🙋 Welcome Kevin Knoernschild, PhD Candidate in the Advanced Pulmonary Physiomic Imaging Lab at University of Iowa. Kevin’s research develops quantitative tools that use low-dose CT imaging, radiomics, and machine learning to predict rapid emphysema progression.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute program officers will highlight early-career funding and career development opportunities and share practical guidance on how investigators can engage with NHLBI during the grant submission process.
💻 Navigating NHLBI as an Early-Career Investigator: Funding Opportunities and Engaging with Program Officers
📅 1pm ET, Tuesday, 23 June 2026
⏰ 1 hour
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We invite you to be part of these inspiring sessions as we celebrate innovation, leadership, and the collective progress of our field.
#ATS2026 #MedEd #Pulmonary #CriticalCare #SleepMedicine
Join us to celebrate our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀 and recognize the outstanding achievements shaping the future of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. ATS is proud to honor their contributions at this year’s ATS International Conference.
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✨ Say hello to Dr Marília Machado, Pulmonologist and PhD Candidate at UNESP - Botucatu Medical School. Dr Machado’s research focuses on characterizing distinct metabolic phenotypes associated with clinical heterogeneity in COPD.
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💻 ATS RSF Journal Club for Early Career Scientists: Bridging a Gap Between Basic Research and Clinical Practice
📅 11 am ET, 9th April 2026
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😃 Introducing Dr Daniel Genkin, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto. Dr Genkin’s translational research focuses on developing and validating quantitative imaging biomarkers to characterize abnormal structure-function associated with lung disease.
More here: tinyurl.com/bdfnbjuh
💻 ATS RSF Journal Club for Early Career Scientists: Bridging a Gap Between Basic Research and Clinical Practice
📅 11 am ET, 9th April 2026
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💻 Tissue Microenvironment Biochemical and Biomechanical Changes and Impact in Chronic Lung Diseases
📅 5th March 2026
⏰ 12pm-1pm EST
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Presentation by 2025 Solbert Permutt Trailblazer Award winner, Janette Burgess, BSc, PhD, ATSF, from University Medical Center Groningen.
💻 Getting Involved in ATS: Leadership Pathways for Early Career Scientists
📅 23rd March 2026, 3pm ET
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Join the American Thoracic Society for a fast-paced webinar featuring PhD-prepared scientists who have held leadership roles across ATS.
💻 Tissue Microenvironment Biochemical and Biomechanical Changes and Impact in Chronic Lung Diseases
📅 5th March 2026
⏰ 12pm-1pm EST
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Presentation by 2025 Solbert Permutt Trailblazer Award winner, Janette Burgess, BSc, PhD, ATSF, from University Medical Center Groningen.
🙇♂️Welcome Dr Kaoruko Shimizu, a Lecturer in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Hokkaido University. Dr Shimizu’s research combines intrapulmonary indices and CT-based morphology with biomarkers to understand the pathophysiology of asthma, COPD and pulmonary hypertension
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💻 My First Grant Clinic
🗓 Thursday, April 9th 2026
🕛 12pm EST
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Join our upcoming webinar hosted by the Early Career Professionals Working Group, designed to support early career researchers in navigating the complexities of grant writing and submission process.
💻 Inside the Editorial Office: Peer Review and Editorial Board Training for Early Career Scientists
📅 1 pm ET, 10th February 2026
⏰ 60 minutes
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Join the ATS PBTS Working Group, Larissa Shimoda, PhD, and Andrew Halayko, PhD, for a behind-the-scenes look at how journals work ✍️
✍️ APPLY NOW: Are you a PhD postdoc or early-career PhD faculty who is ready to thrive in academic medicine? Apply now for admission to the PhD Scientist Track, which is part of the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 2/2/2026 📩 #ATS_PhD
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💻 Preclinical Tools for Respiratory Diseases: Investigating Lung Structure and Function in Discovery Pipelines
📅 4pm ET, Monday, 2nd February 2026
This live webinar will feature 2025 Ann Woolcock Memorial Award winner, Chantal Donovan, University of Technology Sydney.
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✍️ APPLY NOW: Are you a PhD postdoc or early-career PhD faculty who is ready to thrive in academic medicine? Apply now for admission to the PhD Scientist Track, which is part of the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 2/2/2026 📩 #ATS_PhD
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👋 Say hello to Gaurav Singh, a PhD Candidate at Toronto Metropolitan University. Gaurav’s research focuses on the development of innovative imaging biomarkers for COPD, specifically through the use of low dose CT images to identify pulmonary vascular remodeling.
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Join us for a Journal Club 📚
💻 Cell-Population Resolved Multiomics Analysis of the Developing Lung
🗓️ Friday, 2026 Jan 30, 3-4pm ET
📢 Mereena George Ushakumary, PhD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington
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Science communication in an era of skepticism — practical strategies from experts in public health, policy & #SciComm research.
Featuring Jonathan Samet, Mary Rice & Santiago Gisler.
📅 Feb 26 | 1:30pm ET 🔗 thoracic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Are you a PhD postdoc or early-career PhD faculty who is ready to thrive in academic medicine? Apply now for admission to the PhD Scientist Track, which is part of the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 2/2/2026 📩 #ATS_PhD
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Are you a PhD postdoc or early-career PhD faculty who is ready to thrive in academic medicine? Apply now for admission to the PhD Scientist Track, which is part of the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 2/2/2026 📩 #ATS_PhD
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📢 Early Career RSF Members, consider applying to the Apprenticeship Program! See what Dr Peter Niedbalski, current program chair elect, has to say about his experience as an apprentice! This is an excellent way to learn about the work of our committees.
⏳ Deadline: February 6, 2026
📢 ATS Assemblies Apprenticeship Programs – Now Open!
The Apprenticeship Programs offer in-person, conference-based activities and virtual opportunities designed to give early career members a behind-the-scenes look at how ATS Assemblies operate.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Are you a PhD postdoc or early-career PhD faculty who is ready to thrive in academic medicine? Apply now for admission to the PhD Scientist Track, which is part of the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 1/12/2026 💥 #ATS_PhD
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Goals:
🙌Support junior faculty and trainees through individualized mentorship.
🤝Increase junior faculty and trainee participation in the RSF Assembly.
The RSF Mentoring Program is hybrid! Participants can connect virtually 🧑💻or at the ATS International Conference 2026, Florida 👥
🚨 The ATS Assemblies Mentoring Programs are now accepting mentors and mentees for the highly popular ATS Mentoring Programs, which pairs early to mid-career professionals with seniors Assembly members.
Apply here 🔗 tinyurl.com/4jw2rpys
Deadline is March 6, 2026.
📣 Vote now for your Assembly Leaders!
Program Committee Chair-Elect:
🗳️ Nicholas Jendzjowsky, PhD, MSc,BSc
🗳️Markus Weckmann, PhD
Nominating Committee Members:
🗳️Ramaswamy Krishnan, PhD
🗳️Jill Johnson, PhD
🗳️Richard Johnston, PhD, ATSF
Voting closes Jan 30, 2026.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Are you a PhD postdoc or early-career PhD faculty who is ready to thrive in academic medicine? Apply now for admission to the PhD Scientist Track, which is part of the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 1/12/2026 💥 #ATS_PhD
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