
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Solar Lighting to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution in Rural Uganda
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Bio-inspired 3D Cell Culture Platforms for Improved Modeling of Lung Epithelium In Vitro
University of California, San Diego
Mechanisms of Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Feasibility Trial of a Community Intervention to Improve Asthma Self-Management Practices in Peru
UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
S-Nitrosoglutathione-Based Therapy in a Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Model
Wayne State University
Animal Model of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Novel Therapeutic Targets
University of Colorado
The Association between Ventilator Dyssynchrony and Lung Injury
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Characterizing Novel Candidate Super-Enhancers for Lineage Factors in Lung Adenocarcinomas
Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Therapeutic Capacity of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Exosomes in Models of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
MECOR Research Awards - $5,000
ATS Foundation MECOR Research Awards provide funding for outstanding graduates of the ATS Methods in Epidemiological, Clinical, and Operational Research (MECOR) Program to allow them to transition from trainees to investigators. MECOR graduates hail from developing countries around the globe, including Africa, Latin America, China, India, Indonesia, Turkey, and Vietnam.
University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Investigating the Use of a Portable Carbon Monoxide Exposure Monitor among Food Vendors in Benin
University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam
Prevalence and Molecular Characteristics of Drug-Resistant M. Tuberculosis in ACF for Tuberculosis
ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, India
Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Chennai, South India
Government Medical College Bhavnagar, India
Association of Catastrophic Costs on Failure to Complete Treatment Among Tuberculosis Patients
2016 Recipients
The ATS Foundation is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2016 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
These grants and awards provide crucial support for talented investigators from around the world, launching careers dedicated to scientific discovery and better patient care.
The awardees explore such diverse topics as lung cancer, asthma, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, COPD, sleep apnea, and more.
Partner Grants
The ATS Foundation partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
The Ohio State University
2016 ATS Foundation/Genentech Research Grant in IPF - $100,000
The Role of SOCS1 in Regulating Macrophage Activation During Pulmonary Fibrosis
**Fully funded by Genentech
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec
The Aldrighetti Research Award for Young Investigators - $80,000
Forkhead-Box (FOX) Transcription Factors in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertention
*Sponsorship for this award is provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. through a partnership with the Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Yale University
2016 ATS Foundation/Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Foundation/Sabre Family Research Grant - $80,000
Novel PCD Genes in Congenital Heart Disease
Oregon Health & Science University
2016 ATS Foundation/American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific Research Grant - $100,000
Health-related Quality of Life as a Clinical Trial Endpoint for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Disease
Washington University in St. Louis
2016 ATS Foundation/Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Foundation/Kovler Family Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Characterization of Motile Cilia Preassembly Proteins Identified in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
*Fully Funded by the Kovler Family Foundation
University of California, San Diego
2016 ATS Foundation/Breathe California of Los Angeles Research Grant - $80,000
Targeting CTLA4 and PD-1/PD-L1 for Treatment of Allergic Asthma
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2016 ATS Foundation/Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Foundation Research Grant - $80,000
Investigation of Read-through of Nonsense Mutations as a Treatment for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical
2016 ATS Foundation/Pulmonary Hypertension Association Research Fellowship - $80,000
CT Imaging Markers of Pulmonary Arterial and Venous Remodeling in Pulmonary Hypertension
ATS Foundation Recognition Awards for Outstanding Established Investigators - $40,000
The ATS Foundation introduced the Recognition Awards for Outstanding Established Investigators in 2016 to meet a growing need. The goal of these “R to R awards” is to enable established investigators to continue their research during vulnerable periods where they are between funded R-level grants. The awards will help position these researchers for successful resumption of their funding.
University of California, San Diego
E-Cigarette Vapor Decreases Host Defenses and Promotes Inflammatory Pathways
Washington University in St. Louis
Impact of Red Blood Cell (RBC) Derived DAMPS Upon Innate Immunity in Sepsis (RBC-DAMPS)
MECOR Research Awards - $5,000
ATS Foundation MECOR Research Awards provide funding for outstanding graduates of the ATS Methods in Epidemiological, Clinical, and Operational Research (MECOR) Program to allow them to transition from trainees to investigators. MECOR graduates hail from developing countries around the globe, including Africa, Latin America, China, India, Indonesia, Turkey, and Vietnam.
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Reporting Quality of Abstracts Submitted by MECOR Graduates to ATS International Conference
Universite Catholique de Bukavu Teaching Hospital, DR Congo
Household Air Pollution and Risk of Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Patients in the DR Congo
Vietnam National Lung Hospital
Relation Between Bedaquiline Pharmacokinetic/ Pharmacodynamic Parameters and DR-TB Treatment Outcome
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Evaluation of an Innovative Research Capacity Building Program in Africa: The PATS-MECOR Program
Grants-for-Hire Program
ATS contracts with several organizations to provide grant services, providing administrative support and performing a rigorous scientific review for the organization’s research program. In return for these services, the ATS Foundation receives a fee that is funneled back into research grants, maximizing the number of research grants that can be awarded each year.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Christen White Cranford Pediatric PH Research and Mentoring Grant - $50,000
LOX-1: A Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung Endotheliume
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Robyn Barst Pediatric PH Research and Mentoring Grant - $50,000
Comprehensive Analysis of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Indiana University
Cordelia’s Pediatric PH Research and Mentoring Grant - $50,000
Hypoxia-dependent Epigenetic Modifications in the Pulmonary Vasculature
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
PHA Proof of Concept Research Grant - $40,000
Illuminating AMPK Function in Crosstalk Between Insulin Resistance and Pulmonary Hypertension