Lauren Cohn, MD
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine); Director, Newington VA Pulmonary Clinic, Medicine; Associate Director, MD/PHD Program
Biography
Research & Publications
Patient Care
News
Locations
Appointments
Education & Training
- Post-doctoral FellowYale School of Medicine (1995)
- Post-Doctoral Research FellowColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1993)
- FellowColumbia Presbyterian Medical Center (1993)
- Clinical FellowColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1991)
- ResidentColumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (1990)
- MDUniversity of Minnesota (1987)
- BASmith College, Biology (1982)
Activities
- Research Breakthroughs from NHLBI's Centers for Advanced Diagnostic And Experimental Therapeutics Program: A targeted approach to asthma managementSan Diego, CA, United States 2018Speaking Engagement
- Refractory Asthma: New Tools to Refine and Treat DiseaseDanville, PA, United States 2015Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
- Severe Asthma: Novel therapiesDanville, PA, United States 2014Pulmonary Grand Rounds
- Pulmonary and Systemic InflammationPhiladelphia, PA, United States 2013Speaking Engagement
- Deeper Insights into the Mechanisms of Asthma and Allergic Inflammation: Regulation of Allergic Airway Disease by IFN-gamma.Orlando, FL, United States 2012Speaking Engagement
- Th2 Development And Effector Function in Pulmonary Adaptive Immunity: More than Just Crossing your T'sSan Francisco, CA, United States 2012Speaking Engagement
- Mucus Plugs for 2010: Update on Mucus in Airway Homeostasis and DiseaseNew Orleans, LA, United States 2010Speaking Engagement
- IFN-gamma acts on the airway epithelium to regulate allergic airway inflammation.New Orleans, LA, United States 2010Speaking Engagement
- Understanding the Interface Between Asthma, Host Defense and Mucosal ImmunityPittsburgh, PA, United States 2010Understanding the Interface Between Asthma, Host Defense and Mucosal Immunity
- IFN-gamma modulates allergic airway disease through effects on the airway epitheliumKeystone, CO, United States 2009Speaking Engagement
- T Cells in Immunity, Allergic Diseases and Asthma: Latest Advances in NKT Cell and Regulatory T Cell Biology.Philadelphia, PA, United States 2008Speaking Engagement
- Immune Regulation of Airway Inflammation in AsthmaNew York, NY, United States 2007Pulmonary Seminar
- Immune Regulation of Airway InflammationBoston, MA, United States 2007Pulmonary Conference
- Airway Inflammation and Goblet Cell Metaplasia: Sorting out the Sticky DetailsProvidence, RI, United States 2007Pulmonary Research Seminar
- AIRID, A Novel Regulatory Pathway in the Respiratory TractPittsburgh, PA, United States 2006Speaking Engagement
- Immunoregulation in the Respiratory Tract: AIRID, A Novel Regulatory Pathway in the Respiratory TractSan Diego, CA, United States 2006American Thoracic Society
- Mechanisms of Mucus Synthesis and Secretion in Asthma: Mechanisms of Mucus Induction in Allergic Inflammation in AsthmaVienna, Vienna, Austria 2006European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
- Immunoregulation in the Respiratory Tract: Initiating Respiratory Immune Responses: Knowing When To Pull the TriggerSan Diego, CA, United States 2006Speaking Engagement
- N/ANew York, NY, United States 2005Medical Grand Rounds
- N/ABaltimore, MD, United States 2004Immunology Council Lecture
- N/ABaltimore, MD, United States 2004Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Conference
- Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Asthma and Th2-Mediated Diseases: Regulation of CD4 Effector Cell Function in the AirwayBethesda, MD, United States 2004NIH Cytokine Interest Group Symposium
- Molecular Mechanisms of Goblet Cell HyperplasiaAnaheim, CA, United States 2003Speaking Engagement
- Immune Dysregulation in Asthma: What Contributes to Th2 Cell Persistence?Cambridge, MA, United States 2003Physiology Seminar
- Mucus Hypersecretion in Respiratory DiseaseLondon, England, United Kingdom 2003Novartis Foundation Symposium
- New Concepts of Immunity, Inflammation and Airway Remodeling in Asthma: T Cells Cytokines and the Pathway to Mucus MetaplasiaAtlanta, GA, United States 2003Speaking Engagement
- Assessment of Pulmonary Function in the MouseAtlanta, GA, United States 2003Speaking Engagement
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni Achievement Award | Sarnoff Foundation | 2018 |
| Research Core Center Pilot Funding | Yale Rheumatic Diseases | 2009 |
| Career Investigator Award | American Lung Association | 2004 |
