Top Researchers
Top Medicine Researchers at Temple University for 2026
Temple University’s recent Medicine research spans clinical care, translational questions, and patient-centered studies across a wide range of topics. From respiratory disease and lung health to psychiatry, oncology, and rehabilitation, the work reflects a broad medical community engaging with both disease mechanisms and everyday care.
Below, you’ll find a snapshot of the researchers whose recent output has been especially active over the past year. Their publications point to a campus where clinicians and scientists are addressing real-world problems while also refining the methods, measures, and technologies that support medical research.
Featured Researchers
Gerard J. Criner
Gerard J. Criner’s recent work at Temple University centers on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with studies on COPD phenotypes, exacerbations, and person-centred care.
Activity over the last year: 33 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Mepolizumab to Prevent Exacerbations of COPD with an Eosinophilic Phenotype (Apr 2025)
- Current Smoker: A Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Phenotype Affecting Disease Progression and Response to Therapy (Feb 2025)
- A person-centred clinical approach to the multimorbid patient with COPD (Aug 2025)
Lauren M. Ellman
Lauren M. Ellman focuses on psychiatry and mental health, including biological psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience in schizophrenia research and clinical measurement.
Activity over the last year: 24 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Digital health technologies in the accelerating medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program (Jun 2025)
- Sample ascertainment and clinical outcome measures in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program (Apr 2025)
- Cognitive assessment in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program: harmonization priorities and strategies in a diverse international sample (Mar 2025)
Tania Giovannetti
Tania Giovannetti’s recent publications connect psychiatry and mental health with experimental and cognitive psychology, especially everyday functioning, dementia risk reduction, and smartwatch-based assessment.
Activity over the last year: 15 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Subtle inefficiencies in everyday tasks indicate early functional difficulties in older adults: Implications for clinical practice and research (Apr 2025)
- Intrinsic factors associated with engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors for dementia risk reduction in midlife (Apr 2025)
- Longitudinal and Combined Smartwatch and Ecological Momentary Assessment in Racially Diverse Older Adults: Feasibility, Adherence, and Acceptability Study (Mar 2025)
Nathaniel Marchetti
Nathaniel Marchetti is working in pulmonary and respiratory medicine and physiology, including analysis of ensifentrine in COPD patients receiving long-acting bronchodilators.
Activity over the last year: 23 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
G.J. Criner
G.J. Criner’s recent Temple University output spans pulmonary and respiratory medicine and surgery, with studies on lung transplant rejection, COPD mechanisms, and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.
Activity over the last year: 16 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Clinical Utility of Plasma Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Detection of Lung Allograft Rejection in Patients With Lung Transplant: Experience from a Large Lung Transplant Program (May 2025)
- Gene Expression Deconvolution of Hair Follicle Cells Demonstrates Lung-Relevant Cell Types. The Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (SPIROMICS) (May 2025)
- Utilizing X-ray Velocimetry for Non-invasive Evaluation of Collateral Ventilation in Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Procedures (May 2025)
Antonio Giordano
Antonio Giordano’s research links oncology and molecular biology to broader clinical questions, including insulin resistance and cancer, oxidative stress, and atrial fibrillation.
Activity over the last year: 22 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Serum Lipids, Inflammation, and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiological Links and Clinical Evidence (Feb 2025)
- Insulin resistance and cancer: molecular links and clinical perspectives (Mar 2025)
- Takotsubo Syndrome and Oxidative Stress: Physiopathological Linkage and Future Perspectives (Apr 2025)
Sylvia Hsu
Sylvia Hsu’s recent work moves across rheumatology, pathology, and pharmacology, from upadacitinib for oral erosive lichen planus to panniculitis and related clinical reviews.
Activity over the last year: 14 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
X. Grace
X. Grace’s publications at Temple University span oncology, epidemiology, and physiology, with attention to lung cancer screening, HIV-related stigma, and metabolic syndrome patterns.
Activity over the last year: 17 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Identifying Subgroups of Intersectional Stigma, Discrimination, and the Association with Mental Health Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Latent Class Analysis (Feb 2025)
- Novel Platforms of Education to Engage Black and African Americans in Lung Cancer Screening (Apr 2025)
- Distinct metabolic syndrome profiles across Asian American subpopulations (Aug 2025)
What Temple University's Medicine Community Is Working On
Across the featured researchers, the most common subfields are pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, and oncology, with psychiatry and mental health also appearing prominently. That mix suggests an active community working on chronic lung disease, biological mechanisms, cancer-related questions, and mental health measurement and care. The range of topics also shows an emphasis on connecting clinical practice with translational research, from treatment response and transplant monitoring to cognition, screening, and population-focused health studies.- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Physiology - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Oncology - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Psychiatry and Mental health - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Biological Psychiatry - seen across 1 of the featured researchers
Taken together, these projects show Temple University’s Medicine community working across connected areas of care, from respiratory medicine to mental health and cancer-related questions. Explore the full researcher list below to see how these themes appear across different labs, clinics, and collaborations. If you’re organizing your own manuscript or submission workflow, Resub can also help streamline citation discovery, formatting, and preparation.
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