De-Ann Pillers, MD, PhD, was awarded a grant of approximately $35,000 from the Meriter Foundation for her project, “Discovering Biomarkers of Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Fibrosis in Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity.” This project will expand on her previous Meriter-funded project exploring the role of hyperoxia on the etiology of bronchopulmanary dysplasia (BPD) a chronic lung disease (CLD) associated with pre-term infants.