Description
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is participating in the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Annual International Conference (ATS 2018). NHLBI-supported research will be presented at more than 20 sessions. See the schedule as follows for a snapshot of the NHLBI’s sessions at ATS 2018.
(NOTE: Times subject to change. Please consult the official ATS 2018 Schedule.)
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Session K1: NHLBI and the Evolution of Pulmonary Research
Time & Location: 8:15 a.m., Room 6B (Upper Level)
Presenter: James Kiley, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session A7: Leveraging Molecular Mechanisms of Granuloma Formation in Sarcoidosis to Improve Care
Time & Location: 9:15 a.m., Ballroom 20 B-C (Upper Level)
Presenter: Naftali Kaminski, M.D., Yale School of Medicine
Session A19: Sleep Disordered Breathing, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality
Time & Location: 9:15 a.m., Room 3 (Upper Level)
Presenter: Michael Twery, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session L6: Research Breakthroughs From NHLBI’s Centers for Advanced Diagnostic and Experimental Therapeutics Program
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 32 A-B (Upper Level)
Chair: James Kiley, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session L7: Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Clinical Trials Network
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 30 A-B (Upper Level)
Chair: Lora Reineck, M.D., M.S., NHLBI
Session L8: New Results From Phenotyping in the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD (SPIROMICS) Study
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 33 A-C (Upper Level)
Chair: Lisa Postow, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session L9: Initial Findings From the NHLBI PVDOMICS Program: Deep Phenotyping of Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 29 A-D (Upper Level)
Chair: Lei Xiao, M.D., Ph.D., NHLBI
Monday, May 21, 2018
Session L15: Research Funding Opportunities
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 15 A-B (Mezzanine Level)
Chair: Lora Reineck, M.D., M.S., NHLBI
Session L16: The National Sleep Research Resource: Visualizing and Sharing Data and Tools
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 30 A-B (Upper Level)
Chair: Michael Twery, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session L17: Collaborative Projects to Accelerate Research in Organ Fibrosis
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room A-C (Upper Level)
Chair: Matt Craig, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session L18: Household Air Pollution and Health: A Multi-Country LPG Intervention Trial
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 32 A-B (Upper Level)
Chair: Antonello Punturieri, M.D., NHLBI
Session L19: Investigators Creating Asthma Empowerment Collaborations to Reduce Childhood Asthma
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 29 A-D (Upper Level)
Chair: Michelle Freemer, M.D., NHLBI
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Special Meet and Greet Session with NIH Officials
Time & Location: 11:15 a.m., Science and Innovation Center, Sails Pavilion (Upper Level) Presenter: Matt Craig, Ph.D., & Neil Aggarwal, M.D., NHLBI
Session C82: Shifting Focus: How to Study Lung Health Instead of Disease
Time & Location: 2:15 p.m., Ballroom 20 B-C (Upper Level)
Presenter: James Kiley, Ph.D., NHLBI
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Session L26: ASTHMANET: Current Clinical Trial Results
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 33 A-C
Chair: Michelle Freemer, M.D., NHLBI
Session L27: Lessons Learned From NHLBI Sponsored Inhaled Program: HIV and Aging
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 30 A-B
Chair: Elisabet Caler, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session L28: Longitudinal Stability of Severe Asthma Phenotypes and Endotypes From the NHLBI Severe Asthma Research Program
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 29 A-D (Upper Level)
Chair: James Kiley, Ph.D., NHLBI
Session L29: New Results From the COPDGene Study
Time & Location: 12:15 p.m., Room 32 A-B (Upper Level)
Chair: Lisa Postow, Ph.D., NHLBI