Stephen Holgate, MD

Leland Dobbs, MD

As the premier gathering of clinicians and scientists committed to advancing pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, the ATS International Conference is an important venue for recognizing individuals who are leaders in these fields for their extraordinary contributions to and achievements in lung disease research, treatment and prevention.

The following individuals will be honored Monday during the “Recognition Awards for Scientific Accomplishments” session, which will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Rooms 308-310, Moscone Center, South Building (Esplanade Level).

Susan Redline, MD, MPH

Homayoun Kazemi, MD

These awards are given to individuals for outstanding scientific contributions in basic or clinical research to the understanding, prevention and treatment of lung disease. Those considered for the awards are recognized for either scientific contributions throughout their careers or for major contributions at a particular point in their careers.

Each awardee will make a 25-minute presentation about their research.

2 p.m.: Leland Dobbs, MD, adjunct professor of medicine and pediatrics and investigator in the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, “The Great Big Alveolar Epithelial Type I Cell”

2:30 p.m.: Stephen Holgate, MD, medical research council clinical professor of immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton School of Medicine and honorary consultant physician at Southampton University Hospital Trust, United Kingdom, “Asthma: A Simple Concept but a Complex Disease”

3 p.m.: Homayoun Kazemi, MD, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School Boston, “From Physiology to Genes: A Trip in Respiratory Control”

3:30 p.m.: Susan Redline, MD, MPH, the Peter C. Farrell professor of sleep medicine, Harvard Medical School, “Closing the Gap in Sleep Health Disparities: Opportunities to Improve Population Health”