AMPK deficiency and respiratory disease
Prof A M Evans
Applications accepted all year round
Regulation of breathing is critical to our capacity to accommodate deficits in oxygen availability and demand during, for example, sleep and ascent to altitude.
Repurposing drugs to treat antibiotic resistant pathogens
Dr L Sherrard, Dr M Tunney
Application Deadline:
31 May 2019
Long-term respiratory infections can develop in people with conditions such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis and can cause significant morbidity and worse clinical trajectory.
Hydrogen sulphide as a treatment for respiratory disease.
Dr R Roberts, Dr SPH Alexander
Applications accepted all year round
We have demonstrated that hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is synthesised within the airways in the lungs. H2S synthesis in the airways occurs through activation of the enzymes cystathionine lyase, cystathionine β synthase, and mercaptopyruvate sulphurtransferase (MPST).
