Pulmonary Research

Publications

The UCLA Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine is dedicated to advancing the field through impactful scholarship. Keep up with the latest publications here.

June 2026

  1. Bosma CB, Xu L, Murray S, Paulin LM, Kaufman JD, Hansel NN, Alexis NE, Barr RG, Bon J, Bose S, Comellas AP, Cooper CB, Couper D, Curtis JL, Galban CJ, Hatt CR, Hermann EA, Hoffman EA, Kazerooni EA, Kizhakke Puliyakote AS, Martinez FJ, Ohar JA, Paine R 3rd, Putcha N, Raju S, Reinhardt JM, Sack C, Labaki WW, Han MK. Association Between Chronic PM2.5 Exposure and CT-Detected Lung Abnormalities in the SPIROMICS Cohort. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 2:aaoag143. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag143. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42226013.
  2. McGann KC, Woodhouse P, Chen H, Kammer MN, Holmes HM, Lopez C, Pass HI, Tsay JJ, Lenburg ME, Dubinett SM, Willey JC, Herman JG, Schabath MB, Khalil TA, Zou Y, Potter MH, Chen SC, Argaw SA, Meyers P, Fischer S, Tran C, Forero YJ, Antic S, Paez R, Lila E, Barón AE, Maldonado F, Deppen SA, Grogan EL. Leveraging Commercially Available Protein Assays as Biomarkers for Lung Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2026 Jun 3:OF1-OF8. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-25-2004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42233870.
  3. Huynh J, Eisenbud L, Gutierrez R, Chuang FL, Dichter D. Late Recognition of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in a 70-Year-Old Man: A Case Report. Cureus. 2026 May 4;18(5):e108227. doi: 10.7759/cureus.108227. PMID: 42245854; PMCID: PMC13231936.
  4. Cornejo MC, Lee SCS, Smith S, Koehler CM. Consequences of defective mitochondrial protein import: From targeting signals to pathology. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2026 Jun 3:184546. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2026.184546. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42242522.
  5. Jendzjowsky N, Kuo CS, Reznikov LR, Chen Z, Li P, Prescott S, Liu Y, Seeholzer L, Tschumperlin DJ, Taylor-Clark TE, Rajagopal J, Haber AL, Noël A, Kotas M, Drake M, Pabelick C, Rosenblatt J, Mouradian G, Su Y, Gomez C, Lin Q, Lu Q, Mongodin EF, Vuga L, Zhou G, Prakash YS, Sun X. Beyond Breathing: Lung as a Sensory Organ A Report from the NHLBI Workshop on Lung Sensing and its Implication in Diseases. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2026 Jun 9:aanag111. doi: 10.1093/ajrcmb/aanag111. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42265991.
  6. Kapnadak SG, Milinic T, Morrell ED, Brandon W, Mayer M, Knapp S, Singer LG, Faro A, Pilewski JM, Goss CH, Mayer-Hamblett N, Hachem R, Ramos KJ; CF Lung Transplant Initiative Investigators. Approach to prevention and management of chronic lung allograft dysfunction in North American lung transplant centers. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Jun 8:S1053-2498(26)01948-0. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.06.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42264281.
  7. Stringer WW. COVID-19 Has Taught Us That Not All COPD Exacerbations are Created Equal. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 8:aaoag153. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag153. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42262219.
  8. Modes ME, Kross EK, Duru OK, Sherman A, Ahluwalia SC, Walling AM, Lazor P, Nuckols TK. The Family Perspectives Project: development and preliminary feasibility of a chaplain-delivered emotional support intervention for families of critically ill patients. J Health Care Chaplain. 2026 Jun 10:1-22. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2026.2684233. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42267860.
  9. Barjaktarevic IZ, Tashkin DP, Cooper CB. Correspondence: A Two-Step Algorithm for Pharmacologic Management of COPD: Bridging Foundational and Personalized Medicine. Respir Med. 2026 Jun 15:108964. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108964. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42297156.
  10. Denton SL, Lin M, Nemeth E, Rikihisa Y. Anaplasma phagocytophilum subversion of host hepcidin-ferroportin iron nutritional immunity. mBio. 2026 Jun 15:e0113426. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01134-26. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42294677.
