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Brenna C. Carey, MS, PhD


  • Member, Translational Pulmonary Center
  • Member, Division of Pulmonary Biology
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

MS: Pharmaceutical Sciences with Specialization in Drug Development, University of Cincinnati, College of Pharmacy, Cincinnati, OH, 2010

PhD: Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2003

BS: Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, 1998

Post-doctoral Research Fellow: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008

Interests

Regulations, management, and coordination of clinical research trials in rare lung diseases, specifically pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP); pathogenesis of PAP; developing and validating clinical research tests to diagnose PAP; evaluating several therapeutic options for individuals with PAP; translational pulmonary science; rare lung disease clinical research diagnostic testing; diagnosis of individuals with hereditary or autoimmune PAP clinical trials; National PAP Registry; inhaled GM-CSF treatment for individuals with autoimmune PAP and hereditary PAP; safety and efficacy of Pioglitazone for autoimmune PAP patients

Research Areas

Publications

B28-23 Gm-csf Signaling Deficiency Causes Marked Pulmonary Lymphocytosis Due to Alveolar Macrophage-mediated Recruitment, Altered Lymphoid-myeloid Lineage Commitment, and Local Proliferation. Arumugam, PI; Williams, C; Guo, M; Wessendarp, M; Carey, BC; Kumaragurubaran, R; Trapnell, C; Trapnell, BC. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1143.

B76-04 Alpha-1 Knockout Mice Have Increased Lung Inflammatory Cytokines That Correlate With Protease Activities. Pasula, R; Imbrogno, M; Dasgupta, A; Carey, BC; Arumugam, PI; Trapnell, BC; Hudock, KM. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.1856.

C39-09 A Practical Tool for Measuring the Severity of Lung Disease in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Carey, BC; Trapnell, BC. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.2658.

C104-15 Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Results From the US National PAP Registry. Carey, BC; Stock, J; Hill, L; Ruzga, M; Godart, E; Wang, TS; Trapnell, BC. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026; 212(Supplement_1):aamag162.2829.

DEVELOPMENT OF A DRIED SERUM ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF GM-CSF ANTIBODIES TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF AUTOIMMUNE PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS (APAP) Thiruppathi, E; Kim, J; Djidotor, R; Ali, A; Carey, B; Trapnell, B. Chest. 2025; 168(4):a3757.

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled molgramostim in healthy people. Trapnell, BC; Carey, BC; Robinson, BR. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 2025; 12(1).

Phase 3 Trial of Inhaled Molgramostim in Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Trapnell, BC; Inoue, Y; Bonella, F; Wang, T; Mccarthy, C; Arai, T; Akasaka, K; Mariani, F; Mogulkoc, N; Song, JW; Robinson, B; Fleming, R; Wasfi, Y; Pratt, R. New England Journal of Medicine. 2025; 393(8):764-773.

Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Update from the US National PAP Registry. Carey, BC; Chalk, C; Stock, J; Mccarthy, C; Wang, TS; Krischer, J; Trapnell, BC. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 211(Supplement_1):a1814-a1814.

Pulmonary hypertension during high-dose GM-CSF therapy of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Ataya, A; Mitchel, S; Carey, B; Sippel, J; Mccarthy, C; Trapnell, BC. Pulmonary Circulation. 2024; 14(4):e70020.

A toxicology study of Csf2ra complementation and pulmonary macrophage transplantation therapy of hereditary PAP in mice. Arumugam, P; Carey, BC; Wikenheiser-Brokamp, KA; Krischer, J; Wessendarp, M; Shima, K; Chalk, C; Stock, J; Ma, Y; Black, D; Lowe-Daniels, D; Reeves, L; Kaiser, A; Trapnell, BC. Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development. 2024; 32(2):101213.