The 2025 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in San Francisco, CA will be held May 18th-21st. SPIROMICS-related events are listed below.
Symposiums
Sunday, May 18 Symposium
From 12pm-1pm PST: "Cardiopulmonary Failure in COPD: Insights from the SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcomes in COPD and Heart Failure Study (SPIROMICS HF)." Presentations are:
- "Background and Aims of the SPIROMICS HF Study." Presenter: R. Graham Barr, MD, DrPH
- "Distinguishing Cor Pulmonale from Impaired Left Ventricle Filling with Machine-Learned CT Emphysema Subtypes." Presenter: Aparna Balasubramanian, MD, MHS
- "Cardiopulmonary Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction in Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis Emphysema." Presenter: Ben H. Freed, MD
- "Insights from 4D Flow MRI into Right Heart Changes in COPD." Presenter: David Dushfunian, BMedBiol
Monday, May 19 Symposium
From 12-1pm PST: "Insights from the SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcomes in COPD Study (SPIROMICS) Family of Studies: Early Data and Future Plans." Presentations are:
- "'One Plus Two Equals Three': Design and Timeline for SPIROMICS III." Presented by Prescott Woodruff, MD, MPH
- "Early Results from SOURCE, a Study of the Origins of COPD." Presented by Meilan K. Han, MD, MS, ATSF
- "Cardiac Changes in Symptomatic Tobacco-Exposed Persons with Preserved Spirometry." Yi Han Hsiao, MD, PhD
- "Insights from Epigenetic Studies in SPIROMICS." Victor Ortega, MD, PhD, ATSF
Mini Symposiums
Monday, May 19 Mini Symposium
From 2:15-4:15pm PST: "Identifying Signatures of Dysfunction in COPD" includes the sessions,
- "Association of a Novel Index of Early-life Growth Conditions with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Phenotype and Prognosis," presented by Benjamin M. Smith, MD, MS
- "Association of Contrast Enhanced Dual Energy CT-derived Pulmonary Arterial Tree-to-Lung Ratio (ArtLR) With COPD," presented by Soheil Hosseini, MS
Tuesday, May 20 Mini Symposiums
From 9:15-11:15am PST: "'Omics Odyssey Across Lung Diseases" includes the session, "Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Regulation of the MUC5B/MUC5AC Locus in Bronchial Airway Epithelium and Association With Early Small Airways Disease in Spiromics," presented by Victor Ortega, MD, PhD, ATSF.
From 2:15-4:15pm PST: "Public Health and Policy Relevant Research: Smoking Cessation, Vaccinations and Cancer Screening" includes the session, "Socio-demographic and Clinical Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Multiethnic US Adults: The C4R Study," presented by Katherine Lawin, MPH.
Wednesday, May 21 Mini Symposiums
From 8:15-10:15am PST: "Lessons from Clinical Studies in COPD" includes the session, "Differences in Airway Epithelial Gene Expression in Resilient vs Non-resilient Smokers," presented by Anita Oh, MD.
From 11am-1pm PST: "Biomarkers and Predictive Tools in COPD" includes the session "Plasma Metabolomics and Long-term Mortality in Current and Former Tobacco Cigarette Users by Lung Function Impairment: A SPIROMICS Analysis," presented by Wassim Walid Labaki, MD, MS.
Poster Sessions
Sunday, May 18 Poster Events
From 9:15-11:15am PST: "Lung Disease Susceptibility: Bridging Genetics, Exposures, and Advancements in Diagnosis" includes:
- "Association Between PM2.5 Exposure and Chest CT Parametric Response Mapping Changes in Individuals With a Smoking History: A Spiromics Air Analysis." Presented by Christopher Bosma, MPH
- "Development of Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for Counting Black Carbon in Sputum Cytology Slides Stained with Hema-3." Presented by Shuguang Leng, MBBS, PhD
From 9:15am-4:15pm PST: A thematic poster session on "Epithelial Dysfunction, Inflammation and Cigarette Smoke: Drivers of COPD and CF Pathogenesis" will include a poster on the topic "Gene Expression Deconvolution of Hair Follicle Cells Demonstrates Lung-Relevant Cell Types. The Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (SPIROMICS)," presented by Kristina Buschur, PhD.
From 2:15-4:15pm PST: A poster discussion session on "Novel Therapies and Molecular Pathways in COPD, AATD, and Airway Regeneration" will include a poster on "MUCQ: A Personalized Quantitative Mucin Index of the Lung for Prognosis, Diagnosis, and Monitoring Muco-obstructive Lung Diseases," presented by Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, MS.
Monday, May 19 Poster Events
From 9:15-11:15am PST: A rapid abstract poster discussion session on "COPD: The Age of Omics" will have these three SPIROMICS-related posters:
- "Single Nucleotide Variants in the Fc Receptor for IgG Are Associated With COPD Severity and Exacerbations in African American Participants From COPDGene and SPIROMICS," presented by David Lafon, MD
- "Leveraging Transcriptomic Data to Investigate the Biology of IL13 and TSLP in COPD," presented by Yingnan Han, Master of Science
- "Unraveling the Role of Cell-free DNA as a Biomarker in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations," presented by Mary Elizabeth Richert, MD
From 9:15-11:15am PST: A poster discussion session on "Clinical Studies in COPD: New Findings" and will include the poster "Breathless Under Pressure: The Association Between Stress Levels and Symptom Burden in COPD Patients From the Spiromics Cohort," presented by Trisha M. Parekh, DO, MSPH.
From 9:15-11:15am PST: A poster discussion session on "Advanced Modalities to Uncover Pathophysiologic Features in COPD" and will include the poster "The Size and Location Features of Mucus Plugs in COPD Differ Depending on the Extent of Emphysema," presented by Omar Farooqui, MD.
From 9:15am-4:15pm PST: A thematic poster session on "Epidemiological Insights into Lung Health and Disease Risk" includes the poster "Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposures, Platelet Activation and Respiratory Morbidity in COPD: The SPIROMICS Air Study," presented by Ashraf Fawzy, MD, MPH.
Tuesday, May 20 Poster Events
From 9:15am-4:15pm PST: A thematic poster session on "What's New in COPD Phenotyping and Management" includes the poster "Food Desert is Associated with All-cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in SPIROMICS," presented by Obiageli Lynda Offor, MD, MPH.
From 9:15am-4:15pm PST: A thematic poster session on "COPD: Structure and Function" includes the poster "Characterizing CT-derived Biomechanical Differences in Bronchovascular Bundles Across CT Density Gradient Texture Tertiles in SPIROMICS," presented by Hira Anees Awan, MB.
Wednesday, May 21 Poster Events
From 8:15-10:15am PST: A poster discussion session on "Public health Relevant Research in COVID, Infectious Disease, Lung Cancer Screening, and Other Areas" includes the poster "Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination Behaviors Among Adults With Versus Without Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases: The C4R Study," presented by Tianyou Wang, MPH.
From 8:15-10:15am PST: A poster discussion session on "Going with the Flow: Abnormalities in Respiratory Mechanics," includes the poster "Harmonized Assessment and Quality Control of Quantitative Measures of Lung Structure on Pre-pandemic Cardiac and Lung Computed Tomography (CT) Scans for Large-scale Investigation of Risk of Long COVID-19: The Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R)," presented by Sneha Naik, MS.
See the full program of events for ATS 2025 here.