Pitt at ATS 2026

The University of Pittsburgh is a global leader in pulmonary medicine, critical care, and sleep research. In partnership with UPMC, one of the nation's leading academic medical centers, Pitt drives discovery and elevates patient care at every level. With world-renowned programs in lung transplantation, pulmonary fibrosis, lung injury, asthma, sleep disorders, and critical illness, Pitt researchers and clinicians are pioneering advances that define the future of respiratory health.

At ATS 2026, experience firsthand the depth and breadth of discovery happening at the University of Pittsburgh. Our faculty and researchers will be highly visible across Orlando, presenting original findings, sharing clinical insights, and forging new collaborations with colleagues from around the world. Connect with our investigators and discover how Pitt can be your partner in solving the most pressing challenges in respiratory medicine.

 

Faculty Awards
Kambez H. Benam, DPhil
Kambez H. Benam, DPhil

Research Innovation and Translation Achievement Award

Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF
Charles S. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF

Assembly on PI-TB Senior Level Peer Recognition Award

Alicia Nicole Rizzo, MD, PhD
Alicia Nicole Rizzo, MD, PhD

ATS RCMB Recognition of Early Academic Achievement (REAAch) Award 

 

 

 

Talks

Faraaz Ali Shah, MD, MPH
ARDS / Acute Lung Injury

Faraaz Ali Shah, MD, MPH
Systematic Characterization and Three-year Survival of Acute Respiratory Failure Clinical Subtypes and Biologic Subphenotypes

Wednesday, May 20  •  12:00 PM - 12:12 PM
Location: W308 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Sally E. Wenzel MD, ATSF
Asthma

Sally E. Wenzel MD, ATSF
Molecular Phenotyping in Asthma

Saturday, May 16  •  2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Location: W304 B-D (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Marc Gauthier, MD
Asthma

Marc Gauthier, MD
Asthma

Sunday, May 17  •  9:15 AM - 9:37 AM
Location: Chapin Theater (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Sally E. Wenzel MD, ATSF
Asthma

Sally E. Wenzel MD, ATSF
Asthma Microenvironments in Severe Disease: Endotypes, Remodeling, and Therapeutic Implications

Sunday, May 17  •  2:33 PM - 2:51 PM
Location: W312 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)

Juan C. Celedon, MD, DrPH, ATSF
Asthma

Juan C. Celedon, MD, DrPH, ATSF
T-helper 1 Transcriptomic Profile Is Associated With Viral Abundance in Nasal Epithelium From Youths With Asthma

Monday, May 18  •  9:51 AM - 10:03 PM
Location: W311 E-H (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Franziska J. Rosser, MD, MPH, ATSF
Asthma

Franziska J. Rosser, MD, MPH, ATSF
Featured Speaker

Monday, May 18  •  2:15 PM - 2:27 PM
Location: W308 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Juan C. Celedon, MD, DrPH, ATSF
Asthma

Juan C. Celedon, MD, DrPH, ATSF
Nasal Microbiome and Nasal Epithelial Transcriptomic and DNA Methylation Profiles in Puerto Rican Youth

Tuesday, May 19  •  9:15 AM - 9:27 AM
Location: W308 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Roy Seeman BS, MD
Bronchoscopy

Roy Seeman BS, MD
Practical Skills Session: Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Friday, May 15  •  3:22 PM - 3:28 PM
Location: W240 AB (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Timothy S. Anderson, MD, MAS
COPD

Timothy S. Anderson, MD, MAS
Variation in Guideline-Concordant Inhaler Regimen Intensification Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations Across Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

Monday, May 18  •  9:15 AM - 9:27 AM
Location: West F2 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Chandra Divay, MD, MSc
COPD

Chandra Divay, MD, MSc
Lithium and COPD

Wednesday, May 20  •  12:36 PM - 12:48 PM
Location: W415 A (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Frank C. Sciurba, MD
COPD

Frank C. Sciurba, MD
Update on Bronchoscopic Interventions

Friday, May 15  •  2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Location: W304 B-D (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Faraaz Ali Shah, MD, MPH
Critical Care

Faraaz Ali Shah, MD, MPH
Still in Flux: Immunomodulatory Therapies and Sepsis - A Case Yet to be Closed

Sunday, May 17  •  9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: West F1 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)

 

Kelly M. Toth, PhD, RN
Critical Care

Kelly M. Toth, PhD, RN
Subtypes of Acute Brain Dysfunction Severity Trajectories During the First 7 Days in the Intensive Care Unit

Sunday, May 17  •  2:15 PM - 2:27 PM
Location: W304 A-D (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Leslie Page Scheunemann, MD, MPH
Critical Care

Leslie Page Scheunemann, MD, MPH
From Disability to Difference: Confronting Ableism and Embracing Neurodiversity in Critical Care

Sunday, May 17  •  3:08 PM - 3:20 PM
Location: W307 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)

 

