Pitt Pediatrics congratulates assistant professor Amanda C. Poholek, PhD, of the Division of Rheumatology on her receipt of an innovation award from the American Lung Association titled Identifying lung-specific mediators that promote allergen-driven type 2 inflammation via an IL-10-Blimp-1 axis.
This award will support research conducted by postdoctoral fellow Kun He and graduate student Brinley Ford.
The Association's Innovation Award provides $75,000 per year, for up to two years, to investigators who have potential to advance the field of lung disease science.