Associate Prof, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Med, Univ. of Pittsburgh & Director, Electronic Cigarette Research Initiative (ECRI), Univ. of Pittsburgh
Joined February 2010
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2 Oct 2025
Delighted to announce a new R01 award, "Developing Lithium as a Disease Modifying Therapy for Emphysema Using a Precision Medicine Approach."
The objective is to advance lithium from ex vivo and observational human studies to clinical trials for emphysema.
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3 Jun 2025
Latest paper from our lab: we identify FBXO24 as the E3 ligase that regulates FoxP1 protein levels in the lung and heart.
Implications for #COPD, #HeartFailure, and #Atherosclerosis.
Read: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
#bioRxiv #FoxP1 #Ubiquitin #LungBiology #PulmonaryResearch
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A reminder to look through the ATS AII roadmap made by the @atsearlycareer group so that you don't miss out on any of the great content at this years conference!
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19 May 2025
Pulmonary pool sharks spotted at #ATS2025! 🦈
Precision in the lab and at the pool table during the Pitt Party last night.
#PULMTwitter #ThisIsPACCSM #MedTwitter
#ThisIsPACCSM #COPD
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17 May 2025
Sharing a video with the @LungAssociation on our work exploring lithium as a potential therapy for emphysema.
youtu.be/2EheLYR_Cuk?si=N8nk…
@PACCSM @PACCM_fellows @PittDeptofMed @copd_inet @m_konigshoff @atscommunity @UPMCnews
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13 May 2025
Made a new lab website in one afternoon using Google Sites and forwarded our Pitt URL to it! Check it out: chandralab.pitt.edu — DM if you want the template. #ThisIsPACCSM #MedTwitter #PULMTwitter #ScienceTwitter @PACCSM @copd_inet @FrankS1956 @atscommunity @atsearlycareer
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6 May 2025
Honored to share the concept and promise of ‘Genetic Map to Therapeutics in COPD’ at the Lung Division’s Basic & Translational Research Conference here in Pittsburgh.....
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29 Apr 2025
Honored to join the American Lung Association this weekend, speak with patients and families, and kick off the ALA Lung Force Walk with @FrankS1956 and Riyue Bao. Huge turnout — and proud to be an ALA-funded investigator!
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🚀 Reminder: applications for the REAAch Award are open! This prestigious award recognizes Early Stage Investigators and offers the opportunity to co-moderate mini-symposia at the ATS RCMB meeting. Don't miss out—apply by December 2! 🌟
🔗 thoracic.org/members/assembl… #REAAch #ATS2024
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22 Nov 2024
Glad to share our latest data on lithium as a disease modifying therapy for emphysema at the COPDGene meeting in Denver. @m_konigshoff @FrankS1956 @COPDFoundation @copd_inet @GOLD_COPD @COPD_research @PACCSM @PACCSM_fellows
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4 Nov 2024
Delighted to be asked to speak at the COPD international network meeting in Boston today....strong showing by U PITT....@KambezBenam @m_konigshoff @corrine_kliment @PACCSM_fellows @PACCSM @Eickelberg_MD
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22 Sep 2024
No better way to unwind after the Pittsburgh International Lung Conference then going to the Pittsburgh International Speedway and burning some rubber with your mates.....@PACCSM @PACCSM_fellows #pilc2024 #MedTwitter #Pittsburgh @SallyWenzel @FrankS1956 @Eickelberg_MD @m_konigshoff @jessbonfield
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Divay Chandra retweeted
20 Sep 2024
Came home with a little hardware too! So thankful to all the members of my lab, my mentors, and the conference organizers. #PILC2024
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20 Sep 2024
Delighted to see Sydney Walter from my lab get selected to receive an abstract award at the Pittsburgh International Lung Conference #PILC2024 @PACCSM @PACCSM_fellows @KambezBenam
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Divay Chandra retweeted
19 Sep 2024
And we are live! The 2024 Pittsburgh International Lung Conference #PILC2024 is in full swing @PittTweet University Club. Kudos to our entire team and organizers @SallyWenzel @jessbonfield @divayc . Excited about current topics on the #exposome in #lunghealth. Fantastic opening lecture by @GaryWMiller3.
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3 Sep 2024
RT @KambezBenam: Excited to share latest article from @BenamLab @PittDeptofMed @PittBioE @PACCSM @PittVMI @PittHealthSci just published in…
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30 Aug 2024
I am delighted to share that the NHLBI will support the Pittsburgh International Conference with an R13 grant! I developed this grant application with the other conference Chairs, Drs. Sally Wenzel and Jessica Bon, as co-PIs.
Today is the last day for discounted registration!!
@PACCSM @PACCM_fellows #ThisIsPACCSM @nih_nhlbi #MedTwitter
#PULMTwitter @FrankS1956 @m_konigshoff @jessbonfield @morrisa1668
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27 Aug 2024
The PILC registration fee for trainees is only $100 until Friday, Aug 30th. Great networking opportunity with leadership from Harvard, Hopkins, Columbia, U Colorado, and more.
Kari Nadeau
Jonathan Samet
Bruce Levy
Gary Miller
Nadia Hansel
Meredith McCormack
Fernando Holguin
Ilona Jaspers
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Early registration discount ends in one week! #PILC2024 @PittDeptofMed @UPMCPhysicianEd @PittMedMag @PittHealthSci @PittEOH @ChildrensPgh @CarnegieMellon @CU_PSCCM @HopkinsPCCM @BWHPulmCCM @PennMedicine @BreathePA #MedTwitter
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Less than 2 weeks left to take advantage of the early registration discount for #PILC2024! @PACCSM_fellows @divayc @SallyWenzel @jessbonfield @UPMCPhysicianEd @PittMedMag
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