These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society
Jed Bassein, BS
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Ambient Wildfire Smoke PM2.5 Exposure During The First Year Of Life Is Associated With Downregulation Of Surfactant Protein C In Distal Airways
Daniel Belz, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Former And Current Smokers Living In High Poverty Neighborhoods Experience Heightened Adverse Respiratory Impacts Of Ambient Ozone Exposure: An Analysis Of Spiromics Air
Sairam V Jabba, DVM, PhD
Duke University
Abstract Title: Activation Of Respiratory Irritant Receptors By Pulegone, A Toxic Flavor Chemical In Mint- Or Menthol-flavored Electronic Cigarettes
Nan Ji, MHS, BM
Rutgers School of Public Health
Abstract Title: Epigenetic Modifications in Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) and Arginase (ARG) Genes in Response to Traffic Related Air Pollution Among Children with Asthma
Priyadarshini Kachroo, PhD
Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Integrated Epigenomic And Transcriptomic Signatures Are Disrupted By Prenatal Smoke Exposure During Lung Development
James Gerard Krings, MD
Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Trends And Outcomes Of Noninvasive Ventilation Use In Patients Admitted To An ICU With An Asthma Exacerbation Over The Last Decade
Rebecca Landy, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Abstract Title: Could Use Of Individualized Risk Models Mitigate Health Disparities In Eligibility For Lung-cancer Screening?
Trinh Nguyen, DO
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Bilateral Oophorectomy As A Risk Factor For The Development Of Obstructive Lung Disease
Laura Nicolaou, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Assessing Household Air Pollution Exposure Using Lung Deposition Models
Barbara Putman, MD
New York University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Association Of Th-2 Biomarkers With FEV1 Decline: A 17-year Longitudinal Study Of World Trade Center Exposed Firefighters
Zachary J Taich, MD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Obesity Predicts Exacerbation-prone Asthma In An Age- And Sex-dependent Manner
Jing Gennie Wang, MD, BS(Hons)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
Abstract Title: Higher Dietary Intake of Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) Is Associated with Increased Wheezing Symptoms in Children
John Robert Zatarain, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Abstract Title: Association of Oil Refinery Proximity and Lung Cancer Development: A Population Study