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HomeMembersAssemblies and SectionsAssembliesRespiratory Structure and FunctionAwards ▶ 2018 ATS Abstract Scholarship Award Recipients
2018 ATS Abstract Scholarship Award Recipients

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

Alister Bates, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Quantitative Assessment of Airway Dynamics and Abnormalities During Restful Breathing in Infants Using MRI

Samer Bou Jawde, MSc
Boston University
Abstract Title: Estimating Fiber Stresses from Pressure-Volume Curves for Reducing Lung Injury during Mechanical Ventilation of Emphysematous Patients

Juan Caraballo, MD
UCSF
Abstract Title: Engineering Lymphocytes to Block TGFbeta pathway on Lung Fibroblasts Using Synthetic Notch Receptor

Jiwoong Choi, PhD
University of Iowa
Abstract Title: Characteristics of Inhaled Particle Deposition in the Lungs of Imaging-based Asthma Clusters: a Numerical Study

Victor Chun, MD
UCSD and VASDHS
Abstract Title: Chronic Inhalation of Unflavored Nicotine and No-nicotine Containing Electronic Cigarette Vapor Leads to Impaired Lung Function

Phillip Clapp, BSc.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: The E-cigarette Flavoring Cinnamaldehyde Suppresses Mitochondrial Function And Transiently Impairs Cilia Beat Frequency in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells

Rachel Criner, MD
University of Michigan
Abstract Title: Relationship between Diffusion Capacity and Small Airway Abnormality in COPDGene

Ruffenach Gregoire, PhD
UCLA
Abstract Title: A New Animal Model Of Pulmonary Hypertension With Pre-existing Pulmonary Fibrosis Closely Recapitulates Characteristic Hallmark Of Vascular Remodeling In Patients

Chase Hall, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Regional Ventilation Changes in Severe Asthma After Bronchial Thermoplasty

Niroop Kaza, MBBS, MPH, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Title: hCFTR (human Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) mRNA Delivered Using a Novel Biodegradable Nanovector to CFTR Knock-out Rats Improves CFTR Expression and Chloride Transport Across the Nasal Epithelium in vivo

Abby Koch, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with Airway Dimensions in COPD

Sheldon J. J. Kwok, MD, PhD Candidate
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Title: Cell Jamming During In Situ Trachea Epithelial Regeneration

Katariina T. Lajunen, MD
HUCH
Abstract Title: Predicting Airway Hyperreactivity in Adolescence Using Preschool Impulse Oscillometry: 10-year Longitudinal Study

Meina Li, PhD
University of Melbourne
Abstract Title: Inhibition of Viral Infection-induced Inflammatory Responses by Targeting the CLOCK Regulator Casein Kinase 1 delta/epsilon

Kielan McAlinden, BSc(Hons)
University of Technology Sydney and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Abstract Title: Autophagy is Selectively Activated and Correlated with Airway Remodeling in Asthma

Michelle Mellenthin, PhD
University of Colorado
Abstract Title: Fluid-Elastic Bistability In Pulmonary Alveolar Edema

David Mummy, MSc, MBA
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Title: Image-guided Bronchoscopy of Regional Ventilation Heterogeneity in Asthma as a Means of Assessing Localized Inflammatory Response: Preliminary Results

Kenichi Okuda, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: Regional Expression of Secretory Mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B in Normal Human Airways

Ronald A. Panganiban, PhD
Harvard Chan School of Public Health
Abstract Title: Targeting Cholecystokinin (CCK) And Its Receptor CCKAR In The Airway Smooth Muscle For New Asthma Therapy

Ubong Peters, MSc, PhD
Univ of Vermont
Abstract Title: Real-Time Tracking Of Changes In Respiratory System Impedance During And Immediately Following Methacholine Challenge In Obese Patients: Implications From Modeling

Samuel R. Polio, PhD
Northeastern University
Abstract Title: Effect of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling on the Mechanical Coupling Between Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Sarah Svenningsen, PhD
McMaster University
Abstract Title: Effect of anti-Th2 Therapy on MRI Ventilation Heterogeneity in Prednisone-dependent Asthma

Sarah Wicher, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Human Airway Smooth Muscle

Lauren Michelle Yoder, BA
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Elevated Lung Volumes in Neonates with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Measured Via Free-Breathing MRI

This Abstract Scholarship has been funded by a generous donation from ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member-Alpha 1 Foundation

Dragos Vasilescu, PhD
UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
Abstract Title: A Systematic Analysis of Terminal Bronchiole Remodeling in COPD Patients with and without Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency