Borna Mehrad
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Medicine · University of Florida College of Medicine
Credentials: · · · · · ·
History
- Present
Department of Medicine · University of Florida College of Medicine
- 1999–2000
2000 Schering-Plough Research Institute
1996–1999
Research
New mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis
Review · Chest · 2009 · 246 citations
CXC chemokines in cancer angiogenesis and metastases
Review · Advances in cancer research · 2010 · 220 citations
Role of TNF-alpha in pulmonary host defense in murine invasive aspergillosis
The Journal of Immunology · 1999 · First of 3 authors · 216 citations
35 papers
21 papers · 13 as a fellow
- TS
15 papers
10 papers
9 papers
- MB
7 papers
6 papers
- BA
5 papers · 3 as a fellow
Grants
- 2026–2031
Mathematical Biology of Lung Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · T32
Contact PI · $92.6K · University of Florida
- 2018–2029
Multiscale Modeling of the Role of Heme During Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $4.9M · University of Florida
- 2023–2027
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.9M · University of Florida
- 2022–2024
Assessing the Pulmonary Toxicity of Microplastic Fibers Complexed with Azo Dyes
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · R21
Contact PI · $183.6K · University of Florida
Clinical trials
- 2011–2016
Double-blind Placebo-controlled Pilot Study of Sirolimus in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Virginia