Finn Hawkins, MBBCh

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Hawkins is a Principal Investigator (P.I.) in the Center for Regenerative Medicine and The Pulmonary Center. His research focus is studying human lung development and disease using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Dr. Hawkins is currently using iPSC technology to study airway biology with a focus on Cystic Fibrosis.

Publications

  • Published 9/25/2025

    Hawkins FJ. Homing Instincts: Systemic Cell-delivery for Lung Disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2025 Sep 25. PMID: 40996828.

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  • Published 7/31/2025

    Wallman DJ, Homma ST, Finton M, Beermann M, Jacob A, Choksi SP, Pletcher SD, Xu H, Bawa PS, Reiter JF, Horani A, Brody SL, Berical A, Hawkins FJ. A stem cell-based platform for functional analysis of genetic variants in lung disease. bioRxiv. 2025 Jul 31. PMID: 40766356.

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  • Published 6/20/2025

    Kohn A, Herriges MJ, Basak P, Ma L, Thapa BR, Kotton DN, Hawkins FJ. Targeted Pre-Conditioning and Cell Transplantation in the Murine Lower Respiratory Tract. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2025 Jun 20. PMID: 40540686.

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  • Published 3/31/2025

    Ma L, Thapa BR, Le Suer JA, Tilston-Lünel A, Herriges MJ, Wang F, Bawa PS, Varelas X, Hawkins FJ, Kotton DN. Author Correction: Life-long functional regeneration of in vivo airway epithelium by the engraftment of airway basal stem cells. Nat Protoc. 2025 Mar 31. PMID: 40164751.

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  • Published 2/25/2025

    Berical AC, Kiyokawa H, Beermann ML, Wallman D, Cherfane G, Dunphy V, Pan J, Tilston-Lunel A, Varelas X, Horani A, Brody SL, Kotton DN, Hawkins FJ. Reply to Huang et al.: Sowing Tailored Seeds: Gene-edited Basal Cells for Precision Regulation of Airway Phenotypes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 25; 211(5):884. PMID: 39999444.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine
    Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Websites

Education

  • National University of Ireland, MBBCh

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