Alejandro Comellas
Director, Clinical Research Support, ICTS · Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentClinical Research Support · Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- 1999–2002
Northwestern Memorial Hospital McGaw Medical Center
Research
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine · 2017 · 266 citations
COPDGene® 2019: Redefining the Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases · 2019 · 193 citations
Mucus Plugs and Emphysema in the Pathophysiology of Airflow Obstruction and Hypoxemia in Smokers
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2021 · 162 citations
74 papers
66 papers
64 papers
61 papers · 23 as a resident
61 papers
55 papers
- RB
55 papers
- RP
53 papers
Grants
- 2023–2027
All of Us Research Program Heartland Consortium (AoURP-HC)
NIH Office of the Director · OT2
PI · $12.4M · University of Kansas Medical Center
- 2024–2027
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R21
PI · $233.3K · University of Iowa
- 1997–2027
Environmental Health Sciences Research Center
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · P30
Project lead · $1.7M · University of Iowa
- 2025–2027
: Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia in COPD and CT-Based Phenotypes
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R21
PI · $233.3K · University of Iowa
Clinical trials
- 2026–2031
Clinical Trial of Omalizumab for Allergen Sensitized and Exposed Individuals With COPD
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 2
Johns Hopkins University
- 2024–2029
Multi-Center Clean Air Randomized Controlled Trial in COPD
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 3
JHSPH Center for Clinical Trials
- 2021–2027
- 2021–2027
SPIROMICS Study of Early COPD Progression (SOURCE)
Site PI · Recruiting
University of Massachusetts, Worcester