Sean Fortier, MD

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Assistant Professor
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Sean Fortier, MD
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Assistant Professor
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    • Additional Scholarship
      The Race to Uncover the Hidden Causes of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
      Fortier S, Peters-Golden M. 2026 Jun 24;
    • Additional Scholarship
      The Race to Uncover the Hidden Causes of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
      Fortier S, Peters-Golden M. 2026 Jun 24;
    • Journal Article
      MRC2-mediated collagen internalization is reduced in fibrotic lung fibroblasts and increased upon phenotypic dedifferentiation.
      Walker NM, Fortier SM, Speth J, Huang SK, Gutor S, Blackwell TS, Peters-Golden M. JCI Insight, 2026 May 19; DOI:10.1172/jci.insight.201712
      PMID: 42154525
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      C71-29 The Cyclic Amp/pka Axis Regulates Processing Body (p-body) Dynamics Within Lung Myofibroblasts
      Dolecki E, Walker NM, Fortier SM. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2026 May 24; 212 (Supplement_2): DOI:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag286.185
    • Journal Article
      Longitudinal Single-Cell RNA-seq Profiling of Lung Cell Phenotypes, Signaling, and Cross-talk During Fibrosis Resolution.
      Speth J, Wong VT, Guzman SD, Liu Y, Walker NM, Zemans RL, Blackwell TS, Aguilar CA, Peters-Golden M, Fortier SM. bioRxiv, 2026 Apr 7; DOI:10.64898/2026.04.06.716772
      PMID: PMC13082050
    • Presentation
      An Old Messenger with a New Message: Historical Foundations and Emerging Biology of cAMP in Lung Fibrosis
      Fortier S. 2026 Jun 25;
    • Journal Article
      Mechanistic basis for the antifibrotic actions of cAMP-based therapies
      Peters-Golden M, Fortier SM. European Respiratory Review, 2026 Feb 20; 35 (179): 250265 - 250265. DOI:10.1183/16000617.0265-2025
    • Additional Scholarship
      New hope for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
      Malcom K. 2026 Feb 20;

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