UPMC Children’s Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at the American Thoracic Society 2026 Annual Meeting

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2026 annual meeting will occur May 15 to 20 in Orlando, Florida, and the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine will be well represented.

Below is a complete list of all our faculty and trainee awards, lectures, and research presentations. You can also download a PDF below for reference containing all of the presentation information.

We hope to connect with our colleagues and alumni at this year’s conference and invite you to listen in to our faculty and trainees presentations.

Awards

Kristina Gaietto
Mini-Symposium | Presenter | Mon. 5/18 | 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 p.m.
Session: B17- Best in Pediatrics: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Breath!
Presentation title: “T-helper 1 Transcriptomic Profile Is Associated With Viral Abundance in Nasal Epithelium From Youths With Asthma.”

Speakers

Juan C. Celedón
Session | Co-chair | Sat. 5/16 | 2 to 4 p.m.
Session: Respiratory Society of Americas Session: Interstitial Lung Disease Across the Americas: Adult and Pediatric Perspectives.

Kristina Gaietto
Mini-Symposium | Co-chair | Mon. 5/18 | 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Session: New Horizons in Childhood Asthma Research: A Whole New World.

Tianhao Liu
Mini-Symposium | Presenter | Wed. 5/20 | 8:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Session: D16 - Breakthroughs in Basic and Translational Genetics, Epigenetics, and Multiomics in Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Right Ventricular Failure.
Presentation title: 13499 - Single-cell Resolution Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Dysregulation of Fibroblasts and Arterial Endothelial Cells in Human Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Niloufar Dousti Mousavi
Mini-Symposium | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Session: C15 - Microbial Maestros: Towards Mechanisms of Microbiome Influence in Lung Disease.
Presentation title: Nasal Microbiome and Nasal Epithelial Transcriptomic and DNA Methylation Profiles in Puerto Rican Youth.

Franziska Rosser
Mini-Symposium | Invited speaker | Mon. 5/18 | 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Session: New Horizons in Childhood Asthma Research: A Whole New World.

Franziska Rosser
Session | Invited speaker | Sat. 5/16 | 2:10 to 2:30 p.m.
Respiratory Society of Americas Session: Interstitial Lung Disease Across the Americas: Adult and Pediatric Perspectives.
Presentation title: Pediatric ILD in the United States (ATS).

Franziska Rosser
Mini-Symposium | Co-chair | Tue. 5/19 | 2 to 3:45 p.m.
Session: One Lung, Many Omics: How Environmental Exposures Shape Lung Biology.

Jane Taylor
Mini-Symposium | Co-author | Tue. 5/19 | 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
C95 - Emerging Clinical Research in Pediatric Pulmonology: To Infinity and Beyond.
Presentation title: Post-Infectious Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Characterization of the First Pediatric Multi-Center Cohort in the United States.

Jane Taylor
Mini-Symposium | Invited speaker | Tue. 5/19 | 9:15 to 10:45 a.m.
C3 - Pediatric Clinical Chest Rounds: MICKEY'S Mystery Club.

Molin Yue
Mini-Symposium | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
C95 - Emerging Clinical Research in Pediatric Pulmonology: To Infinity and Beyond.
Presentation title: Transcriptomic Endotypes in Cystic Fibrosis and Response to Triple-modulator Therapy.

Posters and Abstracts

John Alcorn
Poster-Discussion | Presenter | Wed. 5/20 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Session: D105 - Under the Sea: Diving Deep Into Pediatric Respiratory Infections.
Presentation title: 8739 - Predicting Infectious Etiology and Severity in Hospitalized Pediatric Pneumonia Using Blood Cytokine Biomarkers.

Joe Allen
Poster-Discussion | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Session: C25 - Let It Go: Breaking Barriers in Childhood Asthma, Tobacco Exposure, and Environmental Pollutant Research.
Presentation title: 8683 - Dietary Patterns and Asthma Endotypes in Puerto Rican Youth.

Kristina Gaietto
Thematic Poster | Presenter | Sun. 5/17 | 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Session: A60- Childhood Asthma, Allergic Diseases, and Environmental Health: Fantasyland.
Presentation title: Prevalence of Preschool Asthma Among Children with Early Life SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Kristina Gaietto
Thematic Poster | Presenter | Sun. 5/17 | 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Session: A59- Pediatric Upper Airway Diseases, Artificial Airway and Mechanical Ventilation: Expedition Everest.
Presentation title: Impact of Home Ventilator Type and Settings on Delivered FiO2 Values.

Yueh-Ying Han
Thematic Poster | Presenter | Sun. 5/17 | 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Session: A32 - Mapping the Asthma Landscape: A Deep Dive Into Comprehensive Phenotyping and Inhaled Innovations.
Presentation title: 7102 - Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels and Asthma in a Nationwide Study of U.S. Adults.

Yueh-Ying Han
Thematic Poster | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Session: C33 - From Data to Breaths: Stories of Asthma Unfolded.
Presentation title: 7098 - Rhinitis, Asthma, and Nasal Epithelial Transcriptomic Profiles in Puerto Rican Youth.

Geoff Kurland
Poster-Discussion | Presenter | Wed. 5/20 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Session: D104 - The Andromeda Strain: Airway and Cardiac Instability Complicated by Procedural Challenge, Renal Failure, and Transplant Considerations.
Presentation title: Pneumoectomy as a Salvage Therapy for Refractory Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Tianhao Liu
Poster-Discussion | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Session: C26 - At the WATER’S Edge: Endothelial Identity, Plasticity, and Barrier Function in Pulmonary Vascular Disease.
Presentation title: 13835 - Profiling Spatial Interactions Related With Endothelial Cells In Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Using High-resolution Spatial Transcriptomics.

Levent Midyat
Poster-Discussion | Co-author | Sun. 5/17 | 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Session: A106 You’ve got a Friend in Me: Basic, Genetic, and Omics Research to Advance Children's Respiratory Health.
Presentation title: A Single-Nuclear RNA-seq Atlas of Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease: Building a Foundational Resource for Pediatric Rare Lung Disorder.

Levent Midyat
Poster-Discussion | Co-author | Sun. 5/17 | 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Session: A106 You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Basic, Genetic, and Omics Research to Advance Children's Respiratory Health.
Presentation title: Single-nuclear Transcriptomic Atlas of Inflammatory Childhood Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease (child) Reveals Shared Interferon and Jak-stat Signaling Programs.

Kimberly Pereira
Poster-Discussion | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Session: C25 - Let It Go: Breaking Barriers in Childhood Asthma, Tobacco Exposure, and Environmental Pollutant Research.
Presentation title: 7601 - Exposure to Second-Hand Smoking and Asthma Endotypes in Puerto Rican Youth.

Daniela Rodriguez
Thematic Poster | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Session: C60 - Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology: Adventureland.
Presentation title: Endobronchial Mass in a Healthy Teenager: Pediatric Diagnostic and Management Challenges.

Franziska Rosser
Poster-Discussion | Presenter | Wed. 5/20 | 8:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Session: D26 The Unintended consequences: environmental impacts of air pollution, climate change, and modern lung disease treatment.
Presentation title: US Air Quality Index Awareness and Use, and Healthcare Provider Discussion of Outdoor Air Pollution Among Children with Asthma.

Sheng Yang
Thematic Poster | Presenter | Tue. 5/19 | 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Session: C34 - Asthma Unveiled: A Thematic Journey from Omics to Precise Characterization of Phenotype and Therapies.
Presentation title: 15882 - Nasal Epithelial Transcriptomic Profiles Identify Distinct Asthma Endotypes in a Study of Puerto Rican and Dominican Adults.

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