ATS RSF Assembly
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Welcome to the official account of the ATS Assembly on Respiratory Structure and Function (RSF)!
Introducing Dr Naoya Tanabe, a Lecturer at the University Graduate School of Medicine in Kyoto, Japan. Dr Tanabe’s research focuses on the pathogenic differences and functional influences of airway mucus plugs in type 2 and non-type 2 airway diseases 🫁
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Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3h6kw2xj
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Introducing Dr Naoya Tanabe, a Lecturer at the University Graduate School of Medicine in Kyoto, Japan. Dr Tanabe’s research focuses on the pathogenic differences and functional influences of airway mucus plugs in type 2 and non-type 2 airway diseases 🫁
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3h6kw2xj
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3h6kw2xj
Welcome Ekamdeep Sandhu, an MSc Candidate at McMaster University in Canada. Ekamdeep’s research leverages advanced quantitative lung imaging to characterize mucus plugging in asthma, and investigate therapeutic responses to biologics and airway clearance therapies 💊
More here: tinyurl.com/4chpcbs7
More here: tinyurl.com/4chpcbs7
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Welcome Ekamdeep Sandhu, an MSc Candidate at McMaster University in Canada. Ekamdeep’s research leverages advanced quantitative lung imaging to characterize mucus plugging in asthma, and investigate therapeutic responses to biologics and airway clearance therapies 💊
More here: tinyurl.com/4chpcbs7
More here: tinyurl.com/4chpcbs7
Meet Dr Sophie Collins, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Dr Collins’ research explores cardiorespiratory structure-function, exertional dyspnea, and exercise limitations in airway/vascular disease🏃♀️
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October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Meet Dr Sophie Collins, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Dr Collins’ research explores cardiorespiratory structure-function, exertional dyspnea, and exercise limitations in airway/vascular disease🏃♀️
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Meet Dr Riaz Hussain, a Research Fellow at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr Hussain’s research utilizes hyperpolarized Xenon-129 MRI to assess lung ventilation in cystic fibrosis, with a focus on using ventilation defect % as a biomarker 🎯 #ECP
More here: tinyurl.com/4fyp2a65
More here: tinyurl.com/4fyp2a65
October 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Meet Dr Riaz Hussain, a Research Fellow at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr Hussain’s research utilizes hyperpolarized Xenon-129 MRI to assess lung ventilation in cystic fibrosis, with a focus on using ventilation defect % as a biomarker 🎯 #ECP
More here: tinyurl.com/4fyp2a65
More here: tinyurl.com/4fyp2a65
💻 Asthma Under the Microscope: A Study on the Single Cell Spatial View of the Airway Wall
📅 11am ET, 2025 October 20th
⏰ 60 minutes
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📅 11am ET, 2025 October 20th
⏰ 60 minutes
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September 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
💻 Asthma Under the Microscope: A Study on the Single Cell Spatial View of the Airway Wall
📅 11am ET, 2025 October 20th
⏰ 60 minutes
🔗 tinyurl.com/4vyydd57
📅 11am ET, 2025 October 20th
⏰ 60 minutes
🔗 tinyurl.com/4vyydd57
NEXT WEEK: Upcoming webinar hosted by the ATS RSF Early Career Professionals Working Group:
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
September 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEXT WEEK: Upcoming webinar hosted by the ATS RSF Early Career Professionals Working Group:
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
💻 The Role of Airway Smooth Muscle in Deep Inspiration Induced Bronchodilation and Bronchoprotection by 2025 Joseph R Rodarte for Scientific Distinction Award winner, Chun Seow, PhD, ATSF from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation.
📅 9th October 2025
⏰ 2pm-3pm ET
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📅 9th October 2025
⏰ 2pm-3pm ET
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September 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
💻 The Role of Airway Smooth Muscle in Deep Inspiration Induced Bronchodilation and Bronchoprotection by 2025 Joseph R Rodarte for Scientific Distinction Award winner, Chun Seow, PhD, ATSF from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation.
📅 9th October 2025
⏰ 2pm-3pm ET
🔗 tinyurl.com/y2r54bee
📅 9th October 2025
⏰ 2pm-3pm ET
🔗 tinyurl.com/y2r54bee
🚨The ATS is now accepting the submission of scientific abstracts and case reports on all aspects of respiratory disease, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Submissions are due on November 5th, 2025: conference.thoracic.org/program/call.... Check out the RSF ECP Working Group’s abstract guide below
Submissions are due on November 5th, 2025: conference.thoracic.org/program/call.... Check out the RSF ECP Working Group’s abstract guide below
August 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🚨The ATS is now accepting the submission of scientific abstracts and case reports on all aspects of respiratory disease, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Submissions are due on November 5th, 2025: conference.thoracic.org/program/call.... Check out the RSF ECP Working Group’s abstract guide below
Submissions are due on November 5th, 2025: conference.thoracic.org/program/call.... Check out the RSF ECP Working Group’s abstract guide below
👉 Check out ECP Highlight, Dr Debanjali Dasgupta, a Research Associate at Mayo Clinic. Dr Dasgupta’s research focuses the interaction between airway inflammation and organelle stress, with a focus on TNFA-mediated mitochondrial remodeling.
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More here: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
August 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
👉 Check out ECP Highlight, Dr Debanjali Dasgupta, a Research Associate at Mayo Clinic. Dr Dasgupta’s research focuses the interaction between airway inflammation and organelle stress, with a focus on TNFA-mediated mitochondrial remodeling.
More here: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
More here: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
Say hello to Dr Jazmin Calyeca, a Research Scientist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr Calyeca’s research focuses on how aberrant repair alters the phenotype and function of epithelial stem cells and mesenchymal cells in paediatric airway surgery and disease.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/282a2ez8
Find out more: tinyurl.com/282a2ez8
August 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Say hello to Dr Jazmin Calyeca, a Research Scientist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr Calyeca’s research focuses on how aberrant repair alters the phenotype and function of epithelial stem cells and mesenchymal cells in paediatric airway surgery and disease.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/282a2ez8
Find out more: tinyurl.com/282a2ez8
Upcoming webinar hosted by the ATS RSF Early Career Professionals Working Group:
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
July 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Upcoming webinar hosted by the ATS RSF Early Career Professionals Working Group:
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
Bridging Gaps Between Basic Science and Clinical Applications
📅 Tuesday, 9/16, 2 p.m. ET
🔗 site.thoracic.org/events/prote...
See you there!
💻 Journal Club: Asthma and Lower Airway Disease
🗓️ 11am-12pm ET, 9th September 2025
Carli S. Koster, MSc, University of Groningen, will present on their work, "Neuroplasticity and Neuroimmune Interactions in Fatal Asthma" published in Allergy.
Register here: tinyurl.com/myuvza62
🗓️ 11am-12pm ET, 9th September 2025
Carli S. Koster, MSc, University of Groningen, will present on their work, "Neuroplasticity and Neuroimmune Interactions in Fatal Asthma" published in Allergy.
Register here: tinyurl.com/myuvza62
July 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
💻 Journal Club: Asthma and Lower Airway Disease
🗓️ 11am-12pm ET, 9th September 2025
Carli S. Koster, MSc, University of Groningen, will present on their work, "Neuroplasticity and Neuroimmune Interactions in Fatal Asthma" published in Allergy.
Register here: tinyurl.com/myuvza62
🗓️ 11am-12pm ET, 9th September 2025
Carli S. Koster, MSc, University of Groningen, will present on their work, "Neuroplasticity and Neuroimmune Interactions in Fatal Asthma" published in Allergy.
Register here: tinyurl.com/myuvza62
Welcome Dr Sanjana Mahadev Bhat, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Mayo Clinic. Her research focuses on uncovering the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and function in the airways, particularly in ASM cells and chronic airway disease.
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July 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Welcome Dr Sanjana Mahadev Bhat, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Mayo Clinic. Her research focuses on uncovering the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and function in the airways, particularly in ASM cells and chronic airway disease.
For more: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
For more: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
Introducing Dr Thu Tran, Assistant Professor from McGovern Medical School at the Health Science Center at Houston. Dr Tran’s research explores the molecular mechanisms underlying lung injury affecting neonates and their long-term outcomes.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Introducing Dr Thu Tran, Assistant Professor from McGovern Medical School at the Health Science Center at Houston. Dr Tran’s research explores the molecular mechanisms underlying lung injury affecting neonates and their long-term outcomes.
For more: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
For more: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...
RSF sessions for Wednesday, May 21:
May 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
RSF sessions for Wednesday, May 21:
Check out the RSF sessions for Tuesday, May 20:
May 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Check out the RSF sessions for Tuesday, May 20:
Congratulations to Ann Woolcock Memorial Award 2025 winner - Chantal Donovan🏅from the University of Technology Sydney nominated by Brian Oliver. This award honors the life of the late Ann Woolcock, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P., A.O., of Sydney University.
May 19, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Congratulations to Ann Woolcock Memorial Award 2025 winner - Chantal Donovan🏅from the University of Technology Sydney nominated by Brian Oliver. This award honors the life of the late Ann Woolcock, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P., A.O., of Sydney University.
Congratulations to 2025 Solbert Permutt Trailblazer Award in Pulmonary Physiology and Medicine winner - Janette Burgess from the University of Groningen🏆nominated by Markus Weckmann. This award honors Solbert Permutt, an intellectual giant who also served as inspirational mentor for many trainees.
May 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Congratulations to 2025 Solbert Permutt Trailblazer Award in Pulmonary Physiology and Medicine winner - Janette Burgess from the University of Groningen🏆nominated by Markus Weckmann. This award honors Solbert Permutt, an intellectual giant who also served as inspirational mentor for many trainees.
Congratulations to Joseph R. Rodarte Award for Scientific Distinction 2025 winner - Chun Seow from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation🥂nominated by Andrew Halayko. This award honors the life of Joseph Rodarte, M.D.
May 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Congratulations to Joseph R. Rodarte Award for Scientific Distinction 2025 winner - Chun Seow from the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation🥂nominated by Andrew Halayko. This award honors the life of Joseph Rodarte, M.D.
Congratulations to 2025 Dr. Robert Crapo Memorial Innovative Research Methodologies Award winner - Xingbin Ai from Mass Gen Hospital 👏🏻 nominated by Ramaswamy Krishnan. The award honors the life achievements of Robert Crapo, M.D., an international leader in pulmonary function diagnostics research.
May 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Congratulations to 2025 Dr. Robert Crapo Memorial Innovative Research Methodologies Award winner - Xingbin Ai from Mass Gen Hospital 👏🏻 nominated by Ramaswamy Krishnan. The award honors the life achievements of Robert Crapo, M.D., an international leader in pulmonary function diagnostics research.
Take a look at the RSF programming for Monday, May 19:
May 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Take a look at the RSF programming for Monday, May 19:
✨ Our May ECP Highlight ✨
Dr. Hooman Hamedani is an Instructor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamedani's work involves imaging the distribution of gas contrast agents, like 129Xe, under normal breathing conditions using a Cine MRI technique.
Dr. Hooman Hamedani is an Instructor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamedani's work involves imaging the distribution of gas contrast agents, like 129Xe, under normal breathing conditions using a Cine MRI technique.
May 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
✨ Our May ECP Highlight ✨
Dr. Hooman Hamedani is an Instructor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamedani's work involves imaging the distribution of gas contrast agents, like 129Xe, under normal breathing conditions using a Cine MRI technique.
Dr. Hooman Hamedani is an Instructor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hamedani's work involves imaging the distribution of gas contrast agents, like 129Xe, under normal breathing conditions using a Cine MRI technique.
✨New ECP Highlight✨
Dr. Sarita Thawanaphong is a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University, Ontario. Her research focus is on severe asthma, specifically mechanisms of non-T2 inflammatory pathways, and identification of ciliary dyskinesia-related gene abnormalities.
Dr. Sarita Thawanaphong is a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University, Ontario. Her research focus is on severe asthma, specifically mechanisms of non-T2 inflammatory pathways, and identification of ciliary dyskinesia-related gene abnormalities.
April 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
✨New ECP Highlight✨
Dr. Sarita Thawanaphong is a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University, Ontario. Her research focus is on severe asthma, specifically mechanisms of non-T2 inflammatory pathways, and identification of ciliary dyskinesia-related gene abnormalities.
Dr. Sarita Thawanaphong is a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University, Ontario. Her research focus is on severe asthma, specifically mechanisms of non-T2 inflammatory pathways, and identification of ciliary dyskinesia-related gene abnormalities.
✨ New ECP Highlight ✨
Introducing Dr. Niyati Borkar, a Research Fellow at Mayo Clinic! Dr. Borkar's research focuses on elucidating how nicotine interacts with alpha-7 nicotinic receptors and their associated chaperone proteins to modulate airway smooth muscle function in asthma.
Introducing Dr. Niyati Borkar, a Research Fellow at Mayo Clinic! Dr. Borkar's research focuses on elucidating how nicotine interacts with alpha-7 nicotinic receptors and their associated chaperone proteins to modulate airway smooth muscle function in asthma.
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
✨ New ECP Highlight ✨
Introducing Dr. Niyati Borkar, a Research Fellow at Mayo Clinic! Dr. Borkar's research focuses on elucidating how nicotine interacts with alpha-7 nicotinic receptors and their associated chaperone proteins to modulate airway smooth muscle function in asthma.
Introducing Dr. Niyati Borkar, a Research Fellow at Mayo Clinic! Dr. Borkar's research focuses on elucidating how nicotine interacts with alpha-7 nicotinic receptors and their associated chaperone proteins to modulate airway smooth muscle function in asthma.
✨ New ECP Highlight ✨
Introducing Dr. Rebecca Bignold (fibraxis.bsky.social), a research fellow at Ashton University! She investigates the role of pericytes in the context of airway remodeling associated with allergic asthma.
Check out her work and give her follow!
Introducing Dr. Rebecca Bignold (fibraxis.bsky.social), a research fellow at Ashton University! She investigates the role of pericytes in the context of airway remodeling associated with allergic asthma.
Check out her work and give her follow!
February 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
✨ New ECP Highlight ✨
Introducing Dr. Rebecca Bignold (fibraxis.bsky.social), a research fellow at Ashton University! She investigates the role of pericytes in the context of airway remodeling associated with allergic asthma.
Check out her work and give her follow!
Introducing Dr. Rebecca Bignold (fibraxis.bsky.social), a research fellow at Ashton University! She investigates the role of pericytes in the context of airway remodeling associated with allergic asthma.
Check out her work and give her follow!