Amanda Copenhaver Moale, MD
Critical Care

Amanda Copenhaver Moale, MD
Rethinking the Use of "Need"

Monday, May 18  •  9:32 AM - 9:46 AM
Location: W307 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Kelly M. Toth, PhD, RN
Critical Care

Kelly M. Toth, PhD, RN
Critical Crossroads: Advancing Recovery Through Post-ICU Care Transitions

Monday, May 18  •  2:25 PM - 2:40 PM
Location: W204 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Gina Piscitello, MD MS
Critical Care

Gina Piscitello, MD MS
The Decision Spectrum: Surrogate Authority vs. Previously Stated Patient Instructions for Life-sustaining Treatment

Monday, May 18  •  3:39 PM - 3:51 PM
Location: W110B (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)

 

Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN
Critical Care

Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN
Clarifying and Operationalizing Family Engagement in Adult ICUs: A Walker and Avant Concept Analysis

Tuesday, May 19  •  9:51 AM - 10:03 AM
Location: W109B (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Jennifer B. Seaman, PhD, RN, CHPN
Critical Care

Jennifer B. Seaman, PhD, RN, CHPN
Unrepresented Patient in the ICU: Identification and Communication During Interprofessional Team Rounds

Tuesday, May 19  •  10:39 AM - 10:51 AM
Location: W109B (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)

 

Douglas B. White
Critical Care

Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU: What the Evidence Tells Us (and What It Doesn’t)

Wednesday, May 20  •  8:35 AM - 8:50 AM
Location: W312 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)

 

Tracie Marie Kazmerski, MD, MS
Cystic Fibrosis

Tracie Marie Kazmerski, MD, MS
Physician Advocacy in Research and Care: Lessons Learned from Pride-CF

Tuesday, May 19  •  3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Location: W308 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)

Michael G. Risbano, MD, MA
Diagnostic Testing

Michael G. Risbano, MD, MA
Exercise and the Heart: Invasive CPET

Saturday, May 16  •  9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: W307 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)

 

Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
Health Services Research

Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
The Warden as Surrogate: Statutes, Policies and Regulations Governing Decision-Making for Incapacitated Incarcerated Patients Across the United States

Tuesday, May 19  •  9:39 AM - 9:51 AM
Location: W110B (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
Interstitial Lung Disease

Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
The PCLS Path for Pulmonary Science and Medicine

Saturday, May 16  •  12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Location: W207 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Franziska J. Rosser, MD, MPH, ATSF
Interstitial Lung Disease

Franziska J. Rosser, MD, MPH, ATSF
Pediatric ILD in the United States (ATS)

Saturday, May 16  •  2:10 PM  - 2:30 PM
Location: IPC Studio, Hall C(Level II, OCCC West)
 

Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
Interstitial Lung Disease

Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
Extracellular Vesicles Driving Epithelial-Fibroblast Crosstalk in the Injured Lung

Wednesday, May 20  •  11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
Location: W203 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
Interstitial Lung Disease

Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
Loss of TFAM Drives Impaired Epithelial Mesenchymal Crosstalk in Pulmonary Fibrosis

Wednesday, May 20  •  11:48 PM - 12:00 PM
Location: W109A (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)
 

John Evankovich, MD
Lung Infection

John Evankovich, MD
Proteasome Dysfunction Modulates Host Response to Influenza Infection

Tuesday, May 19  •  2:27 PM - 2:39 PM
Location: W311 E-H (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Georgios Kitsios MD, PhD
Lung Infection

Georgios Kitsios MD, PhD
“Staph Is Not Shy”: Microbiota Profiles Identify a High-risk, Dominant Phenotype in S. Aureus Pneumonia

Wednesday, May 20  •  9:15 AM - 9:27 PM
Location: W304 A-D (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)

Prabir Ray, PhD, ATSF
Lung Infection

Prabir Ray, PhD, ATSF
Training of Neutrophils to Protect From Lethal Infection by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Wednesday, May 20  •  12:00 PM - 12:12 PM
Location: W311 E-H (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Kambez H. Benam, D.Phil
Lung Pathobiology

Kambez H. Benam, D.Phil
Microphysiological Systems and Bioinspired Robotics for Modeling Human Lung Pathobiology and Mechanics

Monday, May 18  •  12:36 PM - 12:48 PM
Location: W109A (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Timothy D. Girard, MD, Msci, ATSF
Medical Education

Timothy D. Girard, MD, Msci, ATSF
Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials: What, Why, and How?

