Category: Research
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Our research investigates the structure and function of epithelium in asthma. The epithelium is the thin tissue lining the outer layer of airway surface and is the first protective barrier between inhaled exogenous ... cells proliferation or differentiation hence restoring airway epithelium integrity. In order to achieve our goals we use the state of ...
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... study RV infections for the exacerbation work proposed. The airway epithelium is the site of RV infection and is now the focus of research seeking ... disease. However it is still unclear how viral infection of airway epithelium activates type-2 immunity to cause an exacerbation. We have ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... developed expertise in identifying respiratory viruses in airway secretions and developing an in-vitro cell culture model of infection.
The role of the airway epithelium in innate immunity and inflammation in the context of asthma, ...
Category: Research
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetically-inherited life-shortening chronic illness affecting young Australians today. A baby is born with cystic fibrosis every four days (Source – Better Health Channel). It primarily affects the respiratory system with recurrent infections and the risk for lung damage long term, among other symptoms.
Category: Researcher Profiles
... an asthmatic lung faulty. To be more precise I look at the airway epithelium which is the thin barrier protecting all of us from the nasties in ... breathe. A key interest of mine is trying to understand how airway epithelial cells from an asthmatic individual are inherently different ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... as asthma and COPD
the involvement of virus infected airway (epithelial) cells on activation of allergic inflammation
understanding how rhinoviruses replicate in airway epithelial cells to discover new targets for anti-viral treatments and ... and COPD exacerbations.
Rhinovirus, asthma, respiratory epithelium, innate immunity, allergic inflammation, asthma exacerbation, COPD, ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... a year. I then returned as a PhD student working out how the epithelium regulated smooth muscle contraction and how this is dysregulated in ... of British Columbia (UBC) as the Canada Research Chair in Airway Disease. He was then recruited back to Australia in 2013 and is ... with an international reputation in the area of lung and airway remodelling. His research career has focused on understanding how ...
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... an international research niche by focusing on understanding airway inflammation caused by neutrophils, which are white blood cells that ... a novel inflammatory mechanism that results in neutrophilic airway inflammation (innate immune dysfunction), which led to another major ... Moheimani | A novel approach in restoring the airway epithelium integrity in asthmatics
JHH Charitable Trust Anthony ...
Category: News & Articles
... in Australia to combat the common cold virus and associated airway infections will be fast-tracked towards clinical trialing after securing ... target viruses such as rhinovirus directly at the site of airway infection.
A key breakthrough came when Dr Bartlett was working at ... we’ve identified disease triggering events in how the epithelium responds to the virus and interacts with the airway immune ...
Category: News & Articles
... developed expertise in identifying respiratory viruses in airway secretions and developing an in-vitro cell culture model of the airway epithelium that we use to model the effect of infection and ...
