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Julian Solway is a Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor for Medicine and Pediatrics at The University of Chicago, serving as Director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Associate Dean for Translational Medicine at the Biological Sciences Division. He holds roles as Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine and has leadership positions in the American Thoracic Society and National CTSA Consortium. His research focuses on asthma mechanisms, airway smooth muscle biology, and translational medicine, with notable contributions to understanding environmental and genetic factors influencing respiratory diseases. Solway earned his BS from MIT and MD from Harvard University, followed by residency and a pulmonary research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
**Education**:
- BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MD, Harvard University
- Residency and Pulmonary Research Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
His research interests include asthma endotypes, lung fibrosis, airway remodeling, and the role of environmental factors like air pollution and vitamin D in respiratory health. He has pioneered studies on Remodilins, a class of molecules targeting airway smooth muscle contraction and fibrosis. His work integrates clinical data with socio-environmental factors through platforms like the Sociome Data Commons.
**Awards**:
- American Society for Clinical Investigation Membership
- Association of American Physicians Membership
- American College of Physicians Award for Outstanding Work in Science
- Joseph R. Rodarte Award (ATS RSF Assembly)
- Arthur H. Rubenstein Mentorship Award (UChicago Medicine)
**Grants & Advising**: Solway has led NIH-funded studies and serves on NHLBI review panels. He mentors physician-scientists, emphasizing translational training. His lab collaborates on projects addressing asthma disparities, long-COVID phenotyping, and drug repurposing for fibrotic diseases. He directs the Institute for Translational Medicine, fostering clinical research innovation.
**Labs/Teams**: Active in the Department of Medicine and the Institute for Translational Medicine, his team integrates basic science, clinical trials, and data science to advance respiratory disease treatments.