Wednesday, May 20  •  12:00 PM - 12:08 PM
Location: W415 BC (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Niall Prendergast, MD
Medical Education

Niall Prendergast, MD
The Maximizing Extubation Outcomes Through Educational and Organizational Research (METEOR) Trial

Wednesday, May 20  •  12:08 PM - 12:20 PM
Location: W415 BC (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)

Belinda Natalia Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS, FCCP
Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Belinda Natalia Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS, FCCP
Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)

Monday, May 18  •  9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: IPC Studio, Hall C(Level II, OCCC West)

 

Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD, ATSF
Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Stephen Y. Chan, MD, PhD, ATSF
The Future of PAH Therapy: Discovery Science and What Comes Next

Monday, May 18  •  10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Location: W312 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Satoshi Okawa, PhD
Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Satoshi Okawa, PhD
Fat Deposition Patterns and Inflammatory Dysregulation in Pulmonary Hypertension: A UK Biobank Study

Tuesday, May 19  •  9:51 AM - 10:03 AM
Location: W224 AB/EF (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Patrick J. Strollo, MD, ATSF
Sleep

Patrick J. Strollo, MD, ATSF
Mechanistic Drug Therapy for OSA with Aroxybutynin and Atomoxetine

Saturday, May 16  •  12:25 PM - 12:55 PM
Location: W240 CD (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Patrick J. Strollo, MD, ATSF
Sleep

Patrick J. Strollo, MD, ATSF
Pharmacologic Neuromuscular Modulation of Upper Airway Tone in OSA (10 min + 5 min Q&A)

Sunday, May 17  •  2:40 PM - 2:55 PM
Location: W203 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Sanjay R. Patel, MD, MS, ATSF
Sleep

Sanjay R. Patel, MD, MS, ATSF
Reevaluating the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 90-Day Cpap Adherence Requirement: Persistent Use Among Early Nonadherent Patients

Wednesday, May 20  •  12:12 PM - 12:24 PM
Location: W312 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)

 

Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS
Teaching

Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS
We All Want to Learn! - Teach Us How You Teach

Monday, May 18  •  12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: W240 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Norihisa Shigemura, MD
Transplantation

Norihisa Shigemura, MD
Session

Sunday, May 17  •  10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: W104B (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Xin Meng, DSc
Transplantation

Xin Meng, DSc
Identifyin Preoperative CT Biomarkers Predictive of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Through a Systems Radiology Approach

Sunday, May 17  •  10:27 AM - 10:39 AM
Location: W204 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
 

John F. Mcdyer, MD
Transplantation

John F. Mcdyer, MD
Glycocalyx Sheddases Are Upregulated in Macrophages in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction

Monday, May 18  •  3:27 PM - 3:39 PM
Location: W307 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
 

Patricia S. Grace, PhD
Tuberculosis

Patricia S. Grace, PhD
Expanding the Immune Paradigm: The Role of Humoral and Innate Responses in Tuberculosis

Tuesday, May 19  •  9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
Location: W415 A (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)

 



Poster Presentations at ATS 2026

Sunday, May 17
William Bain, MD
 
A33 FROM THE DARK SIDE TO THE LUNG SIDE: THE EPIC BATTLE AGAINST ARDS AND INFECTION

Epidermal Growth Factor Associates with Platelet Counts and Clinical Outcomes During Lung Injury

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1432

 

 


Georgios Kitsios MD, PhD
A55 OPTIMIZING VENTILATORY SUPPORT ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE

CT Scan Derived Thoracic Body Composition Metrics and Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1101


 


Tomeka Lynette Suber, MD, PhD
A55 OPTIMIZING VENTILATORY SUPPORT ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Hypoinflammatory ARDS is Associated with Increased Mortality After Antioxidant and N-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1121

 

 


Michael R. Pinsky, MD

A56 HEMODYNAMIC COLLAPSE IN CRITICAL ILLNESS: PREDICTION, PHYSIOLOGY, AND RESCUE THERAPIES

Predictors of Fluid Responsiveness in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1148

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 19
Alicia Nicole Rizzo MD, PhD
C107 ADVENTURES IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY, REPAIR AND DEVELOPMENT

Micro-Bronchoscopy Enables Serial Bronchoalveolar Lavage Sampling for Longitudinal Assessment of Inflammatory Injury in Mice

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: W414CD (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 1003

 

 

Wednesday, May 20
Geoffrey Kurland, MD, ATSF
C104 THERAPEUTICS, BIOMARKERS, AND REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE IN ILD

Pneumonectomy as a Salvage Therapy for Refractory Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: W206 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 302

 

 

Sunday, May 17
Yueh-Ying Han, PhD, MS

A60 CHILDHOOD ASTHMA, ALLERGIC DISEASES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: FANTASYLAND

Prevalence of Preschool Asthma Among Children with Early Life SAR-CoV-2 Infection

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area D, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P617
 

 


Juan C. Celedon, MD DrPH, ATSF
A32 MAPPING THE ASTHMA LANDSCAPE: A DEEP DIVE INTO COMPREHENSIVE PHENOTYPING AND INHALED INNOVATIONS

Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels and Asthma in a Nationwide Study of U.S. Adults

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1418
 

 

Tuesday, May 19
Juan C. Celedon, MD, DrPH, ATSF
C25 LET IT GO: BREAKING BARRIERS IN CHILDHOOD ASTHMA, TOBACCO EXPOSURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT RESEARCH

