Jose, Arun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7109-2692
Zacharias, William
Fernandes, Sharlene
Yasnogorodsky, Marina
Elwing, Jean https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-1707
Ziady, Assem
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1K23HL16497-01A1)
Article History
Received: 9 June 2025
Accepted: 9 February 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Competing interests
: Jose reports serving on the consultant or advisory board of Janssen and Merck. Elwing has received research grant support from Janssen, United Therapeutics, Liquidia, Gossamer Bio, Bayer, Merck, Altavant, Aerovate, Pulmovant, and serves on the consultant or advisory board of United Therapeutics, Altavant, Aerovate, Pulmovant, Bayer, Gossamer Bio, Liquidia, Merck, and Janssen. Jose and Ziady are co-inventors on a patent filing relating to this report (Provisional Application 63/876,188, filed 5 September 2025, Ohio, USA). The remaining authors (W.Z., S.F., M.Y.) have no competing interests to report.