{"id":987,"date":"2016-10-11T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T01:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/?page_id=987"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:34:35","slug":"biology-of-the-lung-a-multidisciplinary-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/pccm-fellowship\/biology-of-the-lung-a-multidisciplinary-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology of the Lung: A Multidisciplinary Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/pulmonarycenter\/files\/2019\/03\/Holiday-photo-Tim-at-scope-636x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"490\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1941\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pulmonary Center provides training through a T32 program that has been continuously funded by the NIH for 50 years, Biology of the Lung: A Multidisciplinary Program (NIH T32 HL007035). The T32 program was initiated by Jerry Brody, MD, Gordon Snider, MD, and Carl Franzblau, PhD, in 1975. It was directed by David M. Center, MD, for years, before he was joined by Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD as MPIs for a decade. Currently, for years 45-50, leadership is provided by MPIs Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, and Darrell N. Kotton, MD. Training is provided for basic, translational, and clinical scientists in lung biology and pulmonary disease. Major emphases are pulmonary immunity and respiratory infection, lung development and regenerative medicine, and biomedical data sciences which includes computational and systems biology, epidemiology, health services research, and implementation science. Training is provided for PhD students (predoctoral), PhD postdocs, and MDs in sub-specialty fellowships including but not limited to Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as well as Allergy and Immunology.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We are eagerly recruiting PhD postdocs!!!<\/strong><\/span> Please apply by emailing any of the following potential mentors directly.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>T32 faculty mentors include:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/emelia-benjamin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emelia Benjamin, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/markus-bosmann-m-d\/\">Markus Bosmann, MD, PhD\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/david-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Center, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/christopher-chen-m-d-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christopher S. Chen, MD, PhD\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/feliciachen\/\">Felicia Chen, MD\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemistry\/profiles\/daniel-cifuentes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Cifuentes, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/microbiology\/people\/faculty-old\/rachel-fearns-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rachel Fearns, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/alanfine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Fine, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pm\/faculty\/faculty-profiles\/flynn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rachel Flynn, PhD\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/faculty\/grinstaff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Grinstaff, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/wci-training-programs\/mentors\/naomi-m-hamburg-m-d-ms-facc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naomi Hamburg, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/definition\/meet-our-team\/faculty\/finn-j-hawkin-m-b-b-ch\/\">Finn Hawkins, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/id\/jacobson-karen-m-d-m-p-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karen Jacobson, MD, MPH<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/yang-jin-m-d\/\">Yang Jin, MD, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/people\/faculty\/w-evan-johnson\/\">W. Evan Johnson, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/matthewjones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Jones, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/darrellkotton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/anica-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anica Law, MD, MS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/people_main\/m-lenburg-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Lenburg, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/giovanni-ligresti-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giovanni Ligresti, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/paul-maglione-m-d-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PJ Maglione, MD, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/people\/faculty\/sarah-mazzilli-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarah Mazilli, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/josephmizgerd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/microbiology\/people\/faculty\/gustavo-mostoslavsky-md-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gustavo Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/microbiology\/people\/faculty-old\/elke-muhlberger-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elke Muhlberger, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/joanne-murabito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joanne Murabito, MD<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/clinicalfaculty\/myers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/georgeoconnor\/\">George O\u2019Connor, MD, MS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemistry\/profiles\/valentina-perissi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valentina Perissi, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/christine-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christine Reardon, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/mohsan-saeed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mohsan Saeed, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/avrumspira\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avrum Spira, MD MS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/bela-suki-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bela Suki, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/selim-unlu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/katrina-traber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katrina Traber, MD, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/xaralabos-varelas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xaralabos Varelas, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/allanwalkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allan Walkey, MD, MS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/renda-soylemez-wiener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/andrewwilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Wilson, MD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pulmonary Center provides training through a T32 program that has been continuously funded by the NIH for 50 years, Biology of the Lung: A Multidisciplinary Program (NIH T32 HL007035). The T32 program was initiated by Jerry Brody, MD, Gordon Snider, MD, and Carl Franzblau, PhD, in 1975. It was directed by David M. 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