American Thoracic Society (ATS)
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To accelerate global innovation in the advancement of respiratory health through multidisciplinary collaboration, education, and advocacy. https://linktr.ee/atscommunity
Applications for the ATS Fellowship in Health Equity & Diversity are open! This fellowship provides up to $40,000 to support senior fellows, postdocs, or junior faculty advancing health equity in pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine.
Apply by March 13: site.thoracic.org/clinicians-r...
Apply by March 13: site.thoracic.org/clinicians-r...
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Applications for the ATS Fellowship in Health Equity & Diversity are open! This fellowship provides up to $40,000 to support senior fellows, postdocs, or junior faculty advancing health equity in pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine.
Apply by March 13: site.thoracic.org/clinicians-r...
Apply by March 13: site.thoracic.org/clinicians-r...
Happy Valentine's Day from Al and Viola! Share some of these air-tight puns with your Va-lung-tine today.
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Happy Valentine's Day from Al and Viola! Share some of these air-tight puns with your Va-lung-tine today.
🚨Only a few hours left!🚨Applications to be featured at the 2026 Respiratory Innovation Summit are due today! RIS highlights companies that are advancing the field of respiratory health by bringing together the brightest minds and innovators. #ATS2026
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🚨Only a few hours left!🚨Applications to be featured at the 2026 Respiratory Innovation Summit are due today! RIS highlights companies that are advancing the field of respiratory health by bringing together the brightest minds and innovators. #ATS2026
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
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This study reveals that certain hidden respiratory strain indicators can predict respiratory failure
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Read more here: doi.org/10.1164/rccm...
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Mechanical Ventilation- Why Some Patients Fail Even After Breathing Trial
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February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This study reveals that certain hidden respiratory strain indicators can predict respiratory failure
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Read more here: doi.org/10.1164/rccm...
Watch here: youtu.be/74Y7cTkEESA?...
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Read more here: doi.org/10.1164/rccm...
Watch here: youtu.be/74Y7cTkEESA?...
While hundreds of researchers are facing funding cuts and challenges, Neeta Thakur, MD, sees hope in the response of her colleagues and community after these cuts were enacted.
Watch the ATS Breathe Easy podcast now or tune in wherever you listen to podcasts: youtu.be/vxC882wdKWw
Watch the ATS Breathe Easy podcast now or tune in wherever you listen to podcasts: youtu.be/vxC882wdKWw
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
While hundreds of researchers are facing funding cuts and challenges, Neeta Thakur, MD, sees hope in the response of her colleagues and community after these cuts were enacted.
Watch the ATS Breathe Easy podcast now or tune in wherever you listen to podcasts: youtu.be/vxC882wdKWw
Watch the ATS Breathe Easy podcast now or tune in wherever you listen to podcasts: youtu.be/vxC882wdKWw
🚨One day left!🚨Applications to be featured at the 2026 Respiratory Innovation Summit are due on Feb. 13! RIS highlights companies that are advancing the field of respiratory health by bringing together the brightest minds and innovators. #ATS2026
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
🚨One day left!🚨Applications to be featured at the 2026 Respiratory Innovation Summit are due on Feb. 13! RIS highlights companies that are advancing the field of respiratory health by bringing together the brightest minds and innovators. #ATS2026
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
Apply today! site.thoracic.org/conference/p...
Happy Black History Month! The ATS is highlighting some of its members to spotlight their stories, research, and accomplishments.
Aaron Baugh, MD, talks about his research at UCSF in pulmonary and critical care, specializing in smoking-related lung disease.
Aaron Baugh, MD, talks about his research at UCSF in pulmonary and critical care, specializing in smoking-related lung disease.
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Happy Black History Month! The ATS is highlighting some of its members to spotlight their stories, research, and accomplishments.
Aaron Baugh, MD, talks about his research at UCSF in pulmonary and critical care, specializing in smoking-related lung disease.
Aaron Baugh, MD, talks about his research at UCSF in pulmonary and critical care, specializing in smoking-related lung disease.
"The EPA's decision to roll back the greenhouse gas endangerment finding is anti-science and anti-health and will harm the health and welfare of the American people," says ATS Environmental Health Policy Committee Chair Alison Lee, MD, MS, ATSF.
Read more: site.thoracic.org/advocacy-pat...
Read more: site.thoracic.org/advocacy-pat...
February 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The EPA's decision to roll back the greenhouse gas endangerment finding is anti-science and anti-health and will harm the health and welfare of the American people," says ATS Environmental Health Policy Committee Chair Alison Lee, MD, MS, ATSF.
Read more: site.thoracic.org/advocacy-pat...
Read more: site.thoracic.org/advocacy-pat...
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Just published a new episode of The Lung Science Podcast: An AJRCMB Podcast: Tissue-Resident Alveolar Macrophages Reduce Ozone-induced Inflammation via MerTK-mediated Efferocytosis
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🎧 Listen here: thelungsciencepodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/tis...
