Research Faculty

Co-morbidities in advanced pulmonary disease, Collaborative investigation in immune tolerance, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, Lung volume reduction for emphysema, Novel immunosuppressive regimens and antimicrobial therapies in lung transplantation, Outcomes of patients with advanced lung disease before and after transplantation, Patient selection and outcomes on the waiting list for lung transplantation, Post-transplant complications, Predictors and diagnosis of acute and chronic lung rejection, Pulmonary embolism and thrombolytic therapy, Studies of genetic testing for diagnosis of organ rejection

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Acute Respiratory Failure, Patient-ventilator dyssynchrony, Post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS), Sedation management, Ventilation-induced lung and extrapulmonary organ injury

ECMO for hypercapneic respiratory failure, Genetics of COPD & emphysema, Outcomes in patients on ECMO for hypoxemic respiratory failure, Pulmonary vascular disease associated with COPD & emphysema

Airway epithelial differentiation and pathogenesis of chronic airway diseases, Developmental basis of adult lung disease, Developmental signaling in lung formation and diseases, Formation and diversification of multiciliated cells in the respiratory system, Lung development and repair-regeneration, Ontogeny and regulation of the airway stem cell pool in the lung, Progenitor/Stem cell biology, SARS-COVID-2- host interactions in the lung

Adult CF, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Research

Discovery of rare genetic mutations underlying adult-onset lung disease, Understanding the molecular mechanisms of disease, Using patient cohorts to translate genetic discoveries

Effects of Light on Sleep and Mood, Vascular complications of sleep apnea

Long Term Outcomes of Lung Transplant Recipients, Opportunistic Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients

Global Health, Infectious Diseases

Intraoperative metrics in assessing dynamic airflow obstruction and lobar ventilation and perfusion, Novel techniques in diagnostic Navigational Bronchoscopy, Optimizing candidate selection for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction