Divay Chandra
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Divay Chandra
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Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Clinical, translational, and basic scientist focused on COPD research. Passionate about uncovering new insights into disease mechanisms and advancing treatments.
Delighted to announce a new R01 award, "Developing Lithium as a Disease Modifying Therapy for Emphysema Using a Precision Medicine Approach."

The objective is to advance lithium from ex vivo and observational human studies to clinical trials for emphysema.
October 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Sharing a video with the American Lung Association
on our work exploring lithium as a potential therapy for emphysema.
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Exploring Lithium: A Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy for Emphysema
YouTube video by Lungcast
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May 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Made a new lab website in one afternoon using Google Sites and forwarded our Pitt URL to it! Check it out: chandralab.pitt.edu — DM if you want the template. #ThisIsPACCSM #MedTwitter #PULMTwitter #ScienceTwitter @PACCSM @copd_inet @FrankS1956 @atscommunity
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Chandra Lab
Divay Chandra, MD MSc. Associate Professor of Medicine & Environmental and Occupational Health Director, Electronic Cigarette Research Initiative University of Pittsburgh
chandralab.pitt.edu
May 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Honored to share the concept and promise of ‘Genetic Map to Therapeutics in COPD’ at the Lung Division’s Basic & Translational Research Conference here in Pittsburgh.....
May 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Delighted to interact with the American Lung Association and speak in front of patients (and families) with lung disease before kicking off the ALA lung force walk with Frank Sciurba and Riyue Bao this weekend.....huge turnout and a great event.
April 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM