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Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Research Groups

  • Chupp LaboratoryOur lab focuses on the Pathogenesis of airway diseases with a focus on asthma and asthma severity, the role of chitinases in the development and severity of asthma, and expression and genotype-phenotype relationships of novel inflammatory molecules.
  • Cohn LaboratoryDr. Cohn's research focuses on airway inflammation.
  • Dela Cruz LaboratoryHis laboratory focuses on two main research programs. (1) Studying the effects of cigarette smoke (CS) exposure in the pathogenesis of airway and lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using preclinical genetic mouse models and human biosamples. (2) Studying novel immune regulators in the lung during respiratory infections.
  • Ferrante Laboratory - RECOVER ProgramImproving the care and outcomes of older adults in the intensive care unit (ICU).
  • Gomez LaboratoryGomez Laboratory examines the role of secondhand cigarette smoke in the transcriptome of the asthmatic airway. Computational biology of the lung. Translational informatics of lung disease.
  • Herzog LaboratoryThe Herzog lab’s mission is to perform high quality translational studies aimed at elucidating common mechanism(s) of multiple forms of pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Kaminski LaboratoryDr Kaminski’s research is currently focused on improving our understanding and treatment of chronic lung diseases such as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), a chronic lung disease characterized by progressive scarring of the lungs, as well as COPD, Sarcoidosis and Asthma.
  • Kang LaboratoryKang laboratory is focusing on the role(s) of mitochondrial dysfunction and immune dysregulation in the setting of smoking exposure such as those seen in patients with COPD and CS- and virus-associated disorders.
  • Knauert LaboratoryKnauert lab investigates sleep deprivation and circadian disruption in critically ill patients. Sleep deprivation and circadian disruption are likely key factors in the development of ICU delirium. Furthermore, sleep and circadian abnormalities are implicated in broader perturbations of normal physiology including abnormalities of cardiovascular, immune, endocrine and metabolic systems. Over the long-term, this patient-oriented research will improve outcomes in the ICU by investigating questions and developing interventions at the intersection of sleep, circadian biology, and critical illness.
  • Koff LaboratoryOur research program focuses on elucidating airway epithelial signaling pathways that are important for inflammatory responses to pathogens.
  • Takyar LaboratoryTakyar Laboratory research is focused on understanding the genetic and epigenetic basis of a variety of lung disease ranging form asthma to lung cancer.