William R. Henderson, Jr. MD

UW Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Professor

Email: wrhchem@uw.edu | Phone: 206.543.3780

Study aims of the Henderson laboratory are to address the role of progenitor cells in lung repair in mouse models of pulmonary fibrosis and asthma. For this, stem cells (embryonic and adult bone marrow-derived mouse and human cells) will be isolated and manipulated ex vivo in culture prior to in vivo administration in mice with fibrotic lungs. Important goals are to determine if engrafted cells proliferate and repair/regenerate damaged lung tissue. The effect of small molecule inhibitors of key signaling pathways in the airway fibrotic process will also be examined in these studies that may lead to novel therapies for patients with airway injury and fibrosis.