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Genetic Epidemiology of COPD

Grant support: NIH/NHLBI R01HL089856

PI: Dr. Edwin Kepner Silverman

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Lung Disease in Chinese Textile Workers

Grant Support: NIH/NIOSH R01OH002421

PI: Christiani DC

Subcontract PI: Dr. George R. Washko and…

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Prognostic Markers of Emphysema Progression

Grant support: 5R01HL149877

PI: Dr. Raul San Jose Estepar

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Contributions of pulmonary arterial and venous remodeling to HFpEF in the elderly

Grant support:1R01HL160025

PI: Dr. Raul San Jose Estepar and Dr. Amil Shah

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CT and CXR Phenotyping Platform for Assessing COVID-19 Susceptibility and Severity

Grant support: 5R21LM013670

PI: Dr. Raul San Jose Estepar

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The clinical impact of longitudinal measures of cardiac and pulmonary vascular morphology in smokers

Grant support: NIH/NHLBI 1R01HL116473-01

Multiple PI: Dr. George R Washko, Dr. Raul San Jose Estepar

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The American Lung Association (ALA) Lung Health Cohort

Grant support: NIH/NHLBI 1U01HL146408

Mutli-PI: Drs. Ravi Kalhan, Mercedes R Carnethon, Elizabeth A Sugar and…

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Deep Functional Phenotyping of the ALA Lung Health Cohort

Grant support: NIH/NHLBI 1R01HL161220

Multi-PI: Drs. Charles G IrvingDavid A Kaminsky,  Meredith C McCormack, and  Dr. George R Washko

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Clinical Implications of Bronchiectasis in Smokers

Grant support: 1R01HL133137

PI: Dr. Alejandro Diaz

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Understanding airway mucus dysfunction in population-based studies

Grant support: 1R01HL164824

PI: Dr. Alejandro Diaz

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The Pulmonary Vasculature and Platelets in Emphysema and COPD

Grant support: 5K23HL141651

PI: Dr. Carrie Pistenmaa

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Statistical Standardization of CT for the Analysis of Parenchymal Injury Progression in Smokers

Grant support: 1K25HL143278

PI: Dr. Gonzalo Vegas Sanchez Ferrero

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Robust Detection of Early Small Airway Disease

Grant support: 1R21HL156229

PI: Dr. Gonzalo Vegas Sanchez Ferrero​​​​​​​

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Computed Tomographic Insights Into Pulmonary Hypertension

Grant support: 5K23HL136905

PI: Dr. Farbod Nicholas Rahaghi

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Classification and Prognostication in Pulmonary Thromboembolism Using Computed Tomography Image Analytics

Grant support: 1R01HL164717

PI: Dr. Farbod Nicholas Rahaghi

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Patterns of Cardiopulmonary health across the life course

Grant support: 1R01HL159250

PI: Dr. Sadiya Khan

Subcontract PI: 

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Researching COVID to enhance recovery (“RECOVER”): Adult Chest CT Reading Center

Grant support: 1OT2HL161847

PIs: Drs. Raúl San José Estépar and …

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B cell-adaptive Immune Profile in Emphysema-predominant COPD

Grant support: 1R01HL149744

PI: Dr. Francesca Polverino

Subcontract PI: Dr. Raúl San José Estépar

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Pulmonary Diseases in WTC Workers: Symptoms, Function, and Chest CT Correlates

Grant support: 2U01OH010401​​​​​​​

PI: Dr. Rafael de la Hoz

Subcontract PI: Dr. Raúl San  José Estépar

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Transitions from Impaired Respiratory Health to Lung Disease

Grant support: 3R01HL122477

PI: Dr. Ravi Kalhan

Subcontract PI:

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Pulmonary and Systemic Effects of Deployment Related Particulate Matter Exposures

Grant support: 5I01BX004619

PI: Dr. Eric Garshick 

Subcontract PI: Dr. Raúl San José Estépar

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Rheumatoid Arthritis-associated Parenchymal Lung Disease: Clinical and Molecular Phenotypes

Grant support: 1R01HL155522

PI: Dr. Tracy Doyle

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Clinical significance and genetic determinants of novel imaging measures of emphysema distribution in 9,743 smokers

Grant support: 5K08HL141601

PI: Dr. Adel El Boueiz

Co-Mentor: Dr. Raul San Jose Estepar

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Risk Stratification for COPD Exacerbations with CT Analysis and Multidimensional Trajectory Subtyping

Grant support: 1R01HL164380-01A1  

PI: Dr. James Ross

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