Detailed Biography:

Robert M. Strieter, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Pediatrics, and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Strieter also serves as the Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine for Hospitalist Programs at UCLA. Dr. Strieter received his undergraduate degree at University of Michigan and his medical degree at Michigan State University in East Lansing. After completing his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Dr. Strieter performed his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan. Dr. Strieter began his career as Lecturer for the Department of Internal Medicine at University of Michigan and rose rank to full professor with tenure in 1996. Dr. Strieter moved to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2000. Dr. Strieter’s laboratory focuses on four thematic areas that include lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung injury, and lung transplantation. He has focused his research and lectured internationally on cytokine/chemokine biology associated with angiogenesis, inflammation, and immunologically mediated diseases. Dr. Strieter is funded by the NIH and is a Program Director of a NIH/NHLBI Specialized Center of Research in the Pathobiology of Pulmonary Fibrosis; has one R01 in acute lung injury and a second R01 in lung cancer; and is a project leader on the UCLA Lung Cancer SPORE. He currently holds seven patents, with six additional patent applications under review. He is a member of the American Heart Association, American Association of Immunologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Thoracic Society, American Federation for Medical Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the American Society of Investigative Pathology. He is a fellow of both the American College of Chest Physicians and