Researchers
Researchers
Asthma UK is a major funder of asthma research in the UK. In previous years, Asthma UK has spent approximately £3 million each year on its research programme. To date, the charity has spent nearly £50 million on basic and clinical research to understand more about asthma, its causes and treatments.
Our research programme currently includes project grants, four fellows, five studentships and two professors.
We fund a broad research programme across the UK, aimed at understanding why people develop asthma in the first place and identifying new treatments to control and prevent asthma.
Asthma UK has led a national strategic review of asthma research. These consultations, with experts from clinical and non-clinical asthma research, and representatives of the major UK funding agencies, pharmaceutical industry and Department of Health, describe the priorities for basic and clinical asthma research in the UK.
Asthma UK provides funding for fellowships, project grants and the new Asthma UK Travel Awards to attend the 2009 ERS Annual Congress. Read more about how to fulfil the criteria and how to apply. 
The MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma was established in 2005, and is the result of an exciting partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Asthma UK, who have come together to create a world-class centre of excellence for allergy and asthma research.
Profiles of Asthma UK funded Professors Tak Lee (pictured)and Tim Williams, who are also directors of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma based at King's College London and Imperial College London. 
Asthma UK currently supports four fellowships, including Dr Michael Edwards, pictured. Their work covers a broad range of research topics, which you can read more about in this section. 
In an exciting new initiative, Asthma UK is funding capacity building studentships, which are designed to support post graduate training in the field of asthma research. By investing in young scientists and clinicians, Asthma UK aims to enhance and develop the current network of asthma researchers, enabling greater opportunities to learn and share expertise.
Search for current projects by region using our map. To find further details about current or past projects or publications resulting from research Asthma UK has funded go to our grants or publications databases.
