The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s and University Hospital's Blood, Heart, Lung, and Immunology Research Center builds upon work from the Cardiovascular Research Institute and aims to develop, nurture and harness interdisciplinary teams of researchers to expand understanding of a myriad of diseases including, but not limited to, coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, ARDS, pulmonary hypertension, heart disease, COPD, asthma, and immunotherapeutics.