Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology Division Photo First Row: Yan Xu, Tanya Kalin, James Greenberg, Jeffrey Whitsett, Alan Jobe, Amy Nathan, Kathryn Wedig; Second Row: Ann Akeson, Laurel Bookman, Beena Kamath, Kurt Schibler, Karen Sparling, Kathryn Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Dana Premer, Heather Kaplan, Kristin Melton; Third Row: Debora Sinner, Thomas Korfhagen, Madhavi Koneru, Anne- Karina Perl, Stephan Glasser, Noah Hillman, Eric Hall, Tanya Cahill, Steven Hoath, Bruce Trapnell, Vladimir Kalinichenko, Laura Ward, John Reuter, Alan Kenny, Jean Steichen, Timothy Weaver Division Data Summary Research and Training Details Number of Faculty 49 Number of Research Fellows 9 Number of Research Students 10 Number of Support Personnel 100 Direct Annual Grant Support $6,663,150 Direct Annual Industry Support $548,330 Peer Reviewed Publications 61 Clinical Activities and Training Number of Clinical Staff 22 Number of Clinical Fellows 12 Number of Other Students 5 Inpatient Encounters 83612 Outpatient Encounters 3307 Significant Publications Kalin, T.V., Wang, I-C., Meliton, L., Zhang, Y., Wert, S.E., Ren, X.,Snyder, J., Bell, S.M., Graf, L., Whitsett, J.A. and Kalinichenko,V.V.: Forkhead box m1 transcription factor is required for perinatallung function. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 105:19329-19334, 2008. (PMID:19033457) This paper used conditional deletion of Forkhead box m1, a transcription factor previously known for its critical role in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis, in the maturation of the lung prior to birth. Deletion of Forkhead box m1 in the developing mouse lung did not alter cell proliferation, but was required for lung function. Foxm1 regulated the biosynthesis of surfactant associated genes critical for lung function at the time of birth. This work provides new insight both into the functions of Forkhead box m1, as well as genes required for lung maturation and respiration.