Exposure to Second-Hand Smoking and Asthma Endotypes in Puerto Rican Youth

Poster Board #: 402

Dietary Patterns and Asthma Endotypes in Puerto Rican Youth

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W230 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 412


C34 ASTHMA UNVEILED: A THEMATIC JOURNEY FROM OMICS TO PRECISE CHARACTERIZATION OF PHENOTYPE AND THERAPIES

Nasal Epithelial Transcriptomic Profiles Identify Distinct Asthma Endotypes in a Study of Puerto Rican and Dominican Adults

Poster Board #:  P99

Rhinitis, Asthma, and Nasal Epithelial Transcriptomic Profiles in Puerto Rican Youth

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
                                         Poster Board #:  P42


Sally E. Wenzel MD, ATSF
C34 ASTHMA UNVEILED: A THEMATIC JOURNEY FROM OMICS TO PRECISE CHARACTERIZATION OF PHENOTYPE AND THERAPIES

High Prevalence of Mutations in Immune Pathway Genes in an Adult Severe Asthma Population

Poster Board #:  P81

Combined Blood (Eosinophils) and Airway (Fraction Exhaled Nitric Oxide (Feno)) Biomarkers Predict Asthma Severity and Control

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
                                         Poster Board #: P90 


Anuradha Ray, ATSF
C70 FROM EXPOSURE TO THERAPY: TRANSLATIONAL BIOLOGY OF AIRWAY INFLAMMATION AND LUNG INFECTION

T1-T2 Interaction and Aberrant Keratinization in the Airways Distinguishes Severe From Mild-Moderate Asthma

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area B, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P384 


 


Richard P. Ramonell, MD
C33 FROM DATA TO BREATHS: STORIES OF ASTHMA UNFOLDED

Asthma With a Twist: When Eosinophils Take Center Stage

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P57
 

 


 

Wednesday, May 20
Sally E. Wenzel MD, ATSF
D21 TYPE 2 IMMUNITY AND BEYOND: ASTHMA MECHANISMS AND TARGETS

Altered Epithelial Repair and Dysregulated Epithelial Cell Activity in Severe Asthma as Revealed by Single-cell RNA-seq

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: W205 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 215 

 

 


Juan C. Celedon, MD, DrPH, ATSF
D26 THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND MODERN LUNG DISEASE TREATMENT

US Air Quality Index Awareness and Use, and Healthcare Provider Discussion of Outdoor Air Pollution Among Children With Asthma

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: W206 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 311
 

 


Anuradha Ray, PhD, ATSF
D21 TYPE 2 IMMUNITY AND BEYOND: ASTHMA MECHANISMS AND TARGETS

Muc1, Muc4 and Ceacam5 Expression Are Elevated in Severe Asthma and Correlate With the Degree of Obstruction and Prospective Exacerbations 

Poster Board #: 216

Airway T Cell Heterogeneity Distinguishes Mild to Moderate From Severe Asthma Among Individuals With Uncontrolled Symptoms

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
                                        Location: W205 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
                                        Poster Board #: 224 

Wednesday, May 20
Frank C. Sciurba, MD
D30 DIVING DEEPER INTO COPD STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Bronchial Rheoplasty for Chronic Bronchitis: 24-Month Results From the Rhesolve Study

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: W315 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 819 



 

Sunday, May 17
Jesus Tejero, PhD
A103 BEYOND ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL: DOSE, TIMING, AND CONTEXT IN MODERN DAY CRITICAL CARE

Preclinical Validation of a Novel Heme-Protein Based Oxygen-Carrier Therapeutic in Shock

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: W202 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 106


 

Sunday, May 17
Melanie Konigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
A73 NOVEL MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF COPD AND LUNG CANCER PATHOGENESIS

Wnt Inhibitory Factor 1 Alters Wnt Signaling in Epithelial Mesenchymal Cell Niche in COPD

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P44
 

 

 

 

 

Monday, May 18
Frank C. Sciurba, MD
B24 INSIGHTS FROM COPD CLINICAL TRIALS

Patient Impairments in Cognitive Function, Manual Dexterity, and Inhalational Ability Affect Inhaler Technique in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W230 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 406


B78 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL INSIGHT INTO COPD

Application of a Residual Volume Calculator Using Spirometric Values to Predict Hyperinflation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening Candidates for Lung Volume Reduction

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area G, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1289


B44 SHARPENING THE COPD LENS: ENHANCED DETECTION AND POPULATION-SPECIFIC CARE

Synergistic Multimodal Deep Learning for Survival Prediction in COPD

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area G, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1234


B102 ADVANCING COPD DIAGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION, AND PERSONALIZED CARE: FROM BIOMARKERS TO CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION

Measurements of Mid-Flow Impairment (FEF25-75%) Associated With Airway Dominant Phenotype and Future Obstruction in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm)

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
                                         Location: Area G, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
                                         Poster Board #: P1234

 


