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Lung Microengineering Lab @BenamLab

We are a multidisciplinary team developing biologically inspired technologies and discovering novel therapies for human lung diseases

Joined September 2019
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Pitt PACCSM Fellows@PACCSM_fellows
17 Feb 2025
Wondering how you can support our @PACCSM medical and scientific community? Join our Pitt Day of Giving! #PittDayofGiving #ThisIsPACCSM šŸ«¶Learn more: pittdayofgiving.com/campaignā€¦ šŸ“²Share with your network šŸ’™šŸ’›Support Pitt on Feb. 25 @Pitt_Alumni
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RT @KambezBenam: Just attended an incredible day at #COPDiNET2024 Symposium! Great insights into genetic susceptibility, innovative treatmeā€¦
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RT @KambezBenam: Iā€™m excited to be presenting at @nih_nhlbi virtual workshop "Advancing COPD National Action Plan: Progress and Priorities"ā€¦
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RT @KambezBenam: Excited to share that Iā€™m now serving as an Associate Editor for @JCI_Insight! Looking forward to contributing to the joā€¦
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RT @KambezBenam: We emphasize the need for #multidisciplinary #bioengineering approaches to accelerate reliable, human-relevant data for reā€¦
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RT @KambezBenam: Excited to share latest article from @BenamLab @PittDeptofMed @PittBioE @PACCSM @PittVMI @PittHealthSci just published inā€¦
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Divay Chandra@divayc
1 Jul 2024
Our review on e-cigarettes is out in the European Respiratory Journal. It provides a complete overview of the impact of e-cigarettes on the lungs and the clinical/public health implications for those new to e-cig research #ThisIsPACCSM #MedTwitter #PULMTwitter @UPMCnews #COPD @PACCSM @PACCM_fellows @PittDeptofMed @copd_inet @atscommunity @Longfonds
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RT @KambezBenam: Check out our work on Extracellular Matrix-embedded, Micorvasculature-on-a-Chip (#ECM #MV-#Chip) featured as Inside #Frontā€¦

Onā€Chip Reconstitution of Uniformly Shearā€Sensing 3D Matrixā€Embedded Multicellular Blood Microves...

Organs-on-Chips In article number 2304630, Kambez H. Benam and co-workers present the design, optimization, and validation of a robust and highly reproducible methodology for constructing centimete...

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Lung Microengineering Lab retweeted
Kambez H Benam DPhil@KambezBenam
2 Feb 2024
Check out this review by our lab on latest advances in preclinical human-relevant modeling of pulmonary vasculature on-chip! Congrats to #Quoc #Vo! @BenamLab @PACCSM @PACCM_fellows @PittHealthSci @PittDeptofMed @PittVMI @PittBioE nam12.safelinks.protection.oā€¦
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RT @KambezBenam: Our work on #vaping and #HUMITIPAA has just been featured on #UPMC #Physician #Journal! Thankful to all members of @Benamā€¦

Vaping Robot | UPMC Physician Resources

Vaping Robot

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RT @KambezBenam: Humbled and excited to see our research highlighted in 2023 edition of #Pitt #Annual #Research #Report! @BenamLab @PACCSMā€¦

Annual Report 2025

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RT @KambezBenam: Thank you @copd_inet @AlionderCPC for organizing such an amazing symposium! It was a privilege to attend and present our wā€¦
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RT @KambezBenam: 1/9 Excited to share another article by our lab published in #Advanced #Functional #Materials! @BenamLab @PACCM @PACCM_felā€¦

Onā€Chip Reconstitution of Uniformly Shearā€Sensing 3D Matrixā€Embedded Multicellular Blood Microvessel

This study presents design, development, and validation of a reliable and highly reproducible process for constructing user-controlled long rounded extracellular matrix (ECM) embedded vascular...

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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RT @KambezBenam: Scientists discover mechanisms that could explain high risk of complications from lung infections in Down syndrome https:/ā€¦

Scientists discover mechanisms that could explain high risk of complications from lung infections...

Individuals with Down syndrome, the genetic condition caused by triplication of human chromosome 21, also known as trisomy 21, display a very high risk of hospitalization and mortality after develo...

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RT @KambezBenam: 1/9 Thrilled to see our latest work at @BenamLab @PACCM @PittDeptofMed @PittVMI @PittBioE @PittHealthSci @CrnicInstitute pā€¦

Down syndrome is associated with altered frequency and functioning of tracheal multiciliated cells,...

Disease; Biological sciences; Cell biology

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RT @KambezBenam: New Pitt study suggests menthol added to vapes worsens lung damage post-gazette.com/news/healthā€¦ via @PittsburghPG

New Pitt study suggests menthol added to vapes worsens lung damage

Jennifer Folkenroth of the American Lung Association called the results ā€œnot surprising and incredibly concerning.ā€

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RT @KambezBenam: Check out coverage of some of the work in my research team @BenamLab @PittDeptofMed @PACCM @PACCM_fellows @PittHealthSciā€¦
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RT @KambezBenam: 1/5 Thrilled to share a new paper from my team @BenamLab @PittTweet @PittDeptofMed @PittVMI @PittHealthSci @PittBioE publiā€¦

Electronic cigarette menthol flavoring is associated with increased inhaled micro and sub-micron...

Respiratory Research - Flavored electronic cigarettes (ECs) present a serious health challenge globally. Currently, it is unknown whether the addition of highly popular menthol flavoring to...

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PittDeptofMed
@PittDeptofMed
5 Apr 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Kambez Benam, who recently received tenure as an Associate Professor of Medicine in @PACCM and @PittVMI! šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰
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Kambez H Benam DPhil@KambezBenam
15 Mar 2023
Interested in application of Organs-on-Chips for modeling lung pathophysiology? Want to know latest development and future directions? register for "Meet the Experts. MTE43. ORGANS-ON-CHIPS FOR THE LUNGS: PAST, CURRENT AND FUTURE" at ATS2023 in DC! abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/1ā€¦
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