2011 FAMRI Tobacco Smoke Exposure Research Review

For the tenth year, AIBS SPARS will manage the peer review of clinical and translational research submitted to the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute for the 2011-2012 funding cycle. Research this year will focus on chronic sinusitis, cilia abnormalities, chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema, asthma/allergies, chronic auto immune diseases: their etiology and pathogenesis. FAMRI seeks to establish a protocol useful to all health care professionals for inquiry regarding second hand tobacco smoke exposure. For details visit http://www.famri.org/researchers/current_and_upcoming_awards.html .