Pediatric airway health and environmental chemicals toolkit
Official title: Project 2
Funded at Texas A&m University · NIH-11398598 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Researchers are developing new tools to quickly assess how environmental pollutants may affect kids’ breathing, with a focus on asthma risk.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Texas A&m University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (College Station, United States) |
| Project start | September 20, 2022 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $201,998 |
| NIH project number | 5P42ES027704-10 |
| Project ID | NIH-11398598 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Children and families living in environments with potential VOC exposure, especially those at risk for asthma.
✕Less likely to help
Children without exposure to hazardous VOCs or asthma risk factors may see limited direct benefit.
What this research studies
This project looks at how exposure to hazardous volatile organic compounds might impact children's airways. It aims to create rapid testing tools that mimic pediatric lung development and consider differences like age and genetics. The team will study how these chemicals could trigger asthma-related changes, including signals from extracellular vesicles, using cell models and realistic mixtures of pollutants.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could lead to faster identification of environmental factors that worsen pediatric asthma and inform safer exposure guidelines.
How similar studies have gone: Similar approaches have shown promise in understanding how pollutants affect lung cells, but pediatric-focused, mechanism-driven tools remain developing.
Where this research is happening
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Texas A&m University
College Station, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Johnson, Natalie M — Texas A&m University
- Study coordinator: Johnson, Natalie M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.