Jonathan Kropski
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“Atlas” of lung development may aid efforts to heal premature lungs
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have constructed a single-cell “atlas” of lung development that tracks multiple cell types over time. Read MoreDec 20, 2021
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Why does COVID-19 seem to spare children? Vanderbilt University Medical Center study offers an answer
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children. Read MoreNov 18, 2020
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New clues to lung-scarring disease may aid treatment
Scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in Phoenix, Arizona, have discovered previously unreported genetic and cellular changes that occur in the lungs of people with pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Read MoreJul 8, 2020
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Research probes why COVID-19 seems to spare young children
Lung disease experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming to spare younger children. Read MoreMay 28, 2020
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VUMC and TGen receive $6.1 million in grants to study deadly lung disease
VUMC has received significant grants to study pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and irreversible disease characterized by shortness of breath and a dry cough. Read MoreMar 28, 2019
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Study tracks therapy to slow idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Investigators in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care have launched a pilot study to see if patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) can tolerate the addition of a commonly used antiviral drug to standard IPF treatments. The research team believes the drug may ultimately help slow progression of the chronic and progressive disease or reverse its course. Read MoreFeb 1, 2018
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Lung disease foundation lauds investigators
Two Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators recently received awards from the ATS Foundation and its partners to support their lung disease-related research efforts. Read MoreJan 16, 2014