Air & Water Borne Diseases
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Biography

Dr. Jesse Roman is Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology & Toxicology, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Distinguished University Scholar at the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.  He received his MD from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 1983.  After undergoing training in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Roman joined the faculty at Emory University where he served as Pulmonary Section Chief and as Associate Division Director.  Dr. Roman became Professor of Medicine and Director of the Emory Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine in 2003 and was named Director of the Emory Center for Respiratory Health in 2007.  In 2009, Dr. Roman became Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Louisville.  Dr. Roman has written extensively in the area of lung disorders with over 150 original papers, book chapters and review articles. 

Research Interest

Dr. Jesse Roman research interest include Nicotine-induced fibronectin expression in lung injury and repair, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), Lung extracellular matrix and tumor progression.

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