The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the grant and award recipients for the 2020 grant cycle. The support of our members, donors, and partners make these awards possible—thank you!
Partner Grants
The ATS Research Program partners with other nonprofit organizations and pharmaceutical companies to maximize the number of grants we can support. The ATS reviews all grants and assumes all costs associated with administrating the grants.
Sivasubramanium Bhavani, MD, MS
Emory University
ATS/GSK Research Grants in COVID-19 - $50,000
Identification of Novel COVID-19 Subphenotypes Using Temperature Trajectories
Syed Saif Hasan PhD, MSc
University of Maryland Baltimore
ATS/GSK Research Grants in COVID-19 - $50,000
Molecular Lipidomics of a Therapeutic Target in Coronavirus Assembly
Peter Jackson, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
ATS/CHEST Foundation Research Grant in COVID-19 and Diversity - $25,000
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Care in Uganda
Thomas S. Valley, MD
University of Michigan
ATS/CHEST Foundation Research Grant in Diversity - $80,000
Understanding Differences in Delivery of Care Processes for Respiratory Failure by Race/Ethnicity
ATS Nursing Research Award - $45,000
The ATS Nursing Award is the first research award specifically for nurses. It provides support for licensed, register nurses who have completed a PhD and have research interests in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This award was made possible through a generous donation from Leslie A. Hoffman, PhD.
Deena K. Costa, PhD, RN
2020 ATS Nursing Research Award
University of Michigan
Examining optimal ICU team composition in adult critical care units: A mixed methods study
Rebeca L. Figueira, PhD, RN
2019 ATS Nursing Research Award
The Hospital for Sick Children
A new therapy for pulmonary hypertension in babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
You can learn more about applying to the program here.
