We are a multidisciplinary team developing biologically inspired technologies and discovering novel therapies for human lung diseases

University of Pittsburgh
Joined September 2019
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Wondering how you can support our @PACCSM medical and scientific community? Join our Pitt Day of Giving! #PittDayofGiving #ThisIsPACCSM 🫶Learn more: pittdayofgiving.com/campaign… 📲Share with your network 💙💛Support Pitt on Feb. 25 @Pitt_Alumni
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Just attended an incredible day at #COPDiNET2024 Symposium! Great insights into genetic susceptibility, innovative treatments, and latest research driving progress in #COPD care. Excited to see how these advancements will shape future for patients. #LungHealth #PulmonaryResearch
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I’m excited to be presenting at @nih_nhlbi virtual workshop "Advancing COPD National Action Plan: Progress and Priorities" on Nov 15, 2024! Looking forward to discussing latest advancements in #COPD research and patient care. Join us and register here! nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2024/ad…
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Excited to share that I’m now serving as an Associate Editor for @JCI_Insight! Looking forward to contributing to the journal and working with the incredible community of researchers pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery. #JCIInsight #AcademicLeadership #Science
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We emphasize the need for #multidisciplinary #bioengineering approaches to accelerate reliable, human-relevant data for regulatory efforts. #Toxicology #Innovation #PublicHealth #RegulatoryScience 3/3 See the full article here: nature.com/articles/s44172-0…
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Excited to share latest article from @BenamLab @PittDeptofMed @PittBioE @PACCSM @PittVMI @PittHealthSci just published in #Communications #Engineering @CommsEng! 🎉 I discuss the challenges and innovations in evaluating the #lung #health #impact of #ENDS like #ecigarettes. 🧵1/3
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Our review on e-cigarettes is out in the European Respiratory Journal. It provides a complete overview of the impact of e-cigarettes on the lungs and the clinical/public health implications for those new to e-cig research #ThisIsPACCSM #MedTwitter #PULMTwitter @UPMCnews #COPD @PACCSM @PACCM_fellows @PittDeptofMed @copd_inet @atscommunity @Longfonds
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Check out this review by our lab on latest advances in preclinical human-relevant modeling of pulmonary vasculature on-chip! Congrats to #Quoc #Vo! @BenamLab @PACCSM @PACCM_fellows @PittHealthSci @PittDeptofMed @PittVMI @PittBioE nam12.safelinks.protection.o…
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Thank you @copd_inet @AlionderCPC for organizing such an amazing symposium! It was a privilege to attend and present our work on advancing preclinical efforts in COPD!
The evplution of pre-clinical models for #COPD research by @KambezBenam #COPDINET2023
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Check out coverage of some of the work in my research team @BenamLab @PittDeptofMed @PACCM @PACCM_fellows @PittHealthSci @PittBioE by #Pitt #Med #Magazne! #ThisIsPACCM. pittmed.pitt.edu/news/vaping…
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Congratulations to Dr. Kambez Benam, who recently received tenure as an Associate Professor of Medicine in @PACCM and @PittVMI! 🎉🎉🎉
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Lung Microengineering Lab retweeted
Interested in application of Organs-on-Chips for modeling lung pathophysiology? Want to know latest development and future directions? register for "Meet the Experts. MTE43. ORGANS-ON-CHIPS FOR THE LUNGS: PAST, CURRENT AND FUTURE" at ATS2023 in DC! abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/1…
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