Faria Khan

Faria Khan’s research is focused on the toxicological testing of atmospheric pollution in human lung cells. She has expertise in in vitro lung cell models including human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells grown at the air-liquid interface (ALI). During her Ph.D. (2017-2022), she studied various atmospheric emissions including ɑ-pinene and, isoprene-based emissions, atmospheric nitrophenols, and nitroaromatic markers. Later, she worked on the toxicology assessment of bio-persistent fibers in an industrial project at Heriot-Watt University in the UK between 2022-2023. Currently, she is a postdoctoral fellow (2023- present) at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA in Jin-Ah Park’s lab and working on well-differentiated HBE lung models to study exposure effects of atmospheric pollutants. These include studying exposure effects on particulate matter (PM2.5) and chemicals of emerging concern.

2024-2025 Mentee: Josiah Cox