Sharma AK, Lu G, Mehta G, Laubach VE, Kron IL, Ailawadi G, and Upchurch GR. The IL-23/IL-17 axis plays a pro-inflammatory role in the pathogenesis of experimental aortic aneurysms. Oral presentation at the American Heart Association, Orlando, FL, Nov 2011.

Sharma AK, LaPar D, Hajzus V, and Laubach VE. Adenosine A2A receptor signaling modulates NADPH oxidase-dependent activation of CD4+ T cells during pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Thoracic Society, Denver, CO, May 2011.

Sharma AK, LaPar D, Fernandez L, and Laubach VE.  Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) mediate pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. Oral presentation at the American Thoracic Society, Denver, CO, May 2011.

LaPar DJ, Emaminia A, Crosby I, Sharma AK, Sumner HM, Lau CL, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Pretreatment strategy with adenosine A2A receptor agonist attenuates reperfusion injury in a preclinical porcine lung transplantation model. Oral presentation at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 2011.

LaPar DJ, Sharma AK, Hajzus VA, Hennessy SA, Zhao Y, Lau CL, Laubach VE, and Kron IL. Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) signaling mediates acute hyperglycemic exacerbation of experimental lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. Oral presentation at the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, May 2011.

Hennessy SA, Fernendez LG, Sharma AK, LaPar DJ, Mlynarek RA, Laubach VE and Kron IL. Acute hyperglycemia exacerbates lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass. Oral presentation at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. San Diego, CA, Jan 2011.

Sharma AK, Hajzus V, Kazemi A, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. NADPH oxidase-dependent activation of CD4+ T cells modulates macrophage and alveolar epithelial cell activation during lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, LA, May 2010.

Sharma AK, Zhao Y, LaPar D, Lau C, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Pivotal role of NKT cells and IL-17 in pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, LA, May 2010.

Sharma AK, Linden J, Kron IL, and Laubach VE.  CD4+ T cells modulate macrophage activation via IL-17 during lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, May 2009.

Fernandez LG, Peatross CM, Le Cras TD, Korfhagen TR, Kron IL and Laubach VE. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling is Critical for Compensatory Lung Growth. American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada, May 2008.

Sharma AK, Yang Z, Linden J, Kron IL and Laubach VE. Attenuation of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Adenosine A2A Receptor Activation in a Buffer-perfused Mouse Lung Model. American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada, May 2008.

Sharma AK, Yang Z, Linden J, Kron IL and Laubach VE. Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury is Mediated by CD4+ T Lymphocytes. American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada, May 2008.

Sharma AK, Yang Z, Kron IL and LaubachVE. Oxidative Stress-Dependent Mechanisms of Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. American Thoracic Society, Toronto, Canada, May 2008.

Fernandez LG, Mehta CK, Kron IK, and Laubach VE. Re-Initiation of Compensatory Lung Growth after Subsequent Lung Resection. American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA, May 2007.

Sharma AK and Laubach VE. Alveolar macrophage activation via TNF-a is an important component of pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA, May 2007.

Sharma AK, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Alveolar Epithelial Cell Activation by Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Entails Oxidative Stress-Dependent Mechanisms. American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA, May 2007.

Zhao M, Tribble CG, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Alveolar Resident Macrophages Play a Predominant Role in Acute Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

Fernandez LG, Bao Y, Kron IL, Tribble CG, and Laubach VE. Temporal Gene Expression Profiling in Compensatory Lung Growth. American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

Laubach VE, Fernandez LG, and Everett AD. Expression of Hepatoma-Derived Growth Factor duringPost-Pneumonectomy Compensatory Lung Growth. American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, May 2005.

Le Cras T, Fernandez LG, and Laubach VE. Vascular Growth and Remodeling in Compensatory Lung Growth Following Right Lobectomy.  American Thoracic Society, Orlando, FL, May 2004.

Laubach VE, Maxey T, Linden J, Doctor A, Tache Leon C, Tribble C, and Kron IL. Adenosine A2A Receptor Activation Attenuates Lung Reperfusion Injury Independent of Circulating Leukocytes. American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.

Fernandez LG, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Lung Proliferative Activity Following Pneumonectomy. American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.

Fernandez LG, Le Cras T, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Differential Vascular Growth Following Left Pneumonectomy. American Thoracic Society, New Orleans, LA, May 2004.

Maxey TS, Kron IL, Reece TB, Enelow R, Gaston B, Laubach VE, and Doctor A. Resident Macrophages in Lung Tissue are Sufficient to Precipitate PulmonaryReperfusion Injury. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA, May 2003.

Maxey TS, Ellman P.I., ReeceTB, Kron IL, Laubach VE. Failure of Compensatory Vasodilation Correlates with Blunted Post-Pneumonectomy Lung Growth in eNOS-/- Mice. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA, May 2003.

Maxey TS, Doctor A, Enelow R, Laubach VE, Gaston B, and Kron IL. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha from Resident Alveolar Macrophages is a Key Initiating Factor in Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA, May 2003.

Maxey TS, Ellman P.I., Reece TB, Dimeling GM, Tribble CG, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Compensatory Lung Growth is Not Uniform Among Lobes. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA, May 2003.

Reece TB, Kron IL, WarrenPS, Maxey TS, Davis JD, Ellman P.I., Tribble CG, and Laubach VE. Cardiac Dysfunction Due to Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion is Ameliorated by Antioxidant Therapy. American Thoracic Society, Seattle, WA, May 2003.

Kaza AK, Kron IL, Kern JA, Long SM, Fiser SM, Tribble CG, and Laubach VE. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase is Essential for Compensatory Lung Growth. American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA, May 2001.

Cope JT, Gangemi JJ, Kaza AK, Ross SD, Long SM, Fiser SM, Shockey KS, Kern JA, Tribble CG, Kron IL, and Laubach VE. Cellular and Molecular Events Mediating Growth of Mature Pulmonary Lobar Transplants. Woods Hole Lung Conference, 2000.

Laubach VE, Ross SD, Gangemi JJ, Shockey KS, Kern JA, Tribble CG, and Kron IL. Attenuation of Lung Reperfusion Injury After Transplantation Using an Inhibitor of Nuclear Factor-kB. American Thoracic Society, 2000.