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🎧 Listen here: thelungsciencepodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/tis...
The Lung Science Podcast: An AJRCMB Podcast | Tissue-Resident Alveolar Macrophages Reduce Ozone-induced Inflammation via MerTK-mediated Efferocytosis
Dr. Niyati Borkar chats with Dr. Marissa Guttenberg about her article,
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February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Just published a new episode of The Lung Science Podcast: An AJRCMB Podcast: Tissue-Resident Alveolar Macrophages Reduce Ozone-induced Inflammation via MerTK-mediated Efferocytosis
@atscommunity.bsky.social #medsky
🎧 Listen here: thelungsciencepodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/tis...
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🎧 Listen here: thelungsciencepodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/tis...
“[Tear gas] is an indiscriminate weapon and a respiratory hazard, period,” Anthony Szema, MD, ATSF, chair of the Section on Terrorism and Inhalation Disasters told the New York Times.
Read about Portland's lawsuit against ICE for the health effects of tear gas use: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
Read about Portland's lawsuit against ICE for the health effects of tear gas use: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“[Tear gas] is an indiscriminate weapon and a respiratory hazard, period,” Anthony Szema, MD, ATSF, chair of the Section on Terrorism and Inhalation Disasters told the New York Times.
Read about Portland's lawsuit against ICE for the health effects of tear gas use: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
Read about Portland's lawsuit against ICE for the health effects of tear gas use: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/c...
🚨ONE DAY LEFT! 🚨 Nominations for the Ziskind Clinical Research Scholar Award close Feb. 13! 🔬 The award celebrates early-career ATS members who have shown leadership, scholarship, academic achievement, and active involvement in the ATS. #ATS2026
Submit today: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
Submit today: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🚨ONE DAY LEFT! 🚨 Nominations for the Ziskind Clinical Research Scholar Award close Feb. 13! 🔬 The award celebrates early-career ATS members who have shown leadership, scholarship, academic achievement, and active involvement in the ATS. #ATS2026
Submit today: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
Submit today: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
Apply for the ATS 2026 Underrepresented Trainee Development Scholarship! Each awardee will receive a $1,000 travel scholarship, a certificate of achievement, complimentary conference registration, and one year’s ATS membership.
Apply before March 9: site.thoracic.org/conference/a...
Apply before March 9: site.thoracic.org/conference/a...
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Apply for the ATS 2026 Underrepresented Trainee Development Scholarship! Each awardee will receive a $1,000 travel scholarship, a certificate of achievement, complimentary conference registration, and one year’s ATS membership.
Apply before March 9: site.thoracic.org/conference/a...
Apply before March 9: site.thoracic.org/conference/a...
The ATS joined numerous other groups in condemning the EPA's illegal action, when they failed to meet a Feb. 7 deadline to designate areas in violation of the strengthened 2024 national air quality standard for soot, as required under the Clean Air Act.
Read more: earthjustice.org/press/2026/t...
Read more: earthjustice.org/press/2026/t...
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The ATS joined numerous other groups in condemning the EPA's illegal action, when they failed to meet a Feb. 7 deadline to designate areas in violation of the strengthened 2024 national air quality standard for soot, as required under the Clean Air Act.
Read more: earthjustice.org/press/2026/t...
Read more: earthjustice.org/press/2026/t...
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Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Pulmonary Fibrosis: Monogenic Disorder, Multi-Omics Discovery
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February 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Pulmonary Fibrosis: Monogenic Disorder, Multi-Omics Discovery
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Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day dedicated to advocating for full and equal access to, and participation, in STEM for women and girls. Here are some words of wisdom from Juliana Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF, on the importance of mentorship.
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day dedicated to advocating for full and equal access to, and participation, in STEM for women and girls. Here are some words of wisdom from Juliana Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF, on the importance of mentorship.
The ATS joined a coalition of public health organizations, and health, law and policy scholars to file an amicus brief, warning that recent federal actions weakening routine childhood vaccination recommendations pose a threat to public health.
Learn more: mediarelations.gwu.edu/public-healt...
Learn more: mediarelations.gwu.edu/public-healt...
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The ATS joined a coalition of public health organizations, and health, law and policy scholars to file an amicus brief, warning that recent federal actions weakening routine childhood vaccination recommendations pose a threat to public health.
Learn more: mediarelations.gwu.edu/public-healt...
Learn more: mediarelations.gwu.edu/public-healt...
