CHEST Foundation Donor Spotlight September 2017

ADD YOUR VOICE and champion lung health at the Actelion Booth #1322. For every addition to the graffiti wall, Actelion will donate $25 to the CHEST Foundation. CONNECT WITH THE The CHEST Foundation champions lung health through clinical research and community service grants. Since 1996, we’ve provided more than $10 million in funding for clinical research and community service, with a reach that spans from Texas to Tanzania. At CHEST 2017, we’ll recognize the winners of more than a half-million dollars in research and community service grants that advance lung health. The 2017 grant cycle was incredibly competitive, with more than 100 applications for funding. The winners listed below exhibited exemplary partnerships with their spon- soring institution, rigorous metrics to track their project’s progress, and innovative, novel approaches to addressing their research topic. We are excited to announce this year’s grant recipients! ANNOUNCING THE 2017 CHEST FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS CHEST FOUNDATION AT CHEST 2017 Be sure to check out our ever-growing presence at CHEST 2017, showcasing the many ways we support CHEST members, patients, and the community. Have time for a break or interested in networking with leaders in chest medicine? Stop by one of our many open-invitation activities listed below to learn more about how the CHEST Foundation can support you in your efforts to champion lung health, through clinical research grants, community service, and patient education. 2017 DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR 2017 RESEARCH GRANTEES Richard Wunderink, MD, FCCP Keira Cohen, MD Emmet O’Brien, MBBCh Northwestern University – Evanston, Illinois Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, Maryland GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Scholar in Respiratory Health CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Nontuberculous Mycobact eria University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Grant Title: Etiology of Culture-Negative Severe CAP This grant is possible due to philanthropic support from GlaxoSmithKline. Grant Title: Harnessing Host Transcriptomics: Development of a Diagnostic Tool to Distinguish Pulmonary Disease From Colonization This grant is supported by Insmed. Diana Crossley, MBChB OCTOBER 28 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Open Invitation) Lung Health Experience— Community Lung Health Screening Location TBD SUNDAY OCTOBER 29 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Donor Lounge Convention Center, 803B 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Foundation Session: “Severe Asthma Care at Its Best: Shared Decision Making” Convention Center, 716A 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Foundation Session: “No Money, No Mission: Tips for Getting Your Grant Funded” Convention Center, 716B MONDAY OCTOBER 30 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Donor Lounge Convention Center, 803B 8:45 am – 10:00 am Opening Session / CHEST Foundation Awards Convocation Convention Center, Hall G, Level 800 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Boehringer Ingelheim and CHEST Foundation Patient Engagement Summit Grand Ballroom Centre, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Young Professionals Reception (RSVP chestfoundation.org/youngprofessionals) Fifth Social Club, 225 Richmond Street W. Toronto, Ontario TUESDAY OCTOBER 31 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Donor Lounge Convention Center, 803B WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Donor Lounge Convention Center, 803B CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Grant Title: The E3 Ligase Subunit Fbxo3 Regulates Ubiquitin Proteasome-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease This grant is supported by AstraZeneca LP. University Hospital Birmingham – Birmingham, England Christopher Pannucci, MD CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation Research Grant in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Venous Thromboembolism Grant Title: Fixed vs Weight-Based Enoxaparin Dosing in Thoracic Surgery VATS Patients This grant is supported by Daiichi Sankyo. Grant Title: iOS Games for Asthma Education Grant Title: Functional Magnetic Resonance Lung Imaging Using Inhaled Hyperpolarised 129Xenon: A Pilot Study of the Clinical Utility in Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) This grant is jointly supported by the CHEST Foundation and the Alpha-1 Foundation. Negin Hajizadeh, MD, MPH Drew Harris, MD 2017 COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTEES SATURDAY 2016 NETWORKS CHALLENGE TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENTS Rosa Arriaga, PhD Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, Georgia CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP Feinstein Research Institute at Northwell Health – Manhasett, New York CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP Grant Title: Controlling Asthma in NYC Hispanic Communities Through Educational Workshops and the Development of Community Asthma Trainers Adam Silverman, MD Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – Hartford, Connecticut CHEST Foundation Community Service Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP Grant Title: Haitian Pediatric Critical Care Collaborative Training Course These grants are supported in full by the CHEST Foundation. University of Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah Kathleen Ramos, MD, MS University of Washington – Seattle, Washington CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Cystic Fibrosis Grant Title: Utilizing Medical-Legal Partnership to Promote Asthma Health Equity This grant is supported in full by the CHEST Foundation. Grant Title: Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis: Variability in Lung Allocation Score (LAS) and Case-Mix of Lung Disease Diagnoses Across Lung Transplant Centers in the United States This grant is supported by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. University of Virginia – Charlottesville, Virginia CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Asthma Kerri Johannson, MD, MPH Sandeep Sahay, MD, FCCP University of Calgary – Alberta, Canada Houston Methodist Hospital – Houston, Texas CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Fibrosis CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Grant Title: Social and Environmental Determinants of Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis This grant is supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals & Genentech Inc. Grant Title: Alterations of Estrogen Metabolism in the Development of Portopulmonary Hypertension This grant is supported by United Therapeutics Corporation. Stephen Lapinsky, MBBCh, MS Kei Suzuki, MD Mount Sinai Hospital – Toronto, Canada Boston Medical Center – Boston, Massachusetts CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Women’s Lung Health CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Lung Cancer Grant Title: Mechanical Ventilation During Pregnancy This grant is supported in full by the CHEST Foundation. Veronique Adam, RRT Armando Kurili, RRT Miguel Martillo, MD Susan Metcalfe, RRT James Simmons, MD Megan Sisk, MD 2017 NETWORKS CHALLENGE TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENTS Barry Fields, MD Kathy A. Rebeiro, NP Nicole Roeder, MD DIVERSITY TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENTS John Bishara, DO Stacy Ann Brown, MD Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes, MD Patricio De Hoyos, MD Shutri Gadre, MD Sheetal Gandotra, MD Bryan C. Husta, MD, FCCP Aaron Lampkin, MD Daniel LoVerde, MD Yewande Odeyemi, MBBS Anita Rajagopal, MD Djama Samiev, MD Chantal Spencer, MD Miranda Tan, MBBS Grant Title: Prognostic Immune Score for Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma This grant is supported by Genentech Inc. Congratulations to all of our 2017 Grant Winners chestfoundation.org

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