Archive: 2018
Markus Bosmann Receives Another R01
Congratulations to Dr. Markus Bosmann for receiving his second R01 in his first year as a faculty member in the Pulmonary Center! Dr. Bosmann will be researching “role reversal of MAVS in bacterial sepsis.”
Allan Walkey Receives new R01
Congratulations to Dr. Allan Walkey on his new R01 to study, “Targeting Cardiovascular events to Improve Patient Outcomes after Sepsis”
Markus Bosmann Receives new R01
Assistant Professor Markus Bosmann has received an R01 grant from the NIH to study “New genetic models for C5a receptors.” New insights to come relating to pneumonia, sepsis, and pulmonary inflammation! Congratulations, Markus!
Johnson & Johnson Innovation Lung Cancer Center at BU
Professor Avi Spira is pioneering a groundbreaking collaboration between industry and academia, partnering to fight lung cancer.
The Biology of Pneumonia
Drs. Quinton, Walkey, and Mizgerd provide perspectives on pneumonia in Physiological Reviews.
Alicia Wooten Highlighted in BU Video about URM Voices in Science
Undeterred by deafness, Alicia Wooten is pursuing her PhD in the MTM Program with Jay Mizgerd
Duo Zhang Receives new K99
Congratulations to Duo Zhang for receiving a new K99 grant to study Lincenc1 regulates the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in Macrophages
Kim Barker receives new F31
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Kim Barker on her F31 grant to study B cells in pneumonia defense, mentored by Joseph Mizgerd
Yang Jin receives new R01
Congratulations to Associate Professor Yang Jin for her new R01 grant to study mechanisms of inflammation and organ failure after trauma or critical illness
Matt Jones and Alan Fine receive new RO1
Congratulations to Matt Jones and Alan Fine, co-PIs on a new R01 from the NHLBI to study MIWI2+ ciliated cells in the lung!
Scientific Accomplishments from ATS
Congratulations to Darrell Kotton for receiving the Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments from the American Thoracic Society for his work in Pluripotent Stem Cells for Lung Regeneration!
Kevin Wilson New Professor of Medicine
Congratulations to Professor Wilson on his promotion!
Yang Jin Receives 2018 Wing Tat Lee Award
Congratulations to Associate Professor of Medicine Yang Jin for receiving the 2018 Wing Tat Lee Award. Dr. Jin will be studying molecular mechanisms of lung inflammation in bacterial pneumonia.
Matthew Jones new Associate Professor
Congratulations to Matthew Jones for his promotion to Associate Professor of Medicine
Walsh Translational Research Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Joe Kaserman for being granted the first John W. Walsh Translational Research Awardfrom the Alpha-1 Foundation, with which he will gauge liver disease risk in Alpha-1 carriers using induced pluripotent stem cells.
New Faculty Arrival!
We welcome Assistant Professor Markus Bosmann to the Pulmonary Center