Meet the Experts

We interviewed researchers at the forefront of various respiratory research areas ranging from asthma to toxicology! In this interview series we chat with researchers about topics such as the current state and future of their respective field and what its like starting a lab.


Interview with Dr. Ambalavanan

Dr. Ambalavanan is a board-certified physician-scientist in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal medicine. He currently serves as Professor and Director of the Translational Research in Normal and Disordered Development (TReNDD) Program and the Division of Neonatal Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. On this segment of Meet The Experts, we speak with Dr. Ambalavanan about what drives his research forward.

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Interview with Dr. Elizabeth DiRenzo

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. DiRenzo, an associate professor of otolaryngology at Stanford University, has to share about laryngeal disease resulting from injury post cigarette and e-cigarette exposure. Dr. Elizabeth DiRenzo is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Interview with Dr. Mai ElMallah

Meet the Expert Learn more about Dr. Elmallah’s research on the control of breathing and pulmonary mechanics Dr. Mai ElMallah is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine. The ElMallah lab studies the control of breathing and pulmonary mechanisms of various rare genetic diseases in mouse

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Interview with Dr. Jonathan Phillips

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Phillips, a Senior Principal Scientist with over 25 years of experience in the field of repiratory drug delivery, has to say about the future of pulmonary drug discovery and his work! Dr. Jonathan Phillips is a Principal Scientist and Global Discovery Research Lead for

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Interview with Dr. Donata Vercelli

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Vercelli, a scientist at the forefront of complex lung diseases, has to say about the field and her work! Dr. Donata Vercelli is a Regents Professor at The University of Arizona, as well as Director of the Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex

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Interview with Dr. Jeroen Vanoirbeek

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Jeroen Vanoirbeek, a scientist at the forefront of the preclinical toxicology research, has to say about his research and the current state of the field. Dr. Jeroen Vanoirbeek is a research Associate Professor at KU Leuven. His interests are occupational and environmental exposure assessment

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Interview with Dr. Sathish Venkatachalem

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Venkatachalem, a scientist at the forefront of asthma and COPD research, has to say about the field and his work! Dr. Sathish Venkatachalem is an Associate Professor for the School of Pharmacy at North Dakota State University.  Dr. Venkatachalem’s lab focuses on lung diseases

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Interview with Dr. Vera Krymskaya

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Vera Krymskaya, a scientist at the forefront of preclinical lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and rare lung disease research, has to say about the current state and future of the field. Dr. Vera Krymskaya is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The Krymskaya lab

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Interview with Dr. Carolyn Baglole

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Carolyn Baglole , a scientist at the forefront of preclinical pulmonary toxicology and cannabis research, has to say about the current state and future of the field. Dr. Carolyn Baglole is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University. Her laboratory

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Interview with Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander

Meet the Expert Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander is a leading researcher in the preclinical e-Cigarette research area. Learn more about her research and what she thinks about the current state and future of the field. Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander is an associate professor of medicine at the University of California

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Interview with Dr. Ian Davis

Meet the Expert Dr. Ian Davis and his lab are at the forefront of preclinical pulmonary viral infection research. Learn what he has to say about his research and the current state and future of the field. Dr. Ian Davis is a Professor and Principal Investigator in the Department of

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Interview with Dr. Andrew Halayko

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Andrew Halayko, a scientist at the forefront of preclinical asthma research, has to say about his research and the current state and future of the field. Dr. Andrew Halayko is a Principal Investigator in the Departments of Internal Medicine & Physiology and Pathophysiology at

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Interview with Dr. Karmouty-Quintana

Meet the Expert Learn what Dr. Harry Karmouty-Quintana , a scientist at the forefront of the preclinical pulmonary fibrosis research, has to say about his research and the current state and future of the field. Dr. Harry Karmouty-Quintana is a PI in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at

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