American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic: index

Research

Research Centers

Asthma Clinical Research Center
Multiple asthma-specific research centers located across the country

The American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic has funded millions in research projects within the region. One of our many research projects includes our Asthma Clinical Research Center (ACRC), conducts research on large groups of patients with the goal of improving the treatment of asthma, and eventually finding a cure to the disease. Other research projects include:

Unraveling the mechanisms of airway inflammation
Surfactant protein produced in the lungs provide natural protection from asthma
Why do airway cells grow abnormally in people with severe asthma?
Understanding how receptors are regulated could open the door to new asthma treatments
How are surfactant proteins in the body involved in asthma?
Preventing high blood pressure in newborn infants’ lungs
Why does a `good` protein become a bad actor?
What happens when breathing repeatedly stops while you sleep?
How does the immune system keep tuberculosis infection from becoming active?