Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms, regulation and functional outcomes of Th2 immune responses in the pulmonary vasculature during the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH).Dr. Kegan earned her undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from Kagoshima University in Japan.She is a member of the American Heart Association, the American Thoracic Society and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. She has been recognized with the Young Investigator Award, and the 2011 - 2013 Pfizer Research Fellowships in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of the American Thoracic Society.