Toru Nyunoya, MD
B109 CELLULAR, GENETIC, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DRIVERS OF COPD, EMPHYSEMA AND SARCOPENIA

Role of Qki in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: W314 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 708




 

Monday, May 18
Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS
B45 CLEARING THE AIRWAYS: ADVANCES IN BRONCHIECTASIS AND CF RESEARCH

Development of Interprofessional Educational Intervention for Identification and Management of Ineffective Cough

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1550 
 

 

Sunday, May 17
Alicia Nicole Rizzo MD, PhD
A25 CONTAGION: CASE REPORTS HIGHLIGHTING ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND IMMUNE-MEDIATED LUNG DISEASE, WITH A FOCUS ON VENTILATOR MANAGEMENT AND EXTRACORPOREAL SUPPORT

A 34-Year-Old Woman with Hyperammonemia Rhabdomyolysis, and Recurrent Tachyarrhythmias

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W414AB (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P923 

 


 


Meghan Fitzpatrick, MD
A50 UNCOMMON AND EMERGING INFECTIONS IN THE ICU

Severe Babesiosis With Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia and Multiorgan Failure: A Rare Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Intracranial Hemorrhage, and Dialysis-Dependent Acute Kidney Injury

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area J, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1688 

 


Anna Zemke, MD, PhD
A104 JOINT CC / RCMB BENCH-TO-BEDSIDE: NOVEL INSIGHTS INFORMING CLINICAL TRANSLATION IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY

Persistent Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation Is Associated With Mortality in Chronic Critical Illness

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: W315 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #:  808

 

 


Gilles Clermont, MD, MSc
A103 BEYOND ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL: DOSE, TIMING, AND CONTEXT IN MODERN DAY CRITICAL CARE

Early Study on the Spectrum of Fluid Responsiveness Using Physiologic Waveforms

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: W202 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 107

 

 


Seyed N. Nouraie, MD, PhD
A103 BEYOND ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL: DOSE, TIMING, AND CONTEXT IN MODERN DAY CRITICAL CARE

Treatment-informed Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (tSOFA): A Pragmatic Alternative Based on Treatment Intensity With Preserved Prognostic Performance in Two Large Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Cohorts

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: W202 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 116
 

Monday, May 18
Rachel J. Givelber, MD
B80-1 CASE REPORTS IN LUNG STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION II

A 36,000-foot Presentation: Acute Stroke Due to Mid-flight Bronchogenic Cyst Expansion

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area G, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1306


 

Tuesday, May 19
Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc
C24 PRECISION SIGNALS IN SEPSIS AND ACUTE LUNG INJURY: PHENOTYPES, PREDICTION, AND PERSONALIZED TREATMENT

Plasma 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequencing in Clinical Sepsis Subtypes

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W205 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 203
 

 

 


Kristina E. Rudd, MD, MPH
C56 STRENGTHENING CRITICAL CARE DELIVERY: EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Characteristics and Processes of Care Among Pregnant vs Non-pregnant Patients With Sepsis

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area J, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1695 


 


Mazen O. Al-Qadi, MD
C51 HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS, ONCOLOGIC AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE COMPLICATIONS

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura or Pseudo-Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Rare Presentation of Pernicious Anemia

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1597


 
 


Meghan Fitzpatrick, MD
C52 HIGH STAKES AND TIGHT SPACES: ADVANCED PROCEDURAL DECISION-MAKING, THORACIC EMERGENCIES, AND PREGNANCY IN CRITICAL CARE

Gastric Perforation During a Competitive Eating Event Complicated by Mixed Bacterial-Fungal Peritonitis and Secondary Pleural Space Infection

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1525 

 

Monday, May 18
Kong Chen, PhD
B33 UNRAVELING THE OMIC LAYERS: TRANSLATIONAL INSIGHTS IN AIRWAYS DISEASE

Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Reveals Deactivation of Inflammatory Responses in Cystic Fibrosis Classical Monocytes Following Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor Therapy

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1446

 


Joseph M. Pilewski, MD
B45 CLEARING THE AIRWAYS: ADVANCES IN BRONCHIECTASIS AND CF RESEARCH

Late Outcomes for People With Cystic Fibrosis Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1547
 
 

Tuesday, May 19
Timothy M. Dempsey MD, MPH
C43 BREATHTAKING CASES: WHEN DYSPNEA POINTS TO THE UNEXPECTED

Platypnea Orthodeoxia: A Case of Positional Dyspnea

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #:  P183

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 19
Adam Frisch, MD
C22 DELAYS, DETOURS, AND DECISIONS: EXAMINING CRITICAL CARE DELIVERY AND OUTCOMES

Phrases Associated With Negatively and Positively Perceived Documented Goals of Care Conversation Notes

9:15 AM - 11:15 PAM
Location: W414CD (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 1015 

 

 


Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
C38 LIVING WITH LUNG DISEASE WORLDWIDE: CARE, BURDEN, AND ADAPTATION

