Research Interests
- Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease
- The impact of CFTR modulators on the virome and viral-induced inflammation in early Cystic Fibrosis (CF) lung disease
Current Research Opportunities
- Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease
- Tackling protease-mediated inflammation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Protease-mediated inflammation in chronic lung disease
Public outreach & key achievements
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Previous recipient of the Romain Pauwels Research Award from the European Respiratory SocietyQUB DNA of Innovation Volume 1My previous PhD students and postdocs have won a wide range of awards at national and international meetings including the European Respiratory Society and the European Cystic Fibrosis Society
Research students
| PhD Title | Antimicrobial and immuno-modulatory peptides as a treatment for lung disease and delivery by nebulisation |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | A neutrophil elastase derived marker as a predictor of inflammation and exacerbation |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | Epstein-Barr virus suppression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (EViSCO trial) |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Functional studies of the antimicrobial proteins LL-37 and eppin |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Lecturer in Respiratory Science, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, U.K. |
| PhD Title | Mechanisms of Immunomodulation by the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis |
| Country | Serbia |
| Current Position | Clinical Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Biomedical Science, Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, U.K |
| PhD Title | Functional Characterisation of Novel WFDC proteins |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Marie Curie Fellow, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. |
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine
- Institute for Health Sciences