APS members who join the Respiration Section gain access to an active community of researchers passionate about fostering interest and discussion of original research in lung biology and the control of breathing to advance understanding of basic physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms. A major goal is to facilitate the development of young investigators by encouraging attendance and participation at the APS annual meeting. In addition to hosting scientific sessions, the Respiration Section offers an outstanding program of research recognition awards (at all levels) and hosts multiple events including the Control of Breathing Mixer, the Trainee Highlights Breakfast and our Section banquet to maximize opportunity for networking, education and scientific discourse among trainees and established investigators.
"I have been an APS member since I was a graduate student, and I have been a longstanding member of the Respiration Section. The annual meetings have always been important to me, as I have experienced the meeting as a trainee, new investigator and now a senior investigator. It is a great honor to serve as Chair of the Respiration Section, and I look forward to the wonderful opportunities for our section as the APS enters a new era."
Christopher Mark Waters, PhD, FAPS, University of Kentucky
Meet our Steering Committee Members
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Christopher Mark Waters, PhD, FAPS
University of Kentucky
Chair -
Melissa L Bates, PhD
University of Iowa
Past Chair -
Michael H Koval, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Secretary-Treasurer -
Michael F Beers, MD, FAPS
University of Pennsylvania
APS Fellows Committee Rep -
Rory E Morty, PhD
Heidelberg University
Chair, Awards Committee -
Nicole L Nichols, PhD
University of Missouri
Banquet Com Chair -
Warren Joseph Alilain, PhD
University of Kentucky
Committee on Committees Rep -
Angela Roger
Duke University School of Medicine
Member -
Amy L. Ryan
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Co-Chair Program Working Group (LB) -
Ann Revill, PhD
Midwestern University
Program Working Group Co-Rep (COB) and Co-Chair Program Working Group (COB) -
Erica S Levitt, PhD
University of Michigan
Control of Breathing Representative -
Jamie Meegan, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Newsletter Co-Editor -
Larissa Akimi Shimoda, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
AJP-Lung Editor -
Mahendra Damarla, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Co-Chair Program Working Group (LB) and Program Working Group Co-Rep (Lung Biology) -
Russell Ray, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Co-Chair Program Working Group (COB) -
Sarah Kamal
Johns Hopkins University
Trainee Advisory Committee Rep -
Venkataramana K. Sidhaye, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Nominating Committee Co-Chair -
Vigneshwaran Vellingiri, PhD
University of Illinois At Chicago
Newsletter Co-Editor