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The Respiratory Integrative Biology and Translational Research [RIBT] Study Section reviews applications that deal with pulmonary vascular physiology; neural control of breathing; respiratory biophysics, biomechanics, imaging, and transport; sleep apnea in relation to upper airways and respiratory control; clinical studies of lung disease; and studies linking genetic and physiologic aspects of lung disease.  Methods may include molecular and cellular approaches, normal and genetically modified animal models, human subjects and mathematical modeling.  Emphasis is often on physiologic and integrative approaches. Specific areas covered by RIBT:

• Aspects of pulmonary vascular biology and disease including pulmonary hypertension, angiogenesis, normal and abnormal endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cell biology, mechanisms of vasoreactivity, barrier function of the vascular cells in relation to lung fluid balance, and the involvement of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species as well as hypoxia in these processes.
• Neural control of breathing including central and peripheral chemoreceptors, central neural processes, airway receptors, and neural aspects of dyspnea.
• Respiratory biophysics, biomechanics, and imaging of the lung and chest wall, including mechanical ventilation, various imaging techniques, aerosol inhalation, and gas transport.
• Upper airway physiology and control of respiration in relation to normal and abnormal breathing during sleep (e.g., SIDS, sleep apnea).
• Human subjects studies related to normal and abnormal pulmonary physiology including phase 1 and 2 clinical trials as well as single site phase 3 trials; genetic studies linked to the physiology of lung disease. 

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Lung Injury, Repair, and Remodeling [LIRR]
Lung Cellular, Molecular, and Immunobiology [LCMI]
Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Health, Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions [IRAP] 
Sensorimotor Integration [SMI]
Biological Rhythms and Sleep [BRS]
Genetics of Health and Disease [GHD]