Neeta Thakur, MD, was in the third year of her NIH-funded research when her funding was cut. But she took on the administration, collaborating with other researchers on a lawsuit to restore the funding and finish the research. Learn more on the ATS Breathe Easy podcast: youtu.be/vxC882wdKW
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Neeta Thakur, MD, was in the third year of her NIH-funded research when her funding was cut. But she took on the administration, collaborating with other researchers on a lawsuit to restore the funding and finish the research. Learn more on the ATS Breathe Easy podcast: youtu.be/vxC882wdKW
Early registration for #ATS2026 is open until March 12. Register now to ensure you get the most out of the world's most important respiratory medicine conference. ATS members get a discount, so renew or become a member today!
Register now: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F...
Register now: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F...
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Early registration for #ATS2026 is open until March 12. Register now to ensure you get the most out of the world's most important respiratory medicine conference. ATS members get a discount, so renew or become a member today!
Register now: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F...
Register now: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F...
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The latest issue of the #AnnalsATS is now live!
Take a look: academic.oup.com/annalsats/is...
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Take a look: academic.oup.com/annalsats/is...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The latest issue of the #AnnalsATS is now live!
Take a look: academic.oup.com/annalsats/is...
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Take a look: academic.oup.com/annalsats/is...
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📣 Calling early-career investigators. Last chance to apply for a chance to compete for a $10,000 grand prize during the 12th Annual BEAR Cage Competition at #ATS2026.
📅 Deadline: Feb. 9, 2026
More details: www.atsconferencenews.org/apply-now-fo...
📅 Deadline: Feb. 9, 2026
More details: www.atsconferencenews.org/apply-now-fo...
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
📣 Calling early-career investigators. Last chance to apply for a chance to compete for a $10,000 grand prize during the 12th Annual BEAR Cage Competition at #ATS2026.
📅 Deadline: Feb. 9, 2026
More details: www.atsconferencenews.org/apply-now-fo...
📅 Deadline: Feb. 9, 2026
More details: www.atsconferencenews.org/apply-now-fo...
Nominations for the Ziskind Clinical Research Scholar Award are open! 🔬 The award celebrates early-career ATS members who have shown leadership, scholarship, academic achievement, and active involvement in the ATS. #ATS2026
Submit today - nominations close Feb. 13: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
Submit today - nominations close Feb. 13: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
February 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Nominations for the Ziskind Clinical Research Scholar Award are open! 🔬 The award celebrates early-career ATS members who have shown leadership, scholarship, academic achievement, and active involvement in the ATS. #ATS2026
Submit today - nominations close Feb. 13: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
Submit today - nominations close Feb. 13: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...
The ATS is excited to announce the January 2026 edition of @atsblueeditor.bsky.social is now live on Oxford University Press!
Check out the latest edition and new features of this enhanced website: academic.oup.com/ajrccm/issue...
Check out the latest edition and new features of this enhanced website: academic.oup.com/ajrccm/issue...
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The ATS is excited to announce the January 2026 edition of @atsblueeditor.bsky.social is now live on Oxford University Press!
Check out the latest edition and new features of this enhanced website: academic.oup.com/ajrccm/issue...
Check out the latest edition and new features of this enhanced website: academic.oup.com/ajrccm/issue...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast: Host-Microbe Multiomic Profiling Predicts Mortality in Sepsis.
🎧 Listen here: outoftheblue.transistor.fm/episodes/hos...
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🎧 Listen here: outoftheblue.transistor.fm/episodes/hos...
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Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast | Host-Microbe Multiomic Profiling Predicts Mortality in Sepsis
Dr. Michael Lanspa chats with Dr. Natasha Spottiswoode and Chaz Langelier about their article,
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February 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast: Host-Microbe Multiomic Profiling Predicts Mortality in Sepsis.
🎧 Listen here: outoftheblue.transistor.fm/episodes/hos...
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🎧 Listen here: outoftheblue.transistor.fm/episodes/hos...
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Radiologists play an important role in spotting interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) early. Joe Mammarappallil, MD,explains on the latest episode of the ATS Breathe Easy podcast how crucial it is that radiologists refer patients to pulmonology when they spot ILAs.
Watch now: youtu.be/S7-_yt76M_k
Watch now: youtu.be/S7-_yt76M_k
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Radiologists play an important role in spotting interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) early. Joe Mammarappallil, MD,explains on the latest episode of the ATS Breathe Easy podcast how crucial it is that radiologists refer patients to pulmonology when they spot ILAs.
Watch now: youtu.be/S7-_yt76M_k
Watch now: youtu.be/S7-_yt76M_k
International attendees are key to making the ATS International Conference a hub of innovation and collaboration. Immediate past-president Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF, welcomes international participants to #ATS2026.
Register for ATS 2026: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F... BlueSkyNatl
Register for ATS 2026: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F... BlueSkyNatl
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
International attendees are key to making the ATS International Conference a hub of innovation and collaboration. Immediate past-president Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF, welcomes international participants to #ATS2026.
Register for ATS 2026: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F... BlueSkyNatl
Register for ATS 2026: registration.experientevent.com/ShowATS261/F... BlueSkyNatl