PIILC 2023 Committee Members

Alison Morris, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine, Immunology, and Clinical and Translational Research
Division Chief, Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Director, Center for Medicine and the Microbiome
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Chair in Translational Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Melanie Königshoff, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief of Research
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Patrick Strollo, MD

Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Vice Chair for Veterans Affairs, Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Vice President Medical Service Line, VA Pittsburgh Health System

Suzanne Cloonan PhD

Associate Professor in Respiratory Biochemistry,

Trinity College Dublin

The School of Medicine,

Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute and Tallaght University Hopsital

Gerry McElvaney, MD

Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Beaumont Hospital

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Michael P. Keane, MD, FRCPI, FRCP

Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics

Dean of Medicine, Head of School
UCD School of Medicine

University College Dublin

Margaret C. McDonald, PhD, MFA

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and

Global Affairs, Health Sciences

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

School of Public Health

University of Pittsburgh

PIILC 2023 Speakers

Rajeev Venkayya, MD

CEO, Aerium Therapeutics

Lucy Zhang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Francesca Polverino MD, PhD

Lester and Smith Associate Professor of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Anuradha Ray, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Immunology

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

UPMC Endowed Chair in Lung Immunology

Jessica Bon, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

John Evankovich, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Medical Director, UPMC Jameson ICU

Oliver Eickelberg, MD

Professor of Medicine

Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Endowed Chair for Pulmonary Research

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Science

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

John F. McDyer, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Lung Transplantation Translational Research Program

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Edward F McKone MD, MS

Consultant Respiratory Physician,

St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin.

Full Clinical Professor, UCD School of Medicine.

Padraic Fallon PhD,

Professor of Translational Immunology,

School of Medicine,

Trinity College Dublin.

Sharee Basdeo, PhD

Trinity College Dublin.

Danny McAuley FMedSci, MD

Professor and Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine.

Queen's University of Belfast and Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.

Dr. Micheál Mac Aogáin, PhD

St. James's Hospital

Trinity College Dublin

Dr Bairbre McNicholas

Senior Lecturer in Critical Care and Nephrology, University of Galway.

Consultant Intensivist, Galway University Hospital.

Prof. Sam Janes, MD, PhD

University College London.

Prof. Richard Costello, MD

Professor of Respiratory Medicine.

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin.

Prof. Adam Byrne

Professor of Respiratory Immunology.

School of Medicine and Conway Institute, University College Dublin.

Killian Hurley, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine,

Department of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Beaumont Hospital

Professor James D Chalmers

Asthma and Lung UK Chair of Respiratory Research

Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine

University of Dundee

Paul McLoughlin MB BCh PhD,

Professor of Physiology,

UCD School of Medicine and Conway Institute

University College Dublin

Mareike Lehmann

Professor for translational inflammation research, Philipps University Marburg

Group Leader "Lung Inflammaging", Helmholtz Center Munich

Prof Imran Sulaiman, MD PhD

Consultant Respiratory Physician

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland

Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
RCSI Education & Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Dublin 9, Ireland

PIILC 2023 Chairs

Seamas Donnelly MD

Professor of Medicine,

Trinity College Dublin

Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Center for Acute Lung Injury & Inflammation

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Frank Sciurba, MD

Professor of Medicine and Education

Director, Emphysema/COPD Research Center

Director, Pulmonary Function Exercise Physiology Laboratory

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Corrine Kliment, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Mark Snyder, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Prabir Ray, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Immunology

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

UPMC Endowed Chair in Lung Immunology

Yingze Zhang, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics

Director, Translational Research Core Laboratory

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Director, Cardiology Biobank

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Jonathan Alder, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Eleanor Valenzi, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Bryan McVerry, MD

Professor of Medicine

Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health

Associate Professor of Clinical and Translational Science

Associate Chief of Strategy and Development

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Daniel Kass, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Prof. Cormac McCarthy MD, PhD

University College Dublin

Prof. Ignacio Martin-Loeches PhD JFICMI

Professor, Trinity College Dublin, School of Medicine

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine St James's Hospital.

CLOD Dublin Midlands Hospital Group

Dr Marcus Butler

Associate Professor / Consultant Respiratory Physician.

School of Medicine, University College Dublin.

St Vincent's University Hospital.

Catherine Greene, PhD

Associate Professor,

Dept Clinical Microbiology

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Prof Sean Gaine MD PhD FRCPI

Consultant Respiratory Physician.

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.

UCD School of Medicine.

Prof Ger Curley MSc, PhD

Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine & Anaesthesia

Beaumont Hospital

Rama K. Mallampalli, MD

S. Robert Davis Chair of Medicine

Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine

Director, Medical Scientist Training Program

The Ohio State University

Wexner Medical Center

Emmet O’Brien, MD PhD

Consultant Respiratory Physician
Associate Clinical Professor, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.