New Program Project Grant on “Developing Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model and Treat Lung Disease”
A team of Pulmonary Center researchers, led by Dr. Darrell Kotton, has been awarded a five-year, $14 million grant from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for his research, “Developing Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model and Treat Lung Disease.” The other PIs on this award are Drs. Andrew Wilson, Finn Hawkins, and Kostas […]
New R01: Fibrin in the Infected Lung
We are pleased to share that Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, the Jerome S. Brody, MD, Professor of Pulmonary Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary Center, has been awarded a four-year, $2.9 million RO1 grant from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for his research “Fibrin in the Infected Lung.” Co-investigators on the grant […]
Dr. Klings Advances the Fight against Sickle Cell Disease
A recent article published by Boston Magazine highlights the transformative impact of Dr. Klings’ work, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between healthcare providers, researchers, and community organizations in tackling complex diseases like Sickle Cell Disease. As the largest center of its kind in New England, the Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease has long […]
Kilachand Award for crystal ribcage studies of pneumonia
Drs. Hadi Nia and Jay Mizgerd have together received a 2023 Rajen Kilachand Fund for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering award. This provides 3 years of funding, beginning in October 2023, for them and their teams to help illuminate (literally!) the immune response in the lungs against infectious microbes. By studying extracorporeal living lungs inside […]
Tweaking Host Cells to Better Fight Tuberculosis
Dr. Igor Kramnik has led a study published in Science Advances about helping host cells to better resist infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Because virulent Mtb infection causes tuberculosis (TB), guiding cells to fight this microbe could potentially curb the spread and severity of this disease. Dr. Kramnik and team devised a novel way to […]
BU Researchers Describe Rebuilding, Regenerating Lung Cells
This week, Pulmonary Center researchers from the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) report their successes in developing new techniques to implant engineered cells into damaged lung tissue. Such breakthroughs could offer potential treatments for lung conditions like emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, and COVID-19. The studies, which outline the process of engineering lung stem cells and introducing […]
Podcast episode featuring Fellow Dr. Lauren Kearney
Dr. Lauren Kearney, third year pulmonary fellow, was joined by Dr. Katie Steiling and Dr. Chris Reardon to discuss an interesting case, highlight our pulmonary fellowship program, and share some research efforts to improve health equity. They were featured in an episode of Pulm PEEPs, from their Fellows’ Case Files series. The hosts, Drs. Kristina […]
New RO1: Molecular Pathomechanisms of Legionellosis
In late June, we were delighted to learn that Dr. Markus Bosmann received funding for his new R01 ‘Molecular Pathomechanisms of Legionellosis’. Over the next four years, Dr. Bosmann will use this grant to study Legionella. Legionella are facultative, intracellular bacteria residing in aquatic environments from which contaminated inhaled aerosols cause accidental infections leading to […]
Do lottery strategies work to boost COVID vaccination?
COVID-19 has caused a tragic loss of life and well-being. The rapid development, testing, and distribution of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 is an incredible biomedical accomplishment. Some people choose not to receive vaccines that are available to them, increasing risk for them and others around them. As an attempt to overcome such vaccine hesitancy, multiple US […]
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