| NIH Award (declined) | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 2000 |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Award, 50th Anniversary Celebration | NIH/NHLBI | 1998 |
| Hellman Family Fellowship | Yale University | 1998 |
| Junior Faculty Research Award | Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine | 1998 |
| Fellowship Award (declined) | Parker B. Francis Foundation | 1995 |
| Clinical Investigator Development Award (K08) | NIH/NHLBI | 1995 |
| Sarnoff Scholar Award | Sarnoff Foundation | 1991 |
| Carroll L. Birch Award | American Medical Women's Association | 1987 |
| J. Thomas Livermore Award for merit in the study of Hematology | University of Minnesota | 1987 |
| Sarnoff Fellowship | Sarnoff Foundation | 1984 |
| Cum Laude | Smith College | 1982 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Yale CME Course. Phenotyping in the Clinic and Selection of Therapies Across the Spectrum of Airway Diseases | Director | 2019 |
| Dupilimab Asthma Advisory Board, Regeneron | Leader, planner, presenter of advisory board to assess experience 6 months after FDA approval for dupilimab for asthma | 2019 |
| Asthma Advisory Board, Novartis | October 2019 | 2019 |
| Yale Asthma CME Course. Severe Asthma 2018: Advances in Pathogenesis and Treatment | Director | 2018 |
| Dupilimab Asthma Advisory Boards (multiple), Sanofi-Regeneron | invited to participate in multiple advisory boards annually | 2018 - Present |
| Pieris Asthma Advisory Board, Pieris Pharmaceuticals | Advisor | 2018 - Present |
| GSK Advisory Board (mepolizumab for EGPA), GlaxoSmithKline | Advisor | 2017 |
| Asthma Advisory Boards (multiple), Astrazeneca | invited to join multiple advisory boards to discuss asthma biologic therapies | 2017 - Present |
| Co-Chair, Yale New Haven Health Systems Population Health Clinical Integration Pulmonary Workgroup | Chair | 2016 - 2019 |
| : Yale Asthma CME Course. Yale Severe Asthma 2016: A Personalized Approach to Therapy | Director | 2016 |
| Yale Asthma CME Course. Yale Severe Asthma 2014: A Personalized Approach to Treatment | Director | 2014 |
| Xolair Strategy Workshop, Novartis | Advisor | 2014 |
| Xolair Advisory Boards (multiple), Genentech | Advisor | 2014 - Present |
| Editorial Board, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | Editorial Board members are frequent reviewers and writers of editorials | 2009 - 2014 |
| Editorial Board, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | Editorial Board members are frequent reviewers and writers of editorials | 2008 - Present |
| American Thoracic Society, Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation Assembly, Nominating Committee (elected) | Nominating Committee (elected), Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation Assembly | 2007 - 2008 |
| American Lung Association, Research Training Fellowship Peer Review Committee | Reviewer | 2005 - 2009 |
| Consulting Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation | Consulting editors are frequent reviewers | 2005 - 2008 |
| American Thoracic Society, Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation Assembly, Nominating Committee (elected) | Committee Member | 2005 - 2006 |
| NIH, Center for Scientific Review | Special Emphasis Panels, other review committees, 1-2 review groups annually | 2002 - 2014 |
| Data Safety Monitoring Board, Afrezza inhaled insulin, Mannkind Corporation | Advisor | 2001 - 2014 |
| American Thoracic Society, Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation Assembly, Program Committee | Committee Member | 2001 - 2006 |
| NIH, NHLBI | Lung Biology and Pathology Study Section | 2001 |
| Animal User’s Group | Committee Member | 2000 - 2013 |
| NIAID | Special Emphasis Panel, Immunology Program Project Meeting | 1999 |
| Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Immunology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Mucosal Immunology, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chest and others. | Reviewer | 1998 - Present |
| Member, Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation Assembly | Committee Member | 1993 - Present |
| Sarnoff Foundation, Scientific Board of Directors | Member | 1992 - 1993 |
Departments & Organizations
- Asthma & Airways Disease Program
- Cohn Lab
- Internal Medicine
- MD-PhD Program
- Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
- Rheumatic Diseases Research Core
- Tuberculosis Program
- Winchester Center for Lung Disease
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures