Education Bulletin: Professional Resources

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Sharon Hart
Academic Affairs & Research Support Services
HartS@njhealth.org

Time is given in Mountain Time (MT).

Date Time Location Event
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Zoom Office of Research Innovation

Workshop Lung-on-a-Chip Model

Kambez H. Benam, DPhil
Associate Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering
Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Pittsburgh

Contact Holly Johnson for more details.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Heitler Hall & Zoom Denver Allergy Rounds

Panel Discussion

Thomas Ritz, PhD, Southern Methodist University
Barry Make, MD, National Jewish Health
Anna Dammann, PhD, National Jewish Health
Cori Fratelli, MSN, FNP-C, National Jewish Health

Contact Lien Hang for details.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Heitler Hall & Zoom Denver Allergy Rounds

"Neuroscience and Psychophysiology of Asthma: Evidence for a Bidirectional Lung-Brain Relationship"

Thomas Ritz, PhD
Southern Methodist University

Contact Lien Hang for details.
Friday, March 13, 2026 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Molly Blank J104/J105 Office of Research Innovation

Research Happy Hour

"FABP5 Regulates Macrophage and Endothelial Cell Function in COPD"

Fabienne Gally, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine

&

"Thinking Outside the Box with Major Tom: Does 'sitting in a Tin Can' reveal a novel path for COPD Treatment"

R. Lee Reinhardt, PhD
Professor
Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine

&

"Retention of Inhaled Cadmium in the Alveolar Niche - Implications for Exacerbations in COPD"

Alexandra McCubbrey, PhD and James Bridges, PhD
Associate Professors
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Friday, March 13, 2026 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Heitler Hall & Zoom Pulmonary Research in Progress

"From Flare to First Dose: Evaluating Treatment Delays for COPD Exacerbations"

Leah Bolden, MD
Fellow
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care
University of Colorado

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"Aging Impacts the Heterogeneity of Adult Pulmonary Vascular Progenitors & Angiogenesis in CLD"

Susan Majka, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep
National Jewish Health

Contact Isabel Houck for details.
Thursday, March 12, 2026 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Heitler Hall & Zoom Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Research Forum

"The Application of Functional Genetics to Exposure and Disease Biology"

Arnav Gupta, MD
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
National Jewish Health

Contract DEOHS for more details.
Thursdays 12:00-12:30 p.m. Virtual Mindfulness Meditation

NJH Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness Program and Rehabilitation Services

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Weekly Mindfulness Meditation (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window)
Meeting ID: 590 192 034
Passcode: 1700
Use computer or cellphone for audio (not NJH desk phone)
Second Wednesday Every Month 12:00-1:00 p.m. Zoom National Jewish Health
Metabolic Health Virtual Support Group

To be added to the email list
https://redcap.link/metabolichealthsignup (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window)
Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. Heitler Hall Denver Allergy Rounds

Contact Lien Hang for details.
Fridays 8:00 a.m. Heitler Hall (In-person attendance limited to 50) Pulmonary RIP

Coffee & pastries are served before the conference.
*Conferences are not recorded

Contact Isabel Houck for details.

PLUS:

· FREE giveaways - Come Early – While Supplies Last

· FREE blood pressure checks (and spirometry when available)

· FREE breakfast including Starbucks coffee

Volunteering - An Awesome Way to Start the Your Weekend!

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL * NEEDED * We’re looking to add more doctors and nurses and nutritionists and allied health professionals for our growing number of patients to walk with.

If you want to do something good for the community, your patients, and get your name and face “out there” please reply to this email.

Volunteers: Please arrive at 7:30am sharp
Bring stethoscopes/BP cuffs if checking BP

Crestmoor Park Near the Tennis Courts

Volunteering - An Awesome Way to Start the Your Weekend!

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL * NEEDED * We’re looking to add more doctors and nurses and nutritionists and allied health professionals for our growing number of patients to walk with.

If you want to do something good for the community, your patients, and get your name and face “out there” please reply to this email.

Volunteers: Please arrive at 7:30am sharp
Bring stethoscopes/BP cuffs if checking BP

Date	Time	Location	Event
Wednesday, May 13, 2026	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Zoom	Office of Research Innovation Workshop Lung-on-a-Chip Model Kambez H. Benam, DPhil Associate Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Pittsburgh Contact Holly Johnson for more details.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026	12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Heitler Hall & Zoom	Denver Allergy Rounds Panel Discussion Thomas Ritz, PhD, Southern Methodist University Barry Make, MD, National Jewish Health Anna Dammann, PhD, National Jewish Health Cori Fratelli, MSN, FNP-C, National Jewish Health Contact Lien Hang for details.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026	7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Heitler Hall & Zoom	Denver Allergy Rounds "Neuroscience and Psychophysiology of Asthma: Evidence for a Bidirectional Lung-Brain Relationship" Thomas Ritz, PhD Southern Methodist University Contact Lien Hang for details.
Friday, March 13, 2026	3:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Molly Blank J104/J105	Office of Research Innovation Research Happy Hour "FABP5 Regulates Macrophage and Endothelial Cell Function in COPD" Fabienne Gally, PhD Associate Professor Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine & "Thinking Outside the Box with Major Tom: Does 'sitting in a Tin Can' reveal a novel path for COPD Treatment" R. Lee Reinhardt, PhD Professor Department of Immunology and Genomic Medicine & "Retention of Inhaled Cadmium in the Alveolar Niche - Implications for Exacerbations in COPD" Alexandra McCubbrey, PhD and James Bridges, PhD Associate Professors Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Friday, March 13, 2026	8:00 - 9:00 a.m.	Heitler Hall & Zoom	Pulmonary Research in Progress "From Flare to First Dose: Evaluating Treatment Delays for COPD Exacerbations" Leah Bolden, MD Fellow Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care University of Colorado & "Aging Impacts the Heterogeneity of Adult Pulmonary Vascular Progenitors & Angiogenesis in CLD" Susan Majka, PhD Professor Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep National Jewish Health Contact Isabel Houck for details.
Thursday, March 12, 2026	1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Heitler Hall & Zoom	Occupational & Environmental Medicine Research Forum "The Application of Functional Genetics to Exposure and Disease Biology" Arnav Gupta, MD Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine National Jewish Health Contract DEOHS for more details.
Thursdays	12:00-12:30 p.m.	Virtual	Mindfulness Meditation NJH Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness Program and Rehabilitation Services Join: Weekly Mindfulness Meditation (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) Meeting ID: 590 192 034 Passcode: 1700 Use computer or cellphone for audio (not NJH desk phone)
Second Wednesday Every Month	12:00-1:00 p.m.	Zoom	National Jewish Health Metabolic Health Virtual Support Group To be added to the email list https://redcap.link/metabolichealthsignup (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window) (Opens in a new window)
Wednesdays	7:30 a.m.	Heitler Hall	Denver Allergy Rounds Contact Lien Hang for details.
Fridays	8:00 a.m.	Heitler Hall (In-person attendance limited to 50)	Pulmonary RIP Coffee & pastries are served before the conference. *Conferences are not recorded Contact Isabel Houck for details.