Woods Research Lab

The primary research areas of the Woods Lab include pulmonary understanding structure-function relationships in lung disease with a focus on cystic fibrosis and neonatal lung diseases via translational research and multi-site clinical trials.

The overall goal of this research is to improve outcomes for patients with lung disease through precise imaging and determination of regional structure-function relationships, using a combination of translational techniques and innovative methodologies.

We have pioneered ¹²⁹Xe MRI in pediatrics and help lead the ¹²⁹Xe MRI Clinical Trials Consortium. We also have begun to redefine bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) by imaging-phenotypes, which show a direct relationship to outcomes.