Image Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Research Internal Medicine Research Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine The College of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine faculty participate in grant-funded research in the following areas: Heart and Lungs Lung cancer screening The evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules Lung cancer vaccine for the treatment and prevention of recurrent lung cancer in those already diagnosed with low to mid-stage lung cancer Antibody profiling and biomarkers for the detection of lung cancer Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) epidemiology COPD treatment clinical trials The role of TRPV1 receptor in bronchospasm in response to warm air stimulation and role of sex hormones and immunoscence in modulation of induced T regulatory cells and their influence on asthma The development of artificial lung technology and extracorporeal life support Humoral sensitization in lung transplantation Interstitial lung diseases Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) Heart rate variability Muscle Dysfunction Muscle dysfunction in the critically ill patient Modulation of muscle dysfunction in patients with respiratory failure in the intensive care unit Sleep Obstructive sleep apnea Sleep and motor vehicle accidents Sepsis New modalities in the treatment of sepsis Kidney Prevention of kidney allograft rejection