Research

We need our lungs to breathe. That's a function we do every minute of every day.

Dr. Meghan Azad

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300 Projects 2012–2016

$11.8 million Invested 2012–2016

Acute Lung Injury/ARDS

Looking to find ways to help those who are critically ill and have lung inflammation. The research includes new treatments to improve quality of life and survival.

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Asthma

Currently funding research in areas of early detection, education, prevention, care and treatment, quality of life and health systems and services.

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COPD

Currently funding research in areas of prevention, diagnosis, education, care and treatment, quality of life, survival and health systems and services.

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Cystic Fibrosis

Currently funding research in areas of diagnosis, education, care and treatment, quality of life and survival.

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Infectious Diseases

Currently funding research in areas of prevention, education, care and treatment.

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Interstitial Lung Disease

Interstitial lung disease is a type of disease in which there is scarring of the lung tissue.

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Lung Cancer

Currently funding research in areas of prevention, education, care and treatment, quality of life, survival and health systems and services.

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Neuromuscular disease

Currently funding research in areas of education, care and treatment, quality of life, survival and health systems and services.

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Pulmonary Hypertension

Currently funding research in areas of education, care and treatment, quality of life, survival and health systems and services.

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Rare Lung Disease

Currently funding research in areas of diagnosis, education, care and treatment.

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Sleep Disordered breathing

Currently funding research in areas of diagnosis, education, care and treatment, quality of life and survival. More info about sleep apnea here

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Tuberculosis

Currently funding research in areas of prevention, care and treatment.

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Air Quality

Funded projects explore the variety of ways that air quality affects our lungs.

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Critical illness

Funded projects included recovery processes from ICU stays as well as illnesses related to old age.

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Early Detection/Diagnosis

Funded projects explored possibilities of early detection of lung disease.

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Immunology

Funded projects explored the role of the immune system and its reaction to environmental effects.

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Lung transplant

Funded projects explored the lungs’ ability to reject or accept lung transplant.

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Mechanical ventilation/biomechanics

Funded projects  explored the quality of life in mechanically ventilated patients.

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Neonatal lung disease

Funded projects explored lung health of infants.

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Pneumonia

Funded projects explored the causes and worsening of pneumonia.

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Pulmonary Fibrosis

Funded projects explored various stages of pulmonary fibrosis.

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Funded projects explored various aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic lung disease.

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Tobacco

Funded projects explored effects of smoking on lung health as well as cessation.

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Toxicity

Funded projects explored effects of toxicity on lung cells.

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Other

Funded projects included numerous research grants.

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