Description
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) supports a strong portfolio of fundamental research on the determinants of lung development, which is contributing new information on the multiple key genes, molecules and signaling pathways that underlie the developmental process.
The Division of Lung Diseases (DLD) of NHLBI convened a workshop on September 7-8, 2011 to identify key knowledge gaps and priority areas in lung development research and to make recommendations for future research directions. This workshop sought to facilitate communications among diverse research groups, including scientists outside of the lung field, to encourage novel and systematic approaches to solving fundamental questions and to identify opportunities for advancing lung development research.