Welcome
The Pulmonary Fibrosis and Sarcoidosis research group conducts clinical research and “bedside-to-bench" research connecting our findings in the clinic and the research labs. Our group consists of scientists and physician-scientists with diverse and complementary expertise coming together to address unanswered questions in pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis.
Ongoing Projects
Personal Response Profiles using patients’ nasal epithelial cells
Our group utilizes nasal epithelial cells collected from patients with pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis to better understand the underlying mechanisms of disease and investigate unique individualized prognostic and diagnostic responses that will assist physicians in the future in the management of their patients.
Air Quality and its impact on pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis
Our group is investigating the impact of air quality on disease course and severity of pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis.
Role of complement in pulmonary fibrosis
Our group is interested in investigating the role of complement, which is a group of molecules important for defense against infection, in the development of pulmonary fibrosis.
Ongoing Projects
Cognitive Dysfunction in Sarcoidosis
Our collaborative group is interested in better understanding the spectrum of cognitive dysfunction in sarcoidosis and the underlying neurobiology leading to cognitive dysfunction in people with sarcoidosis and examine interventions to improve their quality of life.
Biomarkers for cardiac sarcoidosis
In collaboration with a team of national investigators, we are exploring novel blood biomarkers that are unique to patients with heart involvement with sarcoidosis.
Pharmaceutical drug trials
We participate in multi-center randomized drug trials run by pharmaceutical companies investigating new drugs to treat pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis. These drug trials offer our patients access to new investigational treatments to manage pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis.
Get Involved
Our projects use patient samples and data in our projects. There are several ways you can get involved or help
Become a research participant
You can sign up to be a research subject or to be considered as a future research subject in one of our studies. You can complete this form to express your interest in our studies
Sign up for a drug trial
You can browse our ongoing drug trials on our clinical trials webpage by using the search terms “pulmonary fibrosis” or “sarcoidosis”
Support our research efforts
You can support our research by donating to our research fund.
Please include, “For the purpose of ILD/Sarcoidosis research conducted by the group” in the gift instructions.