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University of Florida Medical Center Web Site University of Florida Alpha-1 Research Program Contact InformationMark Brantly, MD 1-800-559-5706 Current Studies5702: Multicenter International Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Efficacy of Sirolimus Trial (MILES) About UsMARK L. BRANTLY, MD Dr. Brantly is a Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics, Microbiology in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Florida and Associate Director of the UF Clinical Research Center. He has been extremely active in researching the rare lung disease Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency for over 20 years and has worked with the Alpha-1 Foundation to increase national awareness about the disease and its effects on deficient individuals. He has served as co-chairman on the Alpha-1 Foundation's Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee, and was the Alpha-1 Foundation's first Scientific Director. Dr. Brantly has been influential in expanding the Florida screening program and has helped coordinate efforts with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to increase responses to the Alpha-1 Coded Testing (ACT) study, a confidential and free testing service encouraging people to screen themselves for early detection. He is also head of the University of Florida Alpha-1 DNA and Tissue Bank program with plans to continue expanding the number of both normal and deficient banked blood and tissue samples for future Alpha-1 research. Dr. Brantly has been awarded several honors including the Parker Family Fellowship in Pulmonary Research, the Alpha One Research Professorship, the Alpha One National Association Award, and the Visiting Professor Award from the Universita Degli Studi Di Modena. Dr. Brantly is a grants reviewer for the American Heart Association, a NIH study section reviewer, and a member of numerous Alpha-1 Foundation advisory committees including the Grants Advisory Committee, the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee, and the Tissue Bank Advisory Committee. Dr. Brantly has published more than 50 publications on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. |
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