Legal and Clinical Appraisal of Law Regarding the Limitation of Life Sustaining Therapies in Puerto Rico

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area J, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 715 

 


 

Wednesday, May 20
Kathryn Wunderle, MD
D25 FROM ABCDEF TO AFTERCARE: ICU PRACTICES AND MECHANISMS THAT SHAPE RECOVERY

Trial of a Scalable, Technology-enhanced Training Program to Improve Clinicians’ Serious Illness Communication Skills in the Hospital Setting

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: W314 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 714 

 


Douglas B. White, MD, MAS
D25 FROM ABCDEF TO AFTERCARE: ICU PRACTICES AND MECHANISMS THAT SHAPE RECOVERY

Developing and User-Testing a Scalable, Technology-Enhanced Training Program to Improve Clinicians’ Serious Illness Communication Skills

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: W314 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 715
 

 

 


Charles F. Reynolds III, MD
D25 FROM ABCDEF TO AFTERCARE: ICU PRACTICES AND MECHANISMS THAT SHAPE RECOVERY

Post-intensive Care—Transitional Care, Rehabilitation, and Family Support (pic-trfs): A Theory-driven Model of Community Reintegration After Critical Illness

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: W314 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 722
 


 

Sunday, May 17
Jonathan K. Alder, PhD
A74 SENESCENCE, TISSUE MECHANICS, AND FIBRO-INFLAMMATORY CROSSTALK IN LUNG FIBROSIS

Alveolar Epithelial Cell Senescence Promotes Fibrosis by Limiting Repair After Injury

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 713
 
 

 


 


Corrine R. Kliment, MD, PhD, ATSF
A74 SENESCENCE, TISSUE MECHANICS, AND FIBRO-INFLAMMATORY CROSSTALK IN LUNG FIBROSIS

Loss of Ant2 Promotes Senescence and Impairs Mitophagy in Pulmonary Fibrosis

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P80


 


Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
A74 SENESCENCE, TISSUE MECHANICS, AND FIBRO-INFLAMMATORY CROSSTALK IN LUNG FIBROSIS

The Hippo Pathway Component AmotI2 Impacts Lung Epithelial Cell Reprogramming in Pulmonary Fibrosis

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P89

 



 


Walid Gellad, MD, MPH
A57 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES AND LUNG HEALTH ACROSS INDUSTRIES

Combat Deployment and Risk of New-onset Sarcoidosis Among U.S Veterans

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area L, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1921

 


 

Monday, May 18
Richard P. Ramonell, MD
B43 CASE REPORTS IN PULMONARY MANIFESTATIONS OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

A Case of Follicular Bronchiolitis and Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Disease

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1517

 

 


 


Mazen O. Al-Qadi, MD
B42 NEW INSIGHTS IN SARCOIDOSIS AND RARE LUNG DISEASES

Characteristics and Implications of Sarcoidosis-Like Reaction in Malignancy: A Systematic Review With Descriptive Synthesis

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P147

 


 

Tuesday, May 19
Melanie Koenigshoff, MD, PhD, ATSF
C29 SENESCENCE, METABOLISM, AND CELL FATE IN LUNG REPAIR AND FIBROSIS

Senescence in Healthy Lung Aging Contributes to Changes in the Extracellular Matrix Proteome

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W314 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #:  711

 

 


 
 


Jonathan K. Alder, PhD
C29 SENESCENCE, METABOLISM, AND CELL FATE IN LUNG REPAIR AND FIBROSIS

Somatic Variants Rescue Bone Marrow Failure, But Not Lung Disease in Patients With Germline Variants in TINF2

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W314 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P77
 

C107 ADVENTURES IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY, REPAIR AND DEVELOPMENT

Development of a Whole-Lung Imaging Pipeline for Quantitative Spatial Analysis of the Murine Lung

2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
                                         Location: W414CD (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)
                                         Poster Board #: 1006


Robert Lafyatis, MD
C71 CELLULAR HETEROGENEITY AND MOLECULAR SIGNATURES ACROSS FIBROTIC AND RARE INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES

Single-cell Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Basal Cell Partial Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition and Role in Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD)

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area K, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1869

 


Eleanor Valenzi, MD
C71 CELLULAR HETEROGENEITY AND MOLECULAR SIGNATURES ACROSS FIBROTIC AND RARE INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES

Differential Expression of Ribosomal RNAs in Populations of Human Lung Fibroblasts

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area K, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #:  P1884

 

 

Tuesday, May 19
Jane B. Taylor, MD, MSCR, ATSF
C60 PEDIATRIC FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY AND INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY: ADVENTURELAND

Endobronchial Mass in a Healthy Teenager: Pediatric Diagnostic and Management Challenges

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area L, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level I, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1916

 

 

Sunday, May 17
Xin Meng, DSc
A31 FROM RISK TO REALITY IN SCREENING: INCORPORATING LUNG CANCER RISK, ACCESS, AND EQUITY

CT-derived Systemic Biomarkers for Predicting Future Lung Cancer Risk Beyond Pulmonary Nodules

