I do not have pulmonary hypertension (PH). I do not know what it’s like to live my day-to-day life with the symptoms that may come with the disease. However, I do have cystic fibrosis (CF)…
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Over the past several months the PH and rare disease community have seen significant progress towards ensuring that everyone with a condition can get access to the proper specialized care they require. This year alone, I’ve become…
In the age of big-data large computational power, scientists are hovering over a wealth of information that can unearth the next generation of medical discoveries and therapies. When patients visit a doctor, their information is often…
Every time I visit my clinic, I get anxious. How can anyone with a chronic disease not feel like a bundle of nerves when they’re on a doctor’s visit? As an engineer, quantifying things is a…
This past week, I had the honor of presenting my work at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) international conference. Renowned physicians, scientists, companies, and advocates within the realm of pulmonary and cardiopulmonary fields had an…
Last month I had the opportunity to chat up members of the Tennessee Senate about the month of May being Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. May 5 is also World Pulmonary Hypertension Day, an event aimed at…
Contrary to what we learned in our high school biology classes, not all genetic diseases are easy to predict. Many of you may remember Punnett Squares, where we were able to determine the likelihood of a…
Any time I’m feeling down about my health, I run to the scientific literature. For me, science has a way of re-instilling a sense of optimism that gets lost in the day-to-day regimens that leave my…
Some may find it odd that, as an engineer, I research pulmonary hypertension. Even before delving into the definition of what it meant to be an engineer, I envisioned gears turning, buildings being built, and constructing airplanes…
When people hear engineering, many immediately jump to visions of grandiose buildings, beautiful bridges, or complicated machines. The stereotypical vision of engineers has since changed, as many of us have ventured into the field of science and medical research.
Whether you’re studying pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or another disease, there’s always a sense of joy that comes from seeing potential new therapies finding success in the lab. As someone with a rare disease myself, I comb the literature…
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