Research
Mary Fuller Russell Research Fund 
Gift to honor mother supports vital research
Margaret L. Fuller and her daughter, Mary Fuller Russell, were actively involved as members of our organization’s Board of Directors from the early 1900s -1979. Margaret’s son, Henry Fuller, also supported what was then known as the New Hampshire Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association.
Margaret Fuller believed in our mission and assisted those afflicted with tuberculosis, and Mary continued her mother’s legacy by spending many more years supporting the activities of the Association. Mary Fuller Russell then made a gift in her mother Margaret’s honor. Part of the proceeds of the gift continues to fund the Mary Fuller Russell Research Fund.
Research Funded by the Mary Fuller Russell Research Fund
Reducing Lung Inflammation Caused by Particulate Matter by Boosting Tet1 Protein Activity
Hong Ji, PhD, University of California Davis, 2024 - 2026
Learning How Lung Cancer Develops in People with COPD
Catherine Rufatto Sears, MD, Indiana University, 2024 - 2026
Abnormal Immune Regulations in Post-Viral Pulmonary Fibrosis
Nicolas Goplen, PhD, Mayo Clinic, 2024 - 2026
Residential Radon, Socioeconomic Opportunity, and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Jonathan M. Gaffin, MD, Boston Children's Hospital, 2023 - 2025
Targeting a Novel Mechanism of Immuno-evasion in Lung Cancer
Shiladitya Sengupta, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2023 - 2025
Immunological Imprinting and Cross-reactive Immune Responses in COVID19
Teresa Allende-Aydillo Gomez, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2023 - 2025
Improving Public Health Messages to Reduce COVID-19 Spread in Black and Latinx Communities
Tamra Buns Loeb, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2022 - 2024
Learning About Tissue Stiffness in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Claudia Loebel, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, 2022 - 2024
Inhibiting CD24 May Improve Immune-Based Treatment for Lung Adenocarcinoma
Humam Kadara, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2024
Testing Tapeworm Drug Against COVID-19 Virus
Christina Barkauskas, MD, Duke University, 2021 - 2023
Improving Response Rates of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
Alfonso Bellacosa, MD, MHS - Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Learning Protein's Role in Allergic Asthma Could Lead to New Treatments
Amanda Poholek, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2021 - 2023
Geospatial Signals in Pediatric Tuberculosis
Meredith Brooks, PhD - Harvard Medical School, 2020 - 2021
Roles of Hypoxia and Wnt Signaling in Human Progenitor Cell Fate Decision During Lung Injury
Ya-Wen Chen, PhD - University of Southern California, 2020 - 2021
Understanding Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Predicting Drugs at Single-Cell Resolution
Jason Hong, MD - University of California, Los Angeles, 2020 - 2021
Mechanisms of Paradoxical Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Type 1 Interferons in the Lung
Lokesh Sharma, PhD - Yale University, 2020 - 2021
Exploiting Potent Anti-Viral Immunity Against Lung Cancer Through Antigenic Reprogramming
Aaron N. Hata, MD, PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital, 2020 - 2021
Inhibiting Enzyme Required for Cholesterol Synthesis May Suppress Growth of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Junran Zhang, MD, PhD - The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Maintaining Airway Epithelial Cell Survival and Host Defense in Severe Pneumonia
Hrishikesh Kulkarni, MD - Washington University in St. Louis, 2018 - 2019
Reducing the Spread of Influenza Virus Through the Air
Seema Lakdawala, PhD - University of Pittsburgh, 2018 - 2019
Understanding Low Rates of Referral for Lung Cancer Screening
Lisa Carter-Harris, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2018 - 2019
Role of Arginase Metabolism in Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Lung Inflammation
Yen-Hua Chen, PhD - Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2018 - 2019
Investigation of Biophysical Properites of Airway Submucosal Gland Mucus in Cystic Fibrosis
Takafumi Kato, PhD - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2018 - 2019
Does Asthma Protect Against Getting Sick With Flu and Pneumonia at the Same Time?
Yoichi Furuya, PhD - Albany Medical College, 2016 – 2017
How Indoor Air Pollution from Chickens Can Affect Lung Health in Rural Africa
Peggy Lai, MD, MPH - Massachusetts General Hospital, 2016 – 2017
Preventing Lung Damage from Oxygen Used to Treat ARDS
Binoy Shivanna, MD, PhD, DM - Baylor College of Medicine, 2016 – 2017
New Streptococcus Pneumonia Vaccine Would Protect Against All Strains
J. Robert Coleman, PhD - State University of New York, 2013 - 2015
Targeting Latent and Multi-Drug Resistant TB
Jessica Seeliger, PhD - State University of New York, 2013 - 2015
Investigating Wood Smoke's Effect on the Lungs
Christopher Migliaccio, PhD - University of Montana, 2013 - 2014