Sean Fortier, MD

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Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
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Sean Fortier, MD
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Assistant Professor
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    • 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, Walker NM, Liu Y, Zemans RL, Blackwell TS, Aguilar CA, Peters-Golden M, Fortier SM. Scientific Reports, 2026 Dec 1; 16 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41598-026-75301-w
    • Journal Article
      Anchors Astray: An Oxidized tRNA Fragment Drives Pulmonary Fibrosis by Uncoupling cAMP Signaling.
      Fortier SM. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 2026 Oct 16; DOI:10.1093/ajrcmb/aanag213
      PMID: 42895116
    • 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 Jul 8; 11 (13): DOI:10.1172/jci.insight.201712
      PMID: 42154525
    • 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;
    • 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;

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