Research
Mary Fuller Russell Research Fund 
Gift to honor mother supports vital research
Margaret L. Fuller and her daughter, Mary Fuller Russell, were actively involved as members of our organization’s Board of Directors from the early 1900s -1979. Margaret’s son, Henry Fuller, also supported what was then known as the New Hampshire Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association.
Margaret Fuller believed in our mission and assisted those afflicted with tuberculosis, and Mary continued her mother’s legacy by spending many more years supporting the activities of the Association. Mary Fuller Russell then made a gift in her mother Margaret’s honor. Part of the proceeds of the gift continues to fund the Mary Fuller Russell Research Fund.
Research Funded by the Mary Fuller Russell Research Fund
Updated January 12, 2022
Breathe New Hampshire made a distribution from the Mary Fuller Russell Research Fund totaling $122,622 to support medical research during Fiscal Year 2022.
Improving Public Health Messages to Reduce COVID-19 Spread in Black and Latinx Communities
Tamra Buns Loeb, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2022 - 2024
Learning About Tissue Stiffness in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Claudia Loebel, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, 2022 - 2024
Inhibiting CD24 May Improve Immune-Based Treatment for Lung Adenocarcinoma
Humam Kadara, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2024
Testing Tapeworm Drug Against COVID-19 Virus
Christina Barkauskas, MD, Duke University, 2021 - 2023
Improving Response Rates of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
Alfonso Bellacosa, MD, MHS - Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Learning Protein's Role in Allergic Asthma Could Lead to New Treatments
Amanda Poholek, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2021 - 2023
Geospatial Signals in Pediatric Tuberculosis
Meredith Brooks, PhD - Harvard Medical School, 2020 - 2021
Roles of Hypoxia and Wnt Signaling in Human Progenitor Cell Fate Decision During Lung Injury
Ya-Wen Chen, PhD - University of Southern California, 2020 - 2021
Understanding Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Predicting Drugs at Single-Cell Resolution
Jason Hong, MD - University of California, Los Angeles, 2020 - 2021
Mechanisms of Paradoxical Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Type 1 Interferons in the Lung
Lokesh Sharma, PhD - Yale University, 2020 - 2021
Exploiting Potent Anti-Viral Immunity Against Lung Cancer Through Antigenic Reprogramming
Aaron N. Hata, MD, PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital, 2020 - 2021
Inhibiting Enzyme Required for Cholesterol Synthesis May Suppress Growth of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Junran Zhang, MD, PhD - The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2019 - 2020
Maintaining Airway Epithelial Cell Survival and Host Defense in Severe Pneumonia
Hrishikesh Kulkarni, MD - Washington University in St. Louis, 2018 - 2019
Reducing the Spread of Influenza Virus Through the Air
Seema Lakdawala, PhD - University of Pittsburgh, 2018 - 2019
Understanding Low Rates of Referral for Lung Cancer Screening
Lisa Carter-Harris, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2018 - 2019
Role of Arginase Metabolism in Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Lung Inflammation
Yen-Hua Chen, PhD - Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2018 - 2019
Investigation of Biophysical Properites of Airway Submucosal Gland Mucus in Cystic Fibrosis
Takafumi Kato, PhD - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2018 - 2019
Does Asthma Protect Against Getting Sick With Flu and Pneumonia at the Same Time?
Yoichi Furuya, PhD - Albany Medical College, 2016 – 2017
How Indoor Air Pollution from Chickens Can Affect Lung Health in Rural Africa
Peggy Lai, MD, MPH - Massachusetts General Hospital, 2016 – 2017
Preventing Lung Damage from Oxygen Used to Treat ARDS
Binoy Shivanna, MD, PhD, DM - Baylor College of Medicine, 2016 – 2017
New Streptococcus Pneumonia Vaccine Would Protect Against All Strains
J. Robert Coleman, PhD - State University of New York, 2013 - 2015
Targeting Latent and Multi-Drug Resistant TB
Jessica Seeliger, PhD - State University of New York, 2013 - 2015
Investigating Wood Smoke's Effect on the Lungs
Christopher Migliaccio, PhD - University of Montana, 2013 - 2014
Stopping the TB Germ Before It Causes Trouble
Christoph Grundner, PhD - Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, WA, 2011 - 2013
Learning How Tiny Particles Defend the Lung Against Viruses
Mehmet Keismer, PhD - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, 2011 - 2012
Targeting Tuberculosis Bacteria’s Need for Iron Could Lead to Novel Treatment
Celia Goulding, PhD - University of California, Irvine, 2009 - 2010
Uncovering How TB Bacteria Persist Against Current Drug Treatments
Anil Ojha, PhD - University of Pittsburgh, 2008 – 2010
Hygiene Hypothesis’ Investigated in Allergic Asthma’s Rise
Zhugong Liu, MD, PhD - New Jersey Medical School, 2008 - 2010
Why is Chronic Reject So Common after Lung Transplant?
Peter Chen, MD - University of Washington, 2008 – 2010
Molecule May Provide Insight into Development of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Eric Meltzer, MD - Duke University Medical Center, 2008 - 2009
Studying Protein’s Role in Acute Lung Injury
William Altemeier, MD - University of Washington, 2007 - 2009
Gaining Insight into Immune System's Response to Bacteria during Pneumonia
Samithamby Jeyaseelan, DVM, PhD - National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 2007 - 2009
Seeking Key to Immune System's Response to Deadly Pneumonia Bacteria
Patricia Dubin, MD - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2007 - 2009
Defending the Lung Against Organisms That Cause Pneumonia
David Aronoff, MD - University of Michigan, 2005 - 2007