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
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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