Cengiz Goekeri

This study identifies CXCL5 as a factor that increases alveolar-epithelial barrier permeability in acute lung injury, independent of neutrophil recruitment.

This study identifies glycoRNA as a novel component of the alveolar epithelial glycocalyx and shows its role in barrier regulation and viral infection.

This study shows that enzymatic degradation of hyaluronan and heparan sulfate in the lung worsens Streptococcus pneumoniae infection by increasing inflammation, bacterial burden, and barrier disruption in mice and human models.