Celebrate the achievements of four expert researchers for their outstanding scientific contributions in basic or clinical research that enhances the understanding, prevention, and treatment of lung disease during the Recognition Awards for Scientific Accomplishments.
The awards will be presented from 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. on Monday in the Moscone Center, Room 3010/3012 (West Building, Level 3).
Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, Winnipeg, Canada, and Thomas W. Ferkol, MD, St. Louis, Missouri, are chairs of the session. Awardees will make 25-minute presentations detailing their research.
2:15 p.m.: Serpil Erzurum, MD, Cleveland, Ohio, presents “Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Pulmonary Hypertension.”
2:45 p.m.: Anuradha Ray, PhD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, presents “Asthma and Its Regulation Through the Lens of the Immune System.”
3:15 p.m.: Edwin K. Silverman, MD, PhD, Boston, Massachusetts, presents “COPD: From Genetics to Networks.”
3:45 p.m.: Victor J. Thannickal, MD,
Birmingham, Alabama, presents “Reactive Oxygen, Aging and Fibrotic Lung Disease.”