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W303 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 625

 


 

Tuesday, May 19
Pranav Jain, MD
C80 COMPLEX THORACIC ONCOLOGY CASES: DIAGNOSTIC AMBIGUITY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY DECISION-MAKING, AND THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGES

Inside the Bronchus: Discovering Rosai-Dorfman Disease in Unlikely Locations

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1083 


 
 


Jiantao Pu, PhD
C110 INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING DIAGNOSTIC YIELD AND LUNG CANCER TREATMENT STRATEGIES

CT-derived Body Composition Biomarkers Predict Delayed Bone Metastasis in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: W315 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 818

Sunday, May 17
Faraaz Ali Shah, MD, MPH
A55 OPTIMIZING VENTILATORY SUPPORT ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Effect of Real-World Glucocoricoid Use on Mortality in Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1092



  

Monday, May 18
Richard P. Ramonell, MD
B47 DIAGNOSTIC JOURNEYS: WHEN COUGH AND BRONCHIECTASIS TELL A STORY

When Wheeze Deceives: A Case of Post-Viral Bronchiolitis Masquerading as Asthma

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1554 

 


 
 


John Evankovich, MD
B75 DETERMINANTS OF SEVERITY AND RESOLUTION IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND TRANSPLANT REJECTION

Electronic Cigarette Extract Exaggerates Influenza A Virus-induced Cell Death and Disrupts Barrier Function in Alveolar Epithelial Cells

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1120 

 


 


Toru Nyunoya, MD
B75 DETERMINANTS OF SEVERITY AND RESOLUTION IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND TRANSPLANT REJECTION

Folliculin Deficiency in Monocyte-lineage Cells Exacerbates Influenza Virus Induced Lung Injury and Impairs Post-infectious Repair

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1130 

 

 


Babak Razani, MD, PhD
B75 DETERMINANTS OF SEVERITY AND RESOLUTION IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND TRANSPLANT REJECTION

Myeloid Specific Lysosomal Biogenesis Promotes Coronavirus Clearance in Mice

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #:  P1143

 



 


Ioannis Konstantinidis, MD, MSc
B70 OPPORTUNISTIC CHEST INFECTIONS IN HIV AND NON-HIV IMMUNODEFICIENCIES: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Cardiac and Pulmonary Vascular Dysfunction and Patient-Reported Outcomes in People With HIV

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area J, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1657

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 19
Barbara Methé, PhD
C27 PULMONARY FUNGAL INFECTION: MODERN CHALLENGES FROM MEDICINE'S MOST ENDURING LEGENDS

Relationship Between Epithelial Barrier Disruption, Fungal Translocation, Inflammation and Pulmonary Function in People With HIV

9:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Location: W414AB (Level IV, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 916

 


Andrew J. King, PhD
C56 STRENGTHENING CRITICAL CARE DELIVERY: EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Using Large Language Models to Interpret Radiology Reports for Identification of Pneumonia on Imaging

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area J, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1688


 

 


Lokesh K. Sharma, PhD
C67 THE LUNG UNDER ATTACK: NEW WAYS TO DETECT, DEFEND, AND DEFEAT RESPIRATORY VIRUSES

Aging and Sex Differentially Shape Myeloid Responses and Viral Clearance During Influenza Infection

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area C, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P456

 

Wednesday, May 20
Jason E. Shoemaker, PhD
C105 PERSONALIZING RESPIRATORY SUPPORT IN ARF AND ARDS: MECHANISMS, MONITORING, AND MODELING

Predicting Infectious Etiology and Severity in Hospitalized Pediatric Pneumonia Using Blood Cytokine Biomarkers

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: W315 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 821 

 

 

 


Kambez H. Benam, PhD, ATSF
C101 THE COPD RUBIX CUBE: 'OMICS AND MECHANISMS

A Next-Generation Personalized Small-Airway-On-A-Chip for Modelling Genetic Diseases

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: W303 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 601

 

 

 


William Bain, MD
C101 THE COPD RUBIX CUBE: 'OMICS AND MECHANISMS

Genetic Variation in the Alternative Pathway of Complement and Individual Susceptibility to Pneumonia in the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: W303 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 609
 

C101 THE COPD RUBIX CUBE: 'OMICS AND MECHANISMS

Candida Albicans Mediated Cell Death Is Limited by Epha2 Receptor Inhibition in Murine Lung Epithelial Cells

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: W303 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 625


 

Sunday, May 17
Belinda Natalia Rivera-Lebron, MD, MS
A67 FROM SIGNAL TO SALVAGE: HIGH-STAKES DECISION PATHWAYS IN ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Temporal Trends in Utilization of Pulmonary Emoblism Response Teams and Interventional Therapies

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area K, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1881

 

 


 


