These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Taylor J. Eddens, BA
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: DNA Vaccination Using Histone 2B Protects Against Pneumocystis Infection
Charles K. Everett, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Title: Characteristics And Outcomes Of Xpert-Negative Patients With Culture-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis
These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Genentech member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Michelle M. Coleman, PhD
Trinity College Dublin, Institute of Molecular Medicine
Abstract Title: Vitamin A Metabolites Can Influence The Immune Response To Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection
Gompol Suwanpimolkul, MD, MSc
SFGH/UCSF
Abstract Title: Association Of Diabetes Mellitus And Tuberculosis In San Francisco
These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Eric J. Kalivoda, BS
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Persister Cells With Novel Fluorophages: Potential For Ex Vivo Characterization Of Persistence
Kosaku Komiya, MD
Oita University Faculty of Medicine
Abstract Title: The Role Of Erythromycin Monotherapy For Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection
These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Wui Mei Chew, M.B. B.Ch B.A.O., MSc.
Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
Abstract Title: Impaired Tuberculosis Immunity In human Alveolar Macrophages From Smokers And Ex-Smokers
Sebastian G. Kurz, M.D., PhD
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Abstract Title: Sequence Analysis Of The Beta-Lactamase Gene blaC In Clinical Strains Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Reveals A Conserved Therapeutic Targe
These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Sean B. Smith, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Etiology Of Pneumonia In Hemodialysis Patients: Preliminary Results From The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Etiology Of Pneumonia In The Community (EPIC) Study
Moerida Belton, MB BS MRCP
Imperial College London
Abstract Title: Hypoxia Increases Matrix Metalloproteinase-Driven Immunopathology During Tuberculosis Infection: Evidence From In Vitro Studies And Patients With Active Pulmonary Disease
These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Jason J. Rose, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Blood Gene Expression Profiling Reveals An Association Between Viral Infection, Platelet Function, And Acute Myocardial Infarction
Sagar Malvika, MD
Texas Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Characterization Of The Pulmonary Microbiome In Pediatric Lung Transplant Recipients With And Without Cystic Fibrosis
This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Boston Scientific Corporation member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Pieter G. Goeminne, MD
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Abstract Title: Increased Sputum IFN-γ Levels In Patients With Rheumatic Disease And Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis
This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by InterMune, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program
Janice Leung, MD
National Institutes of Health
Abstract Title: Prevalence Of Bronchiectasis Among Patients With Connective Tissue Disease