The long-term respiratory health effects of wildfire smoke exposure are not well understood. However, it can be studied by examining its association with impaired respiratory health, an intermediate phenotype between ideal lung health and chronic lung disease. We found that wildfire smoke is associated with markers of impaired respiratory health, including blood biomarkers, persistent respiratory symptoms, and accelerated decline in lung function, suggesting potential long-term impact.

Presented by Gabrielle Liu, MD, MS, assistant professor of Medicine, University of California, Davis. This Translational Science Grand Rounds event is sponsored and organized by UR CTSI.

Liu is an assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and the associate director of their Interstitial Lung Disease Program. Her research explores the risk factors and biomarkers associated with impaired respiratory health and the transition to chronic lung disease. Her current work examines the association between wildfire smoke exposure and markers of impaired respiratory health. She is a KL2 scholar with the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center and is supported by the American Lung Association’s Public Health and Public Policy Research Award.

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