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Welcome to the Respiratory Research Center

Respiratory Medicine and Exercise Physiology are at our Core

Since 1967, the Respiratory Research Center at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation has conducted clinical and translational research to develop new therapies for patients with chronic lung diseases and other conditions that limit exercise tolerance.

  • Our world leading research team specializes in respiratory medicine and exercise physiology, including pulmonary function, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), musculoskeletal and mitochondrial health
  • Affiliated with Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
  • Our UCLA-affiliated medical faculty pioneered new diagnostics, medications, devices and therapies to reduce shortness of breath, enhance physical activity and exercise capacity

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Our UCLA-Affiliated Respiratory Research Team has Expertise in all Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Welcome to Respiratory Research Center, a full-service respiratory diagnostic and investigative medicine research clinic located at The Lundquist Institute on the campus of Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. We research chronic lung diseases that inhibit the quality of life for our research participants.

    • RESPIRATORY HEALTH

      RESPIRATORY HEALTH

      We are dedicated to researching chronic respiratory diseases that affect people around the world. Learn More

    • CENTRAL LAB DATA READING

      CENTRAL LAB DATA READING

      Our Core Lab clinical trial central reading processes and documentation are FDA compliant. Learn More

    • EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

      EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

      Researching exercise intolerance improves the lives of patients both physically and mentally. Learn More

COPD Patient Strong

Quality of Life With Respiratory Disease

Improving Life for Those With Chronic Respiratory Disease

Respiratory diseases affect people all over the world and in every walk of life.  From the young to the elderly, respiratory diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis (COPD) and asthma, reduce the quality of life for otherwise healthy individuals.  Shortness of breath and exercise intolerance impair a persons ability to stay active and live a healthy lifestyle.

Our commitment is to improve the quality and duration of life for those suffering from respiratory diseases. Through partnerships with the National Institutes for Health (NIH), industry, healthcare providers, foundations, and our study participants we continue to contribute to medical advancements.

Worldwide estimate of people with diagnosed moderate to severe COPD 65Mill
Worldwide estimate of those suffering from Asthma 300Mill
Global estimates of people with Pulmonary Hypertension 35Mill

Our Respiratory Research Investigators

It is the people who make the Respiratory Research Center what it is today and we are extremely proud of the achievements of our research investigators and staff. We all work together to discover new treatments to improve the quality and duration of life for those suffering from respiratory diseases.

Our Research Specialties

We at the Respiratory Research Center aim to improve the lives of people with respiratory disease.  Our research investigators are world-renowned
in their experience with understanding respiratory health. Our researchers have decades of experience conducting clinical trials that have lead to respiratory treatment discoveries.

  • Pulmonary Hypertension

    Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)  is a disease of high blood pressure in your pulmonary artery. This is the large artery that leaves the heart and goes to your lungs.

  • Long Haul COVID

    The CDC uses the term “Long Haul COVID” to describe post-COVID health issues that persist more than four weeks after a person is first infected

  • Asthma

    Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, a whistling sound (wheezing)

  • Unexplained Dyspnea & Exercise Intolerance

    Shortness-of-breath, or Dyspnea, is a common symptom that causes exercise limitation or “intolerance”. Breathlessness during exercise is often

  • Muscle Weakness

    There are many reasons why individuals may lose strength, but in many patients with chronic heart, lung or kidney diseases the loss of muscle mass and strength is faster than normal.