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2013 ATS Abstract Scholarship Award Recipients

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Tanja W. Effing, PhD
Repatriation General Hospital
Abstract Title: Self-Management For Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Preliminary Results Of The Second Update Of The Cochrane Review

This  Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Genentech member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Norah  MacMillan, Msc. Candidate, BSc. Kinesiology
McGill University
Abstract Title: Comparison Of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy In Eccentric Versus Concentric Cycling In COPD

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Marie-Eve  Therault, MSc
Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec
Abstract Title: Regenerative Activity Of The Limb Muscle In COPD At Rest And After And Acute Bout Of Resistance Training

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Alexandra  Porlier, BSc
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval
Abstract Title: Expression Of MiR-204 In The Vastus Lateralis Of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Shelia  Zanoria, MD
University of Connecticut Health Center
Abstract Title: Directly-Measured Physical Activity Predicts Subsequent Hospitalization In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Daniel  Langer, PT, PhD
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Abstract Title: Measurement Validity Of An Electronic Inspiratory Loading Device During A Loaded Breathing Task In Patients With COPD

Tiffany N. Latta, DO
Summa Health System, Akron City Hospital
Abstract Title: Six-Minute Walk Distance Is Reduced By Use Of Roller And Shoulder Sling, But Not Backpack Style Portable Oxygen Carriers In Patients With COPD

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Boston Scientific Corporation member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Aaron  Czysz, MD
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: The Effect Of Pulmonary Rehabilitation On Hospital Free Survival In COPD Patients

Fernanda  Ribeiro, MSc
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
Abstract Title: Anxiety And Depression At Early COPD: (Dis)Similarities Between Patients And Their Family Caregivers

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Teva Respiratory member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Jessica F. Most, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Medical Co-Morbidities Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Referred For Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation At VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACHS)

These Travel Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Katherine T. Cayetano, MD
University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: Does Gender Matter? The Difference In Exercise And Functional Characteristics Between Men And Women Who Have Undergone Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Linzy Houchen, BSc
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Abstract Title: Training Profile Of An 8-Week, Isokinetic Quadriceps Resistance Training Programme. Comparison Between Patients With COPD And Healthy Controls

This Travel Award has been provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Yana Konokhova, BSc
McGill University
Abstract Title: Prevalence Of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Deficiency In Skeletal Muscle Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

This Travel Award has been provided by Genentech – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Valérie Coats, MSc
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
Abstract Title: Muscle Oxygenation Response To An Isokinetic Quadriceps Endurance Test In Patients With COPD

This Travel Award has been provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Chirag D. Shah, MD
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Abstract Title: Predictors Of Respiratory Failure And Mortality In A Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Population

This Travel Award has been provided by nSpire Health, Inc. – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Amanda K. Rizk, M.Sc
Concordia University
Abstract Title: Physiological, Affective, And Symptomatic Response To Different Exercise-Training Protocols In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This Travel Award has been provided by Pearl Therapeutics – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Hans Van Remoortel, MSc
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Abstract Title: Estimation Of VO2 Using Activity Monitors In A Laboratory Setting In Patients With COPD

This Travel Award has been provided by Pfizer, Inc. - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Sachin B. Patel, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center
Abstract Title: Nutritional Markers And Functional Status In Elderly Prolonged Mechanically Ventilated Patients

This Travel Award has been provided by Teva Respiratory – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Bruno B. Lemire, MSc
Université Laval
Abstract Title: The Activation Of Signalling Pathways Involved In Muscle Mass Regulation After An Acute Bout Of Resistance Training Exercise In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This Travel Award has been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Philippe  Gagnon, MSc
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval
Abstract Title: Characterization Of The Quadriceps Muscle In Patients With Mild COPD

This Travel Award has been provided by Vitalograph, LTD – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Lucia Regina Monteiro, MD
CHVNG/E
Abstract Title: Muscle Mass Depletion In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease