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... University of Newcastle and a Senior Staff Specialist in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Medicine at the John Hunter Children’s ... in babies. It is a strong risk factor for the development of asthma in infants with asthmatic parents. We have identified the ... for your research? We have seen enormous advances in knowledge how diseases develop and progress. The challenge is now however to develop ...
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... how infections in early childhood promote the development of chronic diseases such as asthma, emphysema and diabetes. Understanding how the lung develops and ... life and how these infections have long-term consequences for the respiratory and immune systems. More recently Dr Starkey has modeled ...
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... the common cold virus (rhinovirus) causes exacerbations of chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD the involvement of virus infected airway (epithelial) ... become clear that viruses play a crucial role in chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma. The relationship between virus and man is ...
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... are your research interests? Pregnancy and the maternal immune system Respiratory viral infections during pregnancy Asthma during pregnancy Conditions related to women's health and ... by an RHD student. Another publication, in the Journal of Infectious Diseases , led to an interview and article with “Respiratory ...
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... and molecular mechanisms that drive the evolution and progression of asthma and respiratory infections. My work aims to provide a solid basis for the ... of new treatments and understandings of a range of respiratory diseases. Why did you get into research? To discover fundamental ...
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... interests? Airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophilia. Severe asthma and glucocorticoid resistance. Molecular mechanisms underpinning ... the differentiation of innate immune cells and in the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases. Novel therapeutic approaches involving gene modulation. Why ...
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... targeting of dysregulated iron handling in infection and inflammatory diseases of the lung Role and therapeutic manipulation of sex hormones ... biological processes that underpin inflammatory conditions such as asthma and pelvic pain Understanding the effects of different ... occupational and environment particulate matter exposures on respiratory health outcomes in order to identify more effective ...
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... After completing my undergraduate science degree I started to work in Respiratory Medicine as a laboratory scientist. Soon I found a home in a ... international research profile in the fields of non-eosinophilic asthma, non-invasive assessment of airway inflammation and neutrophilic airways diseases. Her research output relevant to opportunity is exceptional ...
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What are your research interests? Respiratory and Intestinal diseases (cystic fibrosis, asthma, lung cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis) The role of ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... are your research interests? How to identify and treat new types of asthma How to design and deliver targeted treatments for people with ... and roll out treatments into clinical practice. Why did you get into respiratory research? My interest in respiratory research evolved ... Priority Research Centre (PRC) for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases. He is also the current President of the Thoracic Society of ...