  11. Kim KS, Verma R, Gomez A, Totten AM, Malcolm K, Kennedy E, Carrion-Rodriguez A, Cheng C, Combe AK, Jungbauer RM, Mitchell M, Lee D, Martin JL, Ryden AM, Smith C, Sarmiento KF, Boudreau E, Zeidler MR. Lessons learned from a qualitative evaluation of Veterans' experience with the VA tele-PAP program during the COVID pandemic. Front Health Serv. 2026 Jun 2;6:1760059. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2026.1760059. PMID: 42312131; PMCID: PMC13269075.
  12. Nguyen ST, Watson RL, Gao F, Campos M, Jung S, Seabrook LJ, Kim MC, Hanse EA, Yang Y, Kong M, Zuckerman JE, Pereira RC, Salusky IB, Catz SD, Jang C, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Albrecht LV. Lysosome-derived methylated arginine is a signalling metabolite controlling the lipidome. Nat Cell Biol. 2026 Jun 19. doi: 10.1038/s41556-026-01970-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42321517.
  13. Benjamin LN, Núñez ER, Chen L, Motwani Y, Yuan A, Vangala S, Slatore CG, Wiener RS, Elashoff DA, Yano EM, Washington DL, Mangione CM. Centralization of Lung Cancer Screening and Adherence to First Follow-up Assessment: The Veterans Health Administration Experience. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 20:aaoag171. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag171. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42323868.
  14. Safarzadeh MA, Baker JR, Raj SR, Alim U, Day TA, Jendzjowsky NG, Wilson RJA. Layer-specific choroidal vascular adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia revealed by functional OCT at 3,800 m. Function (Oxf). 2026 Aug 1;7(4):e0022026. doi: 10.1152/function.002.2026. Epub 2026 Jun 3. PMID: 42233517; PMCID: PMC13290071.
  15. Burchert HH, Stringer WW, Dash RK. Single-O2ligation of hemoglobin links aerobic and anaerobic metabolism. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026 Jun 24. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00454.2026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42339846.
  16. Harui A, Roth MD. Translating a Preclinical Hydrogel Platform into a Human Therapeutic for Delivering Targeted Low-Dose Anti-CTLA-4. Gels. 2026 Jun 2;12(6):489. doi: 10.3390/gels12060489. PMID: 42354387.
  17. Abascal J, Dumitras C, Tran LM, Crosson W, Kahangi B, Oh M, Rennels A, Lim RJ, Jiang H, Reyimjan D, Coleman NJ, Perez-Reyes E, Chin S, Krysan K, Dubinett SM, Liu B, Salehi-Rad R. FLT3L-secreting cDC1 in situ vaccination enhances antitumor immunity and synergizes with PD-1 blockade in murine non-small cell lung cancer. J Immunother Cancer. 2026 Jun 25;14(6):e014914. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2026-014914. PMID: 42350046.
  18. Lee M, Yokomizo M, Salehi-Rad R, Billatos E, Xiao X, Liu G, Ahuja P, Prosper A, Dubinett S, Hsu W, Beane J, Aberle D, Lenburg ME. Characterization of the cancer-associated field of injury in the nasal epithelium in never-smokers. Lung Cancer. 2026 Jun 23;218:109506. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2026.109506. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42349086.
  19. Kostin A, Saevskiy A, Alam MA, Jiang Y, Suntsova N, Alam MN. A Hierarchical and Multiscale Framework for Characterizing Mouse Sleep-Wake Dynamics from 14-Day Continuous EEG: Validation of Age- and Sex-Dependent Remodeling. Cells. 2026 Jun 13;15(12):1075. doi: 10.3390/cells15121075. PMID: 42346102; PMCID: PMC13296934.
  20. Gandhi SA, Liu GY, Fazio JC, Amubieya O, Barnes H, Cavalin C, Cohen RA, Fireman E, Garcia SR, Harrison RJ, Houlroyd JL, Hua JT, Jones CM, Mao L, Ramkissoon C, Schenker M, Feary J, Harvey RR, Menéndez-Navarro A, Nemery B, Redlich CA, Reynolds CJ, Hoy RF, Cummings KJ; American Thoracic Society Assembly on Environmental, Occupational and Population Health. Silicosis in the Artificial Stone Countertop Industry: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 26:aaoag176. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag176. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42363709.
  21. Goel NN, Ferreyro BL, Pitre T, Lewis K, Homer-Bouthiette C, Angriman F, Kawano Dourado L, Drake M, Eaton TL, Esbrook CL, Frat JP, Grieco DL, LeTourneau W, Mosier J, Patel BK, Qadir N, Riviello E, Roca O, Twagirumugabe T, Vranas KC, Munshi L, Rochwerg B; American Thoracic Society Assembly on Critical Care. Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jun 29:aamag302. doi: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag302. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42371750.
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