Catalin Toma, MD
A67 FROM SIGNAL TO SALVAGE: HIGH-STAKES DECISION PATHWAYS IN ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Physiologically Explainable Waveform-based AI-Driven Detection of Pulmonary Embolism

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area K, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1895


 


Mazen O. Al-Qadi, MD

A63 COMPLEX PULMONARY HYPERTENSION CASE REPORTS

A Tale of Two Pulmonary Vascular Pathologies: Dual Mechanisms of Refractory Hypoxemia From Coexistent Pulmonary Veno-occlusive Disease and Metastatic Carcinoid Tumor

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area K, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1976


 

Tuesday, May 19
Mazen O. Al-Qadi, MD
C66 MAPPING THE MAGIC: NONINVASIVE IMAGING AND PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNALS IN PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE

Electrocardiographic Correlates of Hemodynamic Severity in Pulmonary Hypertension

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area G, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #:  P1332

 



 


Michael G. Risbano, MD, MA
C65 MANY STORIES, ONE DISEASE: THE DIVERSE FACES OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Impaired Vascular and Chronotropic Adaptation in Preload Insufficiency

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area G, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1291

 

Wednesday, May 20
Tatiana V. Kudryashova, PhD
D28 LATE-BREAKING ADVANCES IN PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE: BASIC SCIENCE, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL ADVANCEMENTS

E2F Transcription Factor 2 (E2F2) Supports Increased Proliferation in Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

8:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Location: West F3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 523

 

Sunday, May 17
Patrick J. Strollo, MD, ATSF
A79 MECHANISMS, ENDOTYPES, AND PHYSIOLOGIC CONTROL IN SLEEP APNEA

Aroxybutynin and Atomoxetine (AD109) in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Pooled Analysis of the SynAIRgy and LunAIRo Phase 3 Trials

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area A, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P194 

 


 

Tuesday, May 19
Jonna L. Morris, PhD, RN
C30 SEX MATTERS IN SLEEP: MECHANISTIC, CLINICAL, AND POPULATION-LEVEL INSIGHTS

Night-to-night Variability in Surrogates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: Main and Sex-specific Effects on Next-day Symptom Presentation

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W202 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 107


 

Wednesday, May 20
Sanjay R. Patel, MD, MS, ATSF
C102 FROM KNOWING TO DOING: EDUCATING AND IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PULMONARY CARE

Cannabis Use and Associated Subjective and Objective Sleep Outcomes in the Multicenter Aids Cohort Study

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: W205 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 223
 



 

Monday, May 18
Divay Chandra, MD, MSC
B26 SMOKING ACROSS MODALITIES AND IMPACTS ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

E-cigarette Users With Prior Combustible Cigarette Exposure Had Increased Small Airway Resistance, Unlike Exclusive E-cigarette Users: A Pilot Study in the BreathePA Cohort

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W202 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 112

 

 

Sunday, May 17
John F. Mcdyer, MD
A22 IMMUNOLOGICAL INSIGHTS IN ILD AND TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES

Airway Transcriptome in Severe PGD Shows Transient Immune Activation that Resolves During the First Year Post-transplant

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W315 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 502

 

 

 

Monday, May 18
John F. Mcdyer, MD
B28 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR DETERMINANTS OF AIRWAY BIOLOGY AND LUNG IMMUNITY

Persistent Hypoxia-associated Gene Expression and Inflammatory Pathways in Airway Epithelium Following Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Location: W315 (Level III, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: 824  


 


 


Mark Eugene Snyder, MD
B34 FRONTIERS IN LUNG TRANSPLANT: EXPLORING IMMUNITY AND REJECTION

Granzyme K, Gdf15, and Inflammatory Cytokine Signatures in Patients With Acute Cellular Rejection and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1105


 


Madeline Packwood, BSc
B75 DETERMINANTS OF SEVERITY AND RESOLUTION IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND TRANSPLANT REJECTION

Advancing Unilateral Lung Function Analysis in Murine Transplant Models

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area F, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1136

 

Tuesday, May 19
Chadi A. Hage, MD, ATSF
C47 LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 2026: ALLOCATION, OUTCOMES, AND THE ROAD AHEAD

ECMO Bridging to Lung Transplant in the CAS Era

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1416 

 
 

 

 


 


John F. Mcdyer, MD
C47 LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 2026: ALLOCATION, OUTCOMES, AND THE ROAD AHEAD

Radiology and Pathology Features of Lung Transplant Recipients Stratified by Telomere Length Pattern

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1389


C47 LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 2026: ALLOCATION, OUTCOMES, AND THE ROAD AHEAD

Efficacy of Letermovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Short Telomere Pulmonary Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1395


C47 LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 2026: ALLOCATION, OUTCOMES, AND THE ROAD AHEAD

Kidney Transplant Improves Survival in Lung Transplant Recipients With Subsequent Chronic Kidney Disease: A Single Center Study

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Area H, Halls WA2-WA3 (Level II, OCCC West Concourse)
Poster Board #: P1406 

 

 

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