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HomeMembersAssemblies and SectionsAssembliesPulmonary Infections and TuberculosisAwards ▶ 2015 ATS Abstract Scholarship Award Recipients
2015 ATS Abstract Scholarship Award Recipients

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

Muzo Wu, MD, MS
Harvard University
Abstract Title: Sulforaphane Increases Scavenger Receptor MARCO Expression and Host Survival in a Model of Post-Influenza Bacterial Pneumonia

Derrick Samuelson, PhD
Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Abstract Title: Oral Vaccination for the Prevention of Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Kenneth K. Sakata, MD
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Abstract Title: Comparison of the Yield of FilmArray Respiratory Panel on Nasopharyngeal Swab vs. Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples

Keira A. Cohen, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Molecular Antecedents and Timing of XDR Emergence Revealed by Whole Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Krishna P. Reddy, MD
Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Negative Upper Respiratory Tract Influenza Tests Predict Worse Outcomes Among Critically Ill Patients with Influenza Infection

Maha Reda Farhat, CM, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Large Scale Sequencing of Genetic Determinants of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Implications for Diagnostic Design

Benjamin Wu, MD
New York University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Mouse Model Approach for Sampling of the Lung Microbiome

Nicholas de la Rua, MS
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Abstract Title: Assessing the Role of CD4 T-Cells in the Secondary Response to Pneumocystis Murina

Engi Attia, MD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Radiographic Findings Associated with Low Lung Diffusing Capacity in HIV-Infected Individuals

Ritwij Kulkarni, MSc., PhD
Louisiana State University
Abstract Title: Cigarette Smoke Augments the Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus by Facilitating Evasion of the Host Innate Immune Responses

Vijayalakshmi Nandakumar, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Immune Modulation of Macrophage Polarization Alleviates the Immunopathogenesis that Occurs During Pulmonary Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Carl Koch, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Changes in the Oral Microbiome of HIV-Infected Individuals May Alter Nitrogen Metabolism and the Enterosalivary Circulation of Nitrate

Laura E. Gleeson, MB
St James's Hospital / Trinity College Dublin
Abstract Title: Human Alveolar Macrophages Adopt Aerobic Glycolysis to Control Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

Michael J. Cox, PhD
Imperiaal College London
Abstract Title: Longitudinal Analysis of the Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Microbiome

Stella Xu, BSc
St. Paul's Hospital
Abstract Title: Shortened Absolute Leukocyte Telomere Length: Biomarker of Accelerated Cellular Senescence with HIV-Associated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Dan Wootton, MBChB
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Abstract Title: The Genus Haemophilus was Dominant in a Cohort with Community Acquired Pneumonia and Low Species Diversity was Related to Age and Prior Pulmonary Disease

Guillermo Suarez-Cuartin, MD
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Abstract Title: Role of Secreted Mucins on Airway Bacterial Colonization in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Byeong-Ho Jeong, MD
Samsung Medical Center
Abstract Title: The Association Between the Peak Plasma Azithromycin Concentration and the Microbiological Response in the Treatment of Mycobacterium Avium Complex Lung Disease with Azithromycin-Based Antibiotic Therapy

Takanori Asakura, MD
Keio University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Health-Related Quality of Life in 235 Patients with Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease in Japan

Bijan Ghassemieh, MD
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Frequency and Predictors of Discordant Tuberculin Skin Test and QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Test Results in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)