Post-COVID Return to Respiratory Health

Proper lung function is paramount to human health, a fact underscored by the COVID pandemic. Aside from respiratory viral infection, there are many other causes for lung diseases, including genetic predisposition, pollutant, allergen, bacterial infection and prematurity. It is well established that the adult lung re-activates developmental programs to repair the lung in response to injury. However, in pathological conditions, dysplastic remodeling sets the foundation for chronic lung diseases. Research is being conducted to comprehensively define the molecular progression of lung development on multiple scales, to draw parallels between lung development and regeneration, and to uncover distinctions between normal repair and dysplastic remodeling. It is exciting time in the study of lung biology. The latest discoveries in the field of Lung Development, Injury and Repair will be presented, debated, and translated into more effective clinical practice at the 2023 Gordon Research Conference.