Katrina E. Traber, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

MD, New York University School of Medicine
PhD, New York University School of Medicine
MS, New York University School of Medicine
BA, Wesleyan University

Pronouns: she/her/hers



The long-term goal of the Traber Lab is to identify and develop new strategies to treat severe neutrophil-based sequelae of pneumonia such as ARDS and sepsis. To achieve this goal, we use in vivo and in vitro models of pneumonia to investigate mechanisms of neutrophil dysfunction in acute lung infections. Currently, we have been using two broad approaches to understand neutrophil biology. First, we are examining modulation of the neutrophil transcriptome during neutrophil migration from circulation to the alveolar space. Second, we are investigating how Oncostatin M (OSM), an IL-6 family cytokine produced by neutrophils in many acute and chronic inflammatory settings, including pneumonia, ARDS and sepsis potentiates neutrophil migration to the alveoli during pneumonia.

If you are interested in joining our research group, please contact Dr. Traber at katraber@bu.edu.

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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




Transcriptional Regulation of Migrating Neutrophils during Pneumonia
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
5R01HL158732-05

The Role of Oncostatin-M in Pneumonia
09/01/2016 - 09/30/2021 (PI)
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
5K08HL130582-05

Distinct Roles of LIF and OSM During Pneumonia
07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015 (Multi-PI)
PI: Katrina E. Traber, MD, PhD
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
1F32HL120551-01A1



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Transcriptional Regulation of Migrating Neutrophils during Pneumonia 5R01HL158732-05
2024 Transcriptional Regulation of Migrating Neutrophils during Pneumonia 5R01HL158732-04
2023 Transcriptional Regulation of Migrating Neutrophils during Pneumonia 5R01HL158732-03
2022 Transcriptional Regulation of Migrating Neutrophils during Pneumonia 5R01HL158732-02
2021 Transcriptional Regulation of Migrating Neutrophils during Pneumonia 1R01HL158732-01
2020 The Role of Oncostatin-M in Pneumonia 5K08HL130582-05 3
2019 The Role of Oncostatin-M in Pneumonia 5K08HL130582-04 3
2018 The Role of Oncostatin-M in Pneumonia 5K08HL130582-03 3
2017 The Role of Oncostatin-M in Pneumonia 5K08HL130582-02 3
2016 The Role of Oncostatin-M in Pneumonia 1K08HL130582-01A1 3
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  1. Martins MF, Teran Plasencia JM, Jacobson KR, Bouton TC, Traber KE, Canning M, Bourque DL, Sabharwal V, Michaud R, Sinha P, Acuña-Villaorduña CJ. Rifampin versus isoniazid completion rates for TB infection. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2025 Aug 29; 29(9):425-427.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40883884; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.25.0237;
     
  2. Shastry A, Hiller BE, Sanders NL, Tseng AE, Kothari J, O'Connell AK, Gertje HP, Ha CT, Murzin E, Traber KE, Lederer JA, Jones MR, Douam F, Beach TG, Remick DG, Crossland NA, Monti S, Campbell JD, Mizgerd JP. Sub-phenotypes of pneumonia defined by pulmonary histopathological features. bioRxiv. 2025 May 20.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40475544; PMCID: PMC12139937; DOI: 10.1101/2025.05.18.654716;
     
  3. Traber KE, Mizgerd JP. The Integrated Pulmonary Immune Response to Pneumonia. Annu Rev Immunol. 2025 Apr; 43(1):545-569.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40036700; DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-082323-031642;
     
  4. Soucy AM, Brune JE, Jayaraman A, Shenoy AT, Korkmaz FT, Etesami NS, Hiller BE, Martin IM, Goltry WN, Ha CT, Crossland NA, Campbell JD, Beach TG, Traber KE, Jones MR, Quinton LJ, Bosmann M, Frevert CW, Mizgerd JP. Transcriptomic responses of lung mesenchymal cells during pneumonia. JCI Insight. 2025 Feb 25; 10(7).View Related Profiles. PMID: 39998887; PMCID: PMC11981624; DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.177084;
     
  5. Auld SC, Sheshadri A, Alexander-Brett J, Aschner Y, Barczak AK, Basil MC, Cohen KA, Dela Cruz C, McGroder C, Restrepo MI, Ridge KM, Schnapp LM, Traber K, Wunderink RG, Zhang D, Ziady A, Attia EF, Carter J, Chalmers JD, Crothers K, Feldman C, Jones BE, Kaminski N, Keane J, Lewinsohn D, Metersky M, Mizgerd JP, Morris A, Ramirez J, Samarasinghe AE, Staitieh BS, Stek C, Sun J, Evans SE. Postinfectious Pulmonary Complications: Establishing Research Priorities to Advance the Field: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Sep; 21(9):1219-1237.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39051991; PMCID: PMC12392397; DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202406-651ST;
     
  6. Etesami NS, Barker KA, Shenoy AT, De Ana CL, Arafa EI, Grifno GN, Matschulat AM, Vannini ME, Pihl RMF, Breen MP, Soucy AM, Goltry WN, Ha CT, Betsuyaku H, Browning JL, Varelas X, Traber KE, Jones MR, Quinton LJ, Maglione PJ, Nia HT, Belkina AC, Mizgerd JP. B cells in the pneumococcus-infected lung are heterogeneous and require CD4+ T cell help including CD40L to become resident memory B cells. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1382638.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38715601; PMCID: PMC11074383; DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1382638;
     
  7. Banerji R, Grifno GN, Shi L, Smolen D, LeBourdais R, Muhvich J, Eberman C, Hiller BE, Lee J, Regan K, Zheng S, Zhang S, Jiang J, Raslan AA, Breda JC, Pihl R, Traber K, Mazzilli S, Ligresti G, Mizgerd JP, Suki B, Nia HT. Crystal ribcage: a platform for probing real-time lung function at cellular resolution. Nat Methods. 2023 Nov; 20(11):1790-1801.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37710017; PMCID: PMC10860663; DOI: 10.1038/s41592-023-02004-9;
     
  8. Korkmaz FT, Traber KE. Innate immune responses in pneumonia. Pneumonia (Nathan). 2023 Feb 25; 15(1):4.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36829255; PMCID: PMC9957695; DOI: 10.1186/s41479-023-00106-8;
     
  9. Korkmaz FT, Shenoy AT, Symer EM, Baird LA, Odom CV, Arafa EI, Dimbo EL, Na E, Molina-Arocho W, Brudner M, Standiford TJ, Mehta JL, Sawamura T, Jones MR, Mizgerd JP, Traber KE, Quinton LJ. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 attenuates pneumonia-induced lung injury. JCI Insight. 2022 Dec 08; 7(23).View Related Profiles. PMID: 36264633; PMCID: PMC9746901; DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.149955;
     
  10. Na E, Allen E, Baird LA, Odom CV, Korkmaz FT, Shenoy AT, Matschulat AM, Jones MR, Kotton DN, Mizgerd JP, Varelas X, Traber KE, Quinton LJ. Epithelial LIF signaling limits apoptosis and lung injury during bacterial pneumonia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2022 Apr 01; 322(4):L550-L563.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35137631; PMCID: PMC8957336; DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00325.2021;
     
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In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Pneumonia
Innate Immunity
Neutrophil
Oncostatin M
Pulmonary Epithelium
Lower respiratory tract infection
Cytokines
Chemokines
STAT3 Transcription Factor
IL-6 family cytokines
Acute lung injury
Macrophage
ARDS, Human

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