The PRIDE program is a NIH/NHLBI supported program that further enhances the skillsets of junior faculty members to use ancestry and gender in interpretation of omics datasets when making inferences about susceptibility to pulmonary diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis. This is a relevant area which aligns well with Dr. Asante’s earlier efforts to model the metabolomics of ARDS patients, who have pulmonary fibrosis as well. This training will broaden his understanding and facilitate is application for grants to advance his career.