Current research

Our research programme currently includes around 40 projects, three fellowships, five studentships and two professorships.

These researchers are based throughout the UK. A focal point for Asthma UK’s research is the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, based at Imperial College and King’s College London.

In 2009 and 2010 we funded 20 UK research and healthcare professionals to attend the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress.

 

Research database

Use our searchable database to find Asthma UK projects by key word, geographical location or principal investigator.


MRC-Asthma UK Centre

The MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma is a world-class centre of excellence for allergy and asthma research. It is a collaboration between the MRC, Asthma UK, Imperial College London and King’s College London.


Professors

Our two Asthma UK professors, Professor Tak Lee and Professor Sebastian Johnston, are the Director and Deputy-Director of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre.

 


Fellows

There is currently one Asthma UK Fellow: 
Dr Allison-Lynn Andrews.


Students

We are supporting five PhD students as they conduct doctoral research studies into asthma. Three students are jointly funded with the MRC, in Edinburgh, Sheffield and London, and a further two, solely funded by Asthma UK, are based at the
MRC-Asthma UK Centre.


 

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