Thank You for Participating in the ATS 2016 Assembly Challenge!

The ATS Foundation would like to thank all ATS assemblies for their outreach efforts and generosity during the 2016 Assembly Challenge. This was the closest Assembly Challenge yet! The results are in: the Assembly on Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology raised the most dollars with $94,718; Nursing had the highest member participation with 20.49 percent; Allergy Immunology & Inflammation had the highest number of first-time givers in December with seven new donors. The assemblies will receive special recognition at ATS 2017 Washington, DC.

Many members made gifts supporting the Research Program and other core programs in the final days of 2016. There was tremendous energy around the challenge this year, with assembly chairs crafting special messages geared specifically to their assemblies. Most assembly chairs sent two or more personal emails to their members during the challenge. Thank you for your enthusiastic support! And thank you for all that you do for the ATS, the Foundation, and respiratory health worldwide. Read more about highlights from the challenge.

Assembly Journal Clubs

Tune in to these Journal Clubs and webinars, presented by the following ATS Assemblies:

• Jan. 26 – Assembly on Allergy, Immunology, Inflammation and Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology: “Regulatory T cell Specificity Directs Tolerance versus Allergy Against Aeroantigens in Humans.” Discussants: Petra Bacher, PhD; Alexander Scheffold, PhD; Andrew D. Luster, MD, PhD; James J. Moon, PhD; and Rod Rahimi, MD, PhD. Reserve your seat today.
• Jan. 27 – Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology: “Effect on intermittent hypoxia on plasma exosomal micro RNA signature and endothelial function in healthy adults.” Discussants: Vaishnavi Kundel, MD; Abdelnaby Khalyfa, PhD; David Gozal, MD, MBA; Sanja Jelic, MD; and Vahid Mohsenin, MD. Reserve your seat today.
• Feb. 3 – Assembly on Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology: “Hyaluronan and TLR4 promote surfactant-protein-C-positive alveolar progenitor cell renewal and prevent severe pulmonary fibrosis in mice.” Discussants: Carol Liang, MD, MBA; Paul Noble, MD; Dianhua Jiang, MD, PhD; and Rashmin Savani, MD. Reserve your seat today.

Catch the latest ATS Podcast recording, Work/Life Balance in Academia: Digital Boundaries as They Relate to Mindfulness, or subscribe directly on iTunes.

Have You Listened to the Latest ATS Journals Podcasts?

ATS Journals host three podcasts, one for each of its publications. Be sure to check them out:

• The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine podcast, Out of the Blue, is hosted by Nitin Seam, MD, and Trish Kritek, MD.
• The American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Cell Biology Red Journal Podcast is hosted by members of the AJRCMB editorial team.
• The Annals of the American Thoracic Society podcast, Doctor to Doctor, is hosted by Alan Fein, MD.

AJRCCM: PH Series and Indoor Air Pollution

• A series of Pulmonary Perspectives on the topic of pulmonary hypertension will be featured in the AJRCCM. The first in the series is now available: “Translational Advances in the Field of Pulmonary Hypertension. Translating MicroRNA Biology in Pulmonary Hypertension. It Will Take More Than ‘miR’ Words.“
• New research published online, ahead of print in the AJRCCM, looks at household air pollution in the developing world. View the article and related press release: “Randomized Controlled Ethanol Cookstove Intervention and Blood Pressure in Pregnant Nigerian Women.”