These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society
Arbi Aghali, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Cellular Senescence Related Protein and Gene Expression Patterns in Asthmatic Human Whole Lung Tissue
Sangeeta Bhallamudi, MTech
North Dakota State University
Abstract Title: Estrogen Receptor β Attenuates Contraction of Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells and Ex Vivo Murine Airways
Elianna Bier, MS
Duke University
Abstract Title: Hyperpolarized 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Oscillation Imaging in Pulmonary Hypertension
Rachel Eddy, PhD
University of British Columbia
Abstract Title: Structure-Function Imaging Phenotypes of Asthma Using CT and 129Xe MRI
Mu He, PhD
University of Virginia
Abstract Title: Probing Early-Stage Pulmonary Pathophysiology in Young Healthy E-cigarettes Users Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI
Sarah Kadhim, BSc
Ryerson University
Abstract Title: Computed Tomography Emphysema and Small Airway Disease Progression Patterns in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Harkiran Kooner, BSc
Robarts Research Institute
Abstract Title: CT Mucus Score Predicts Benralizumab Response in Severe Asthma
Brandon Lewis, PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Abstract Title: Depletion of Lung Macrophages Increases Steroid Sensitivity in a Mouse Model of Severe Allergic Airway Inflammation
Marrissa Mcintosh, BSc
Robarts Research Institute
Abstract Title: Response to Benralizumab in Severe Asthma: Oscillometry and MRI Ventilation Defect Improvements in Participants with Abnormal FeNO
Victoria Mock, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Abstract Title: In Vivo Lung Morphometry of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Using Hyperpolarized 129Xe Diffusion MRI
David Mummy, PhD, MBA
Duke University
Abstract Title: Regional Changes in Ventilation Following Bronchodilation in COPD Are Not Associated with Improved Gas Exchange on Xenon-129 MRI
Ifeoma Oriaku, MD
Temple University Hospital
Abstract Title: Association of Serum D-Dimer and Abnormal Pulmonary Vasculature on CT Scan During Hospitalization with Decreased Diffusion Capacity in Follow Up for COVID-19 Infection
Maksym Sharma, BSc(Hons)
Western University
Abstract Title: 6MWD Worsening in COPD Predicted Using CT and MRI Texture Features and Machine Learning
Nafeez Syed, MPT
The University of British Columbia & Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital
Abstract Title: Effect of Diesel Exhaust on Exercise Endurance and Cardiorespiratory Responses to Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Healthy Controls - A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Crossover Study
Jigneshkumar Vaghasiya, Mpharm
University of Manitoba
Abstract Title: Oxidized Phosphatidylcholines Mediate Airway Narrowing by Inducing Cytoplasmic Ca2+ Flux in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells
Sukhraj Virdee, BSc
Ryerson University
Abstract Title: Spatial Dependence of Computed Tomography Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Quantified Using Join Count Statistics
Sarah Wicher, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Cellular Senescence and Aging in a Mouse Model of